Between now and November 15, Acorn Energy Co-op will accept applications for 2% shares in our 150 kW solar PV project called Acorn Energy Solar One (AESO), soon to be under construction behind the Middlebury Police Station.  In order to participate, each subscriber will pay an AESO membership fee of $2,000, which will draw interest at 2% paid annually.  This will qualify the subscriber to purchase a 2% share of the array's electrical output from CVPS and receive a two cent per kWh rebate.  In Year 11, the rebate increases to five cents, and a portion of the membership fee will be repaid each year until the fee is fully repaid.  In the table below, you can see how AESO participation will provide significant returns for subscribers.

Solar panels like these will soon be erected on the hill behind the Middlebury Police Station

Subscriber signup for Acorn Energy Co-op members is now open to Lifetime Co-op members (including any person who is willing to become one by paying the balance remaining). In the event of an oversubscription, sixteen subscribers will be selected through a lottery that will provide each applying Co-op member an equal chance to participate.  If needed, the lottery will be take place at the end of the Energy Co-op's Energy Education Series Program at the Ilsley Public Library on Wednesday, November 16th.

A more detailed description of the opportunity can be found at our website, www.acornenergycoop.com or by clicking here.  Once you've reviewed this, you may download the Group Net Metering Agreement. 

If you then wish to participate, you must be an existing CVPS customer and follow these steps:

• Become a lifetime Acorn Energy Co-op member by filling out the application found here and writing a check, payable to Acorn Energy Co-op, in the amount of $350 (or $250 for those who have elected the limited income option), minus amounts you may have paid annually. 
• Fill out the Member Signature Page found here.
• Write a check, payable to Acorn Energy Solar One, LLC in the amount of $2,000.  We will return checks to any who are not selected in the lottery.  
• Mail both checks, postmarked no later than November 14 to: Acorn Energy Co-op, P.O. Box 65, Middlebury, VT 05753.

If you have any questions, our email address is:  info@acornenergycoop.com. 

Thank you for your interest in renewable energy!

The Acorn Energy Co-op Team