In 2012, with funding from the US Department of Energy SunShot Initiative, Grow Solar developed a team of Wisconsin organizations and communities , including:

• Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA)
• City of Madison, MadiSUN
• City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Shines
• City of Marshfield
• Sustainable Resource Group
• Madison Solar Consulting
• RENEW Wisconsin

The team worked in three Wisconsin cities to improve permitting processes and develop sustainable models for solar project finance. You can see the initial work and accomplishments of this 1-year effort in the following reports and issue briefs:

• Grow Solar Wisconsin Summary Report: Supporting Positive Development of Wisconsin’s Solar Electric Program
• Issue Brief on Interconnection Standards
  • Grow Solar Wisconsin Interconnection Survey Results
• Issue Brief on Solar Zoning
• Issue Brief on Group Purchase Programs
  • Model group purchase program, the Milwaukee Power Pack.
  • Milwaukee Shines low-interest solar loan program
  • Solar group buy with the Willy Street Grocery Co-operative Store
• Issue Brief on Net Metering
• Issue Brief on Third-Party Ownership
• Activity Report: City of Marshfield
• Activity Report: City of Madison & Dane Co.