March 20, 2018
Thanks to the voice of our customers, what once was a landfill off I-65 is now the site of Nashville’s first solar park. These initial 17,020 panels, available to participating customers, mark an important step in offering clean, efficient, maintenance-free energy.
At its core, Music City Solar is all about the NES customer. Nashville is moving rapidly into the future and as a public utility, we want to make sure we are offering choices and opportunities that align with the city’s growth and needs. Solar energy is a part of that.
On a daily basis, the sun produces an infinite amount of power. With this solar park, NES has the capability to harness and deliver clean, renewable energy to customers all across the city. This reduces pollution levels and gives homeowners and renters alike the opportunity to earn energy credits on their electric bills and keep Nashville moving in a positive environmental direction.
It also promotes true community. Customers can purchase subscriptions to receive energy credits or make a solar angel donation that will provide energy assistance for low-income customers. Through solar or otherwise, when we all work together to help our neighbors, it’s going to be powerful.
We hope this program will do more than simply provide power. At NES, we see it as a chance for the city to come together and make Nashville an even better place to live and work in the future. That’s why we’ve designed different ways to participate. Whether you give solar or go solar yourself, you’ll be taking part in something special—something that truly makes a difference.
You can purchase solar panel subscriptions to help others. Give the energy output to friends or family members as a credit on their monthly NES bill or make a tax-deductible solar angel donation that will go to provide energy assistance for low-income customers. Those funds are collected and distributed locally by The Community Foundation.
NES is offering you the opportunity to purchase subscriptions to individual solar panels and receive an energy credit on your monthly bill through year 2038 as you do your part to sustain the planet’s future.
