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Partner with Grow Solar

Becoming a Partner is Easy!

Becoming a Grow Solar partner is as easy as endorsing the program, and allowing use of your municipalities or organizations logo. Through allowing the use of the logo, you are publicly supporting our program. If you would like to take your support further, here are additional opportunities to get involved:

Promoting the Grow Solar program upon signing up via typical means of promotion (i.e. Facebook, Nextdoor, other social media channels, newsletters, email blasts, etc.)
Placing one or more yard sign(s) or banner(s) at your location (if applicable)
Distributing and/or posting printed program materials (if applicable)
Hosting, Co-hosting, or promoting a Solar Power Hour event(s)
Engaging other local units of governemtn and/or organizations to join as a program partner
Joining the Advisory Committee

* All promotional materials will be provided and developed by Grow Solar

In exchange, Grow Solar will provide:

Clickable logo for your organization on Grow Solar program website (please provide upon signing up)
Your logo included in the Solar Power Hour presentations, as well as all program promotional and educational materials
Program results with stats of how the program did to add to your annual report, sustainability page, or report out to your networks and community

*The exact terms of partnerships are negotiable, please get in touch at to discuss.

Want to bring a group buy to your community? Learn more and apply here.

Why Become a Partner?

Community outreach and education are crucial to a Grow Solar program’s success. Each MREA-supported program relies on partnership with local municipalities, organizations, non-profits and financial institutions to help get the word out about the program in their area.

This engagement can take many forms, and the MREA appreciates and values collaboration in order to build an open and advantageous solar market that benefits communities long-term. We believe that Grow Solar makes investments in solar faster, easier, and more affordable to better serve the people and the places we live in and love.

Why should you bring a Grow Solar group buy to your area? Individuals get lower-cost solar, local installers get a steady flow of business, and communities gets closer to their sustainability goals. Everyone wins!

There are many ways to get involved as a partner.

Past Partners

What Our Partners Say

“I can’t think of anyone with as much experience doing community-level solar education and bulk solar program management as MREA. MREA has helped us dramatically lower the cost of solar in our area which has resulted in a record amount of solar installations.” – Scott R. Tess, Environmental Sustainability Manager, City of Urbana, IL, Gold Partner

“We couldn’t have launched a large-scale residential solar program so quickly and so successfully without MREA’s approach. The results exceeded our expectations–more awareness, more solar at an affordable price, and more connections with our partner cities.” – Becky Soglin, Sustainability Coordinator, Johnson County, IA, Gold Partner

“Solar Sauk County was a huge success. The program provided homeowners, farms and businesses with an opportunity to save on solar and help protect our environment. I strongly recommend this program to any communities that are planning for a sustainable future.” – Jenny Erickson, Community Development Educator, UW Extension Sauk County, WI, Gold Partner

“One of the many benefits of a collaboration with the MREA on a solar group buy program is a municipality’s ability to serve on the Community Advisory Committee that selects the solar installer while all contracting with the installer is done through the MREA. This helps streamline the program and allows for a timeline that works well for outreach and installations without having to go through a municipality’s procurement process which can be time consuming.” – Elizabeth Hittman, Sustainability Program Manager, City of Milwaukee Environmental Collaboration Office, Gold Partner

Partner with Grow Solar

Why Become a Partner?

Past Partners

What Our Partners Say

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