Groundbreaking legislation was passed by the New York Public Service Commission under the REV initiative which established A Community Solar structure for all of New York State. The basic idea is simple, Community Solar makes available electricity generated by Solar for those consumers that do not have access to it either from not having capital to build a solar array, being a renter, owing a home that solar is not suitable for, or building owners in dense urban areas that have no roof space.
There are three components to a Community Solar Project: