How can I invest in Solar Power?

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Does this product exist?Why do people build solar panels on their roofs instead of investing money in large scale solar projects and then receiving a dividend proportional to the power generation built from their investment?Shouldn&rsquo;t I be able to say, fund $10k of solar generation somewhere in the world and receive a check every month for the power I helped produce?This makes a lot more sense to me than building panels on my roofs instead with all of their extra costs.

bradac56 · Accepted Answer

Check with your public power company they are the only ones that let you buy into a solar farm you will never see that from a private company which is nearly all of the solar/wind mega's.Putting panels on your roof is not an investment it's power freedom from serge pricing models. It's a home not an investment.

conjecTech · Answer

You can buy stock in a solar "yieldco", which is exactly this. It holds the assets of solar farms and pays out the cashflows. There were a lot circa 2018, I believe Brookfield bought up a bunch, so there may be fewer options now.

uberman · Answer

Many utilities do pay divadends.

solardev · Answer

Look into community solar: https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/community-solar-basics
Or virtual power plants.
Or at bigger scales, you can invest in commercial solar companies or engage in carbon trading. It's all a bunch of intertied markets.

brudgers · Answer

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omnizone · Answer

Have you thought about building a Solar CRM?

a_tartaruga · Answer

TAN ETF is basically this if you think about it