Grow Solar Central Wisconsin

Grow Solar Central Wisconsin is a grassroots residential and commercial group purchasing program for solar. Offered by the Midwest Renewable Energy Association , Portage County, City of Stevens Point, CAP Services, City of Wausau, UW-Stevens Point and local partners, homeowners and commercial property owners throughout Lincoln, Marathon, Portage, Waushara, Waupaca and Wood Counties 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.

Then, get a free, no obligation site assessment from our competitively-selected solar installer to get the ball rolling on a custom quote for your property. It’s that easy!

Grow Solar Central Wisconsin will be offered through September 30, 2022. Don’t delay, your solar journey awaits!

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 Central Wisconsin Events

Grow Solar events are free and open to public.

June

6/16 Wednesday: Solar Power Hour, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Marathon County Public Library – Wausau Headquarters, 300 1st St, Wausau, WI

6/25 Saturday: Solar Power Hour, 12:00-1:00 p.m. at the Energy Fair, MREA Headquarters, 7558 Deer Road, Custer, WI

6/26 Sunday: Solar Power Hour, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the Energy Fair, MREA Headquarters, 7558 Deer Road, Custer, WI

July

7/7 Thursday: Solar Power Hour, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Central Waters Brewing Company, 351 Allen Street, Amherst, WI – co-hosted by Central Waters Brewing Co.

7/19 Thursday: Solar Power Hour, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Bull Falls Brewery, 901 E. Thomas Street, Wausau, WI

We are hosting two Solar Power Hours at this year’s Energy Fair! Join us to hear about our cost-saving group buy program from the Grow Solar team and our competitively selected installers, Northwind Solar.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FAIR

Interested in reducing your carbon impact? You can help lower income families in the Midwest go solar by joining Midday Tech.

Or, if you’d like to put up solar but it is out of reach for you, apply for an income-based grant.

LEARN MORE ABOUT MIDDAY TECH

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.

MEDIA KIT

One Program, Big Impact

2022 marks the sixth year for the program. Since 2017, the environmental impact has been huge. Each year, the PV systems installed through this program will singlehandedly avoid greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 2,157,701 lbs. of CO2.

Since 2017:

553 people attended Solar Power Hours

174 properties added solar

1,089 kilowatts of solar have been installed

Every year, that’s like avoiding:

2,428,577 miles driven by the average passenger vehicle

1,078,411 lbs. of coal burned

OR like 41,644 trash bags recycled rather than landfilled

Grow Solar Central Wisconsin Participant Testimonial

“It’s been almost a year since our solar system was installed by Northwind Renewable Energy. One of the things that stands out most about our project is the professionalism of the entire team from Northwind. Our questions were answered promptly and always with a tone of respect and appreciation. The installation crew was polite, on-time and gave us regular updates about their progress. The project was completed on time and at the price we contracted. True professionals. The Solar Central Wisconsin Group Buy program and Northwind Renewable Energy have our highest recommendation.”

– Greg & Amanda Friese, Stevens Point, Grow Solar Central Wisconsin Group Buy Participants