Build
We develop solar and solar-plus-storage projects on land we lease or buy from farmers and landowners, who gain a steady income for decades.
Clean PowerClose to Home
Local solar gardens, shared by the whole neighborhood.
Solvia develops, owns and operates community solar gardens in Illinois, Maryland and Maine. Subscribe to a garden near you and earn solar credits on your electric bill, with no panels to install and nothing to maintain.
Solar shouldn’t dependon owning a roof.
Solvia’s mission is simple:clean energy on every electric bill.
2014Founded in Chicago
180MWDeveloped & under construction
6States in active development
What We Do
One team handles every step, from the first acre of land to the credit on your bill.
Subscribe
We enroll and support households, businesses and nonprofits that want the benefits of solar without installing a single panel.
Manage
We take care of maintenance and performance, so all subscribers have to notice is the savings on their bill.
Own
We own most of the gardens we build, so we stay accountable to subscribers, partners and neighbors for the long run.
Who We Serve
Homeowners and renters, small businesses and city halls: if you pay an electric bill in our service area, a Solvia garden can power part of it.
For Residents
Anyone with an electric bill in our service area can share in clean, local solar power, whether they own their home or rent it.
For Businesses
We connect to the grid, not to your building. Your business subscribes to a local garden and runs on clean energy with no upfront cost.
For Partners
We develop land with care for its owners, their families and the neighbors who will live beside each garden for decades to come.
What Is Community Solar
A solar garden sends clean power into the local grid. Subscribers own a share of that output, and their utility credits it on their electric bill.
See if you qualify
Each garden serves a specific utility area and fills up fast. Enter your zip code and utility to see in seconds whether a spot is open near you.
Pick your garden
Have your utility account number ready and we set up your subscription. We handle the paperwork with your utility, and your data stays private.
Save every month
Each month your share of the garden produces clean energy. The credits appear on your electric bill, and your Solvia bill comes in lower than they are worth.
Neighbors who already made the switch
“I wanted clean energy, but our house gets almost no sun. Solvia solved it in a week, and I never had to call anyone twice.”
Marcus T.Evanston, IL
“Sign-up took ten minutes and the credits showed up on my second bill. Friendly people who actually answer the phone.”
Dana K.Annapolis, MD
“I rent a small apartment and thought solar wasn’t for me. Now part of my power comes from a garden twenty miles away.”
Leah M.Portland, ME
Bring a Neighbor
Share the Savings
Give $150, get $150. Invite a friend to Solvia. When they subscribe, you each get $150 to spend at a local business.
Refer Now3,800 treesOne referral: together, your impact is like planting about 3,800 trees.
80 carsTwo referrals: like taking 80 cars off the road for a year.
340,000 lbs.Three referrals: like keeping 340,000 lbs. of coal from being burned.
Ready to join
a local garden?
Joining Solvia takes a few minutes. We confirm your address is in our service area and recommend the share that fits your home.
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