Grow Solar Polk County is a grassroots residential and commercial group purchasing program for solar. Offered by the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, The Nature Conservancy, 1000 Friends of Iowa and a wide array of local organizations and municipalities, homeowners and commercial property owners throughout Polk County, Iowa may participate in this program to help pool their buying power to secure significant discounts that make installing solar more affordable.
Grow Solar Polk County
How to Participate
Are you ready to start your solar journey?
First, start by attending a Solar Power Hour. In this hour-long presentation you’ll learn the basics of solar, how it can save you money, and how the solar group buy program works. Solar Power Hours will be held virtually and in-person this year: see the schedule below and sign up today!
Next, get a free, no obligation site assessment from our competitively-selected solar installer, 1 Source Solar, to get the ball rolling on a custom quote for your property. It’s that easy!
Already attended a Solar Power Hour and ready to schedule a free site assessment? Fill out this short form to either request a site assessment, receive important program updates directly to your inbox, or both. Click the link below!
Grow Solar Polk County will be offered through September 30, 2022. Don’t delay, sign up today!


Want more information about this program? Learn about the MREA’s history of facilitating these programs and the success this program has previously experienced on the About page.
Grow Solar Polk County Events
June
- 6/8 Wednesday: Solar Power Hour, 6:30-7:30PM at West Des Moines City Hall Council Chambers, 4200 Mills Civic Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA – co-hosted by City of West Des Moines
- 6/16 Thursday: Solar Power Hour, 6:30-7:30 PM at Urbandale City Hall, 3600 86th St, Urbandale, IA – co-hosted by City of Urbandale
- 6/18 Saturday: Solar Power Hour, 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Plymouth United Methodist Church, Waveland Hall, 4126 Ingersoll Avenue Des Moines, IA – co-hosted by Interfaith Green Coalition and Des Moines Citizens Task Force on Sustainability
- 6/22 Wednesday: Solar Power Hour, 2-3 PM on Zoom (click to register) – co-hosted by Greater Des Moines Partnership
- 6/29 Wednesday: Solar Power Hour, 6:30-7:30 PM at Riley Resource Group, 4400 East University Avenue, Pleasant Hill, IA – co-hosted by City of Pleasant Hill
July
- 7/12 Tuesday: Solar Power Hour, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Grimes Community Complex (Room 402), 410 SE Main Street Grimes, IA – co-hosted by City of Grimes
- 7/19 Tuesday: Solar Power Hour, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Franklin Avenue Library, 5000 Franklin Ave, Des Moines, IA – co-hosted by City of Des Moines
- 7/27 Wednesday: Solar Power Hour, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Confluence Brewing, 1235 Thomas Beck Rd, Des Moines, IA
August
- 8/4 Thursday: Solar Power Hour, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Urbandale United Church of Christ, 3530 70th St. Urbandale, IA – co-hosted by Urbandale Climate and Social Justice Committee
- 8/10 Wednesday: Solar Power Hour, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Windsor Heights Community Center 6900 School Street, Windsor Heights, IA – co-hosted by City of Windsor Heights
- 8/25 Thursday: Solar Power Hour, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. on Zoom (click to register) – co-hosted by Greater Des Moines Partnership

