Case study: Energy communities: making decisions about solar energy

4. Reflective Questions

If you’re thinking about solar energy options for your energy community, you may want to consider the following questions:

  • What’s motivated our interest in exploring solar energy? 
  • How does exploring solar energy options fit with our wider energy community goals? Who will benefit from this type of initiative?
  • What positive outcomes could there be?
  • What challenges might we face?
  • What project planning and research do we need to do?
  • How do we get the conversation started and engage with our members? How will we prepare for these conversations?
  • Who do we need to involve in our community solar project? Do we need investors? Do we need a project manager? Do we need to engage with the wider community?
  • What legal and regulatory considerations do we need to consider?
  • What is the first step we need to take?