Put the Power in Your Hands with Solar and Storage in Fort Collins, Colorado
+2.3 Mil.
Colorado residents affected by power outages from 2008 to 2017.1
-36%
Drop in solar panel prices in Colorado over the last five years.2
237
Average number of sunny days per year in Fort Collins, CO.3
Great news: The costs of rooftop solar panels and back-up power systems have plummeted in Colorado.2,4 It could now be more cost-effective than before to gain energy independence with a Fort Collins solar company like Sunrun. This move can give you protection during outages, lower home carbon emissions, and more control over electric bills for decades.
How to Go Solar in Fort Collins
Sunrun is the nation’s leading residential solar and energy storage company.5 We work so you can power your home with clean energy while experiencing more peace of mind. Discover which of our solar plans, with or without a home battery in Fort Collins, is the best match for your budget and energy needs.
Fort Collins Energy Services has a net energy metering (NEM) program that could let you earn credits on your utility bill for the excess electricity you create and send to the grid.6 Net metering in Fort Collins could help you save money on future electric bills.
Solar made better
- Learn about the federal tax credit
- Find your ideal system and battery
- Get your cost to go solar today
We Have a Solar Plan for Almost Any Budget
We Have a Solar Plan for Almost Any Budget
Each Sunrun solar plan has unique advantages. Whether you decide to go with a solar lease or a purchase plan, with or without home energy backup in Fort Collins, our goal is to ensure that you’re completely satisfied with your Fort Collins solar panel installation for decades. As one of the best solar installers in Colorado, we’ll even take care of the paperwork for you whenever possible.
Monthly Plan
Monthly Plan
Lease new Sunrun solar panels in Fort Collins for $0 down. Lock in predictable monthly rates and stay covered with our industry-leading Sunrun Guarantee.
Full Amount Lease
Full Amount Lease
Prepay for up to 25 years of Fort Collins solar power for home use at the best price. Our Sunrun Guarantee also backs it.
System Purchase
System Purchase
Own a home solar energy system in Fort Collins, and you could build home value. You may qualify for Colorado solar incentives, like the federal solar tax credit,* property and state sales tax exemptions, as well as a solar rebate.7,8
Solar + Brightbox™
Add Brightbox, Sunrun’s battery storage service, to your solar installation in Fort Collins. This can help keep you powered during outages, cloudy days, rainy afternoons, or at night.
Power outages impacted more than 2.3 million Colorado residents from 2008 to 2017.1
High demand for electricity in summer and winter, along with unpredictable weather, put Colorado at a greater risk for blackouts year after year.
Brightbox can help you back up your entire home with a Tesla Powerwall, or you can back up just the rooms you need with an LG Chem solar battery.**
When the sun is out, Brightbox can store clean, safe, and affordable back-up power for later use.
Brightbox is the Fort Collins battery storage solution that puts you in control. It can turn on during an outage and will work to recharge until the grid’s restored.
Unlike generators, Brightbox doesn’t run on fossil fuels, which produce carbon monoxide (CO) that’s poisonous and dangerous for your health.9
You can monitor your Fort Collins solar energy production and storage daily with the online dashboard and mobile app.
Brightbox is more than a solar battery in Fort Collins. Our monthly lease and prepaid plans include 24/7 proactive monitoring and maintenance to ensure your system runs smoothly.
Colorado Is a Leader in Clean Energy
100%
State electricity generation that will come from renewable energy sources by 2040.10
90%
Colorado’s cut in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions below 2005 levels by 2050.11
When you create and store your own clean energy in Fort Collins, you can also reduce your fossil fuel dependence. This will help build a more modern and resilient energy system that runs on renewable electricity made in Colorado. Ready to bring home the benefits of solar and storage? Use our Product Selector or request a free quote to get one-on-one service from our expert Solar Advisors. Together we can keep Colorado clean and beautiful for generations to come.
Why Choose Sunrun in Fort Collins?
Why Choose Sunrun in Fort Collins?
Since 2007, hundreds of thousands of people have chosen Sunrun to join the clean energy revolution. To date, our customers’ solar arrays have created billions of kilowatt-hours (kWh) of clean, renewable power. This is equivalent to preventing billions of pounds of coal or millions of gallons of gasoline from burning.12
American families can help us create a better energy future for the whole nation, one home solar panel installation at a time. These are their stories.
SOURCES:
1. Eaton Blackout Tracker Annual Report
3. Fort Collins, CO annual sunny days
4. U.S. battery storage systems price drop
5. Sunrun ranked as leading solar-plus-storage vendor
6. The City of Fort Collins / Fort Collins Energy Services Net Energy Metering (NEM) rates
8. The City of Fort Collins / Fort Collins Energy Services solar rebate
9. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) generator safety fact sheet
10. Colorado 100% Renewable Energy Roadmap
11. Colorado Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Pollution Reduction Roadmap
*We recommend contacting a tax professional to accurately determine the impact of the federal solar tax credit on your federal taxes.
**One Tesla Powerwall stores 13.5 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of usable electricity, which can be used to back up the home for a day. An LG Chem solar battery holds 9.8 kWh, which can be used to back up essential parts of the home from 8 to 12 hours.