Get Rooftop Solar Panels for Less!

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Tired of high energy bills? Worried about grid demand? Want to do something good for our climate? Switch Together is a program that helps make buying rooftop solar panels for your home or small business more affordable.

This annual cooperative purchasing program enables individual buyers to band together across the MD-VA-DC region to secure reduced group pricing on rooftop solar panels, battery storage, and electric vehicle charging stations. Through Solar Switch, you'll own a renewable energy system installed at your home or small business site.  A typical project is expected to save at least $6,500 on a solar panel purchase and installation through this program.

Registration opens each spring and fall and is free - with  no obligation to purchase solar panels. The program helps you understand your solar options and how to save money. Those interested will have the option to move forward with a solar installation based on program-negotiated competitive pricing that includes the group discount.

Visit SwitchTogether.com/en/Solar/FrederickCounty to learn more or find out when registration opens.

How Switch Together Works

  • The program conducts an auction - Switch Together organizes a reverse (low bid) auction and invites qualified, pre-vetted contractors to compete for your business. This ensures participants get a discount on a high-quality solar installation.
  • You register - free and without obligation.  You can register online for our group purchasing program by filling in your contact details and some basic information about your home, current energy usage and/or costs. There is no obligation to purchase solar panels. Visit www.SwitchTogether.com/Solar/FrederickCounty
  • Get a customized offer - Your custom site offer is based on the information you provided during registration and will provide info about the the costs, estimated solar production, and your potential savings.
  • You decide - You decide whether or not to accept the offer – it’s completely up to you! If you choose to move forward with the process, the program asks you to provide a small, 100% refundable deposit to lock in the contract. When your solar installation is complete, that money will go toward the cost of the installation. If you pay the deposit but at any time decide to opt out of the program, the money is fully returned to you.
  • Start saving!  Only if you accept the offer does the Switch Together program share your contact information with the winning contractor. The installer will verify your roof's suitability and confirm the package's cost. If you choose to proceed, an installation date will be set.
  • Be part of a community - When you participate in Switch Together, you join the growing solar power movement! You will have a network of support and inspiration from others who, like you, are taking a stand for energy freedom and advancing clean energy initiatives
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Visit SwitchTogether.com/en/Solar/FrederickCounty to learn more or register today!

  1. Lindsey Humphrey

    Project Manager