GROW SOLAR ST. LOUIS IS AN EDUCATION AND GROUP PURCHASING PROGRAM
FOR RESIDENTIAL SOLAR.
Offered by the Missouri Botanical Garden and the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, property owners throughout the City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, and St. Charles County may participate in this program to help pool their buying power to secure significant discounts that make installing solar more affordable.
Start by attending a virtual Solar Power Hour. Our free virtual information session teaches you the basics of solar, its financial implications for your property, and how the Grow Solar St. Louis program works. Then, get a free, no obligation site assessment from our competitively-selected installer, StraightUp Solar.
The Solar Power Hour calendar and program updates will be posted on this page on an ongoing basis.
Solar Power HoursSM
Our free, one-hour long public education sessions (we call them Solar Power Hours) typically take place in person, but due to the Coronavirus, we are offering them as webinars instead. Please sign up to receive updates about additional 2020 presentations. Can’t attend a webinar? Click here to visit our virtual packet and on-demand Solar Power Hour.
6/9/2020 Tuesday 4:00-5:00 PM Solar Power Hour on Zoom (click to register)
6/18/2020 Thursday 8:00-9:00PM Solar Power Hour on Zoom (click to register)
6/24/2020 Wednesday 6:00-7:00PM Solar Power Hour on Zoom (click to register)
7/9/2020 Thursday 6:00-7:00PM Solar Power Hour on Zoom (click to register)
7/21/2020 Tuesday 6:00-7:00PM Solar Power Hour on Zoom (click to register)
8/12/2020 Wednesday 8:00-9:00PM Solar Power Hour on Zoom (click to register)
8/20/2020 Thursday 6:00-7:00PM Solar Power Hour on Zoom (click to register)
8/25/2020 Tuesday 6:00-7:00PM Solar Power Hour on Zoom (click to register)
8/27/2020 Thursday 2:00-3:00PM Solar Power Hour on Zoom (click to register)
Grow Solar St. Louis 2019 Recap
71 homes went solar in the 2019 program, putting 424 KW of clean, renewable energy into St. Louis City and St. Louis County. In their first year, these arrays are calculated to reduce CO2 emissions 821,810 pounds by avoiding 407,518 pounds (2 rail cars) of coal consumption. For tree supporters, this carbon offset is the equivalent of annual carbon sequestration from a 439 acre forest (Source: EPA Greenhouse Gas Emissions Equivalencies Calculator).
Over 600 individuals attended nearly two dozen Power Hours from August-November resulting in 71 installation contracts (15 over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend alone!). Word-of-mouth and social media connection between participants was absolutely critical in this achievement. As a result, people flying over St. Louis will see 1,200+ of new Grow Solar-inspired solar panels powering our region to a clean energy future.
Because everyone worked together and made their own solar installation commitment contribution, the maximum 3% rebate threshold was achieved — congratulations! The Grow Solar St. Louis organizers are proud of our community’s performance and we hope to build upon 2019’s success.
