ENROLLMENT INSTRUCTIONS

Welcome to SunShare! We are thrilled to have you join our community solar family, and you are taking the first step toward making a difference for generations.   

To begin your enrollment and reserve your space in a community solar garden, you’ll be asked to sign the following documents:

      • a Subscriber Information Disclosure Form created by the Minnesota Department of Commerce for your protection;
      • your SunShare Community Solar Services Agreement with us; and
      • two forms required by Xcel Energy, authorizing us to evaluate your past electricity usage to determine the size of your community solar subscription and to place you into a community solar garden so that you will receive Bill Credits on your utility bill.
Please click Agree and Sign in the bottom right corner after signing each of these documents, and note that the documents need to be signed by the Primary Account Holder on your utility account.

Please note that this Agreement includes hyperlinks to Attachments for your review. You can access them at the following link: SSA Attachments. There is no need to sign any of these attachments at this time; they are included for informational purposes only.

SunShare considers our subscriber contract a confidential, non-public document. Therefore, please do not disclose this document to non-affiliated third parties (including posting it on the Internet), except your family members, attorney, or others with a bona fide need to review.

NOTE THAT YOU MAY CANCEL WITHIN THREE BUSINESS DAYS OF SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT.

Once you have signed these documents, you will receive fully-executed copies via email. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to reach out to us at 800.793.0786 or customercare@mysunshare.com. We look forward to working together to make the world a cleaner, brighter place! 

The SunShare Team








SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION DISCLOSURE FORM


The purpose of this form is to provide Community Solar Garden Subscribers with a straightforward, uniform, and transparent resource to evaluate potential  transactions under Minnesota’s Low and Moderate-Income Accessible Community Solar Garden program. This document is not your contract. Read this document and your contract carefully so that you fully understand your contract.

Community Solar Subscribers do not directly purchase solar electricity. Instead, participants purchase a subscription in exchange for solar garden bill credits that will be applied to their utility bill. The cost of a Subscriber's community solar garden subscription must not exceed the value of the Subscriber's community solar garden bill credit. For income-eligible households, the cost of the community solar garden subscription must not exceed 90 percent of the Subscriber's community solar garden bill credit and must not include any fees at the time the subscription is executed.

SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION  SUBSCRIBER ORGANIZATION INFORMATION

Customer Name:
 
Company:
SunShare, LLC
Name on Electric Bill (if different):  Street Address:
1724 Gilpin Street
Street Address:
 
City, State, Zip:
Denver, CO, 80218
City, State, Zip:
, ,  
Phone:
800.793.0786
Phone:   Email: info@mysunshare.com
Email:   Contact Name: Customer Care

COMMUNITY SOLAR GARDEN SYSTEM INFORMATION Reference Page
or Section

Project Name: BuffaloSun, LLC Terms of Service, Section 2
Project Location: 44.796504, -94.026126, Plato, MN 55370
Project Size (kW AC): 999
Estimated Operation Date: 8/1/2024

YOUR SUBSCRIPTION & COST INFORMATION Reference Page
or Section

Subscriber Type Residential Subscriber under 150% area median income
☐ Residential Subscriber
☐ Master-Metered Affordable Housing Subscriber
☐ Public Interest Subscriber: Small General Commercial
☐ Public Interest Subscriber: General Service Commercial
☐ Commercial Subscriber
☐ Backup Subscriber
Terms of Service, Section 3
Subscription Size (kW
AC):
This subscription represents approximately % of your annual historic electricity usage over the last 24 months. State statute limits your subscription to 120% of your energy usage. Solar Services Agreement, Section 3
Subscription Model Guaranteed Discount off of Bill Credit Rate: 20% Solar Services Agreement, Pages 1 & 2
Prices and Fees Guaranteed Discount off of Bill Credit Rate: 20%
Expected Year 1 Bill Credit Rate: $0.14891 per kWh
Expected Year 1 Community Solar Rate: $0.11913 per kWh

Bill Credit Rate: The Bill Credit Rate is the rate you will receive on your Xcel Energy utility bill for each kilowatt hour of electricity the community solar garden generates on your behalf. Typically, the bill credit rate changes every year.
SunShare Community Solar Rate: This is the rate you will pay to SunShare for each kilowatt hour of electricity the community solar garden generates on your behalf. It will be 20% lower than the Bill Credit Rate you receive on your Xcel Energy utility bill for each kilowatt hour of electricity the community solar garden generates on your behalf.

Typically, the Bill Credit rate changes every year, and your community solar rate will be adjusted accordingly. Regardless of the Bill Credit rate, your SunShare bill will be 20% less than the Bill Credits you receive for the given production month!
Solar Services Agreement, Pages 1 & 2
Payment Details You have the option to receive:
An electronic invoice (sent to your email address above)
A paper invoice (sent to your U.S. mail address above)
or to enroll in Autopay, which will be processed via:
Automatic payment (via ACH)

Billing:
Once your community solar garden is active, you'll receive two (2) bills every month ─ one from SunShare and one from Xcel Energy. Your SunShare bill will always be 20% less than the Bill Credits applied to your Xcel Energy bill!

