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Grow Solar Polk County

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.

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!

SIGN UP

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.

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Grow Solar Polk County Events

Grow Solar events are free and open to public. All times listed are Central Time.

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 

Did you miss our Solar Power Hours?

You can still watch a recorded version to learn the basics of solar, its financial implications for your property, and how the Grow Solar Central Wisconsin program works. Check out our virtual resource packet for resources complimentary to this presentation. Then, get a free, no obligation site assessment from our competitively-selected installer, Northwind Solar, by filling out this short form. The deadline to participate in this program is November 30th, so don’t delay.  Your solar journey awaits!

Help spread the word! The only way this program is successful is through community- led outreach. Please considering sharing with your networks because the more people who go solar through the program, the lower the price for all.

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