Monthly Payments. The payment amount you owe us (“Monthly Subscriber Payment”) is equal to the kWh of Solar Energy produced and delivered from the Solar Garden to Xcel Energy during a production month, multiplied by the price per kWh in effect during the month in which the production occurs. Your Monthly Subscriber Payment Schedule will be calculated based on the applicable Bill Credit rate in effect at the time of each monthly bill.

You will only be charged a Monthly Subscriber Payment for Bill Credits you receive.
Solar Services Agreement, Page 2; Section 4
Penalties You can cancel with 90 days’ prior written notice with no penalty.

Late Payments; Disputed Invoices. If you pay us late (after the Due Date listed on your invoice), we have the right to charge you interest on the unpaid balance at the rate of two percent (2%) per month, or at any lesser maximum rate permitted by law, until you have fully paid your past due balance. If you dispute all or a portion of an invoice from us, or if any other claim or adjustment arises under this Agreement, you agree to pay the undisputed portion when due and provide us with notice of the amount in dispute.
Solar Services Agreement, Page 2; Section 5
Benefits Guaranteed Discount off of Bill Credit Rate: 20%
Estimated first year kWh received: 1551 kWh
Estimated first year credit value ($): $776
Estimated first year savings (in $): $155
Solar Services Agreement, Pages 1 & 2
Guarantees or Fixed
Savings
Guaranteed Discount off of Bill Credit Rate: 20% Solar Services Agreement, Pages 1 & 2
Contract Term

The length of your SunShare agreement is simply the length of the agreement between SunShare and Xcel Energy to deliver solar energy onto the power grid. This is also the length of time for which you are guaranteed to receive Bill Credits from Xcel Energy on your utility bill.
This Agreement is effective upon execution.
The term of this Agreement starts on the The first day of the month that you receive Bill Credits, and continues for 300 calendar months after the commercial operation date of the Solar Garden, unless cancelled prior to the contract end date.

Solar Services Agreement, Section 2
Contract Renewal This contract does not have an option for renewal.
Early Termination or
Cancellation -
Residential
There are no exit fees. 

Solar Services Agreement, Section 6
Right to Cancel Without
Penalty
In addition to any rights you have under State or local law, you have the right to terminate this contract without penalty within three business days of signing the contract, by contacting SunShare at 800.793.0786 or customercare@mysunshare.com. Solar Services Agreement, Section 7
Transferring or moving a
subscription
You may transfer your subscription to your own or another person’s new Location, within Xcel Energy's Minnesota territory, provided the proposed Location meets our eligibility requirements and such other person consents to this transfer, as determined at our sole discretion. Solar Services Agreement, Section 6
Data Sharing and Privacy
Policy
Information Disclosures. You agree that we are authorized to provide specific and limited information related to your subscription or your participation in the Solar Garden(s) that may be required by Xcel Energy, the PUC, the Minnesota Department of Commerce, or the Minnesota Office of Attorney General. You agree to complete and execute any forms necessary to effect said authorization. Terms of Service, Section 7
Other Important Terms THIS IS NOT AN INVESTMENT CONTRACT OR SECURITY. WE ARE NOT A COOPERATIVE. YOU ARE NOT AN OWNER OF US OR THE SOLAR GARDEN.

NOTE THAT YOU MAY CANCEL WITHIN THREE BUSINESS DAYS OF SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT.
Solar Services Agreement, Page 2

Note:
A Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) represents the environmental attributes associated with one (1) megawatt-hour of renewable energy. RECs generated by a community solar facility are transferred to the qualified utility and are not the property of the Subscriber or the Subscriber Organization. While the Subscriber is not able to claim the purchase of renewable energy, participation in the community
solar program does support additional development of renewable energy in  Minnesota.

The value of the Solar Bill Credit for each Subscriber type is established by the Minnesota Legislature. The value is based on a percentage of the average retail rate of electricity for each individual Subscriber type and thus will be automatically adjusted with any changes in retail rates.

In case of Subscriber complaints: The Minnesota Department of Commerce urges subscribers to contact their Subscriber Organization’s customer representative (named above) with any concerns or complaints about billing or terms of their agreements. If the complaint cannot be resolved, the subscriber should contact the Minnesota Department of Commerce Energy Division at 651-539-1886 or
send an email to CommunitySolar@state.mn.us.

After investigation of the complaint, the Department may refer unresolved issues to the Minnesota Office of the Attorney General for further action.

Certification of Receipt of Disclosure

I, ,  hereby affirm that I have received and understood the above information. I further confirm that I have had the chance to ask questions of the Subscriber Organization and have received sufficient answers, if applicable.

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