Current | LES Customer Newsletter Current - July 2019 | Page 2

Sun for everyone: Virtual Net
Metering at the LES solar array
Upon completion in 2016, the LES
community solar array was the first
utility-scale solar installation in the
state of Nebraska. Today it remains
one of the largest in the region,
generating 5 megawatts DC of
solar energy.
payment plans available on your
LES bill. Best of all, you'll receive a
monthly energy credit to lower your
bill without having to install solar
panels on your property.
Through Virtual Net Metering
at the LES community solar
array, all LES customers
— regardless of whether
they rent or own — have the
opportunity to switch to
solar without installation or
upkeep.
You can purchase a full
“virtual” panel for $640* and
receive energy credits every
month for the remaining life of the
20-year program, ending in 2036,
or purchase a half panel for $320*.
You can also sign up for 36-month
follow you to your new service
address.
If you move outside of LES’ service
territory, the program allows you to
receive a refund, generally
equal to 75% of the panel’s
purchase price at that time.
You can also go solar
by signing up for LES
SunShares, a community
initiative to support solar
energy in the Lincoln area.
You can participate in
the program by adding a
contribution ($3 minimum)
on top of your monthly
electric bill.
MOVING?
If you’re enrolled in VNM and move
within LES’ service territory, your
virtual panels will automatically
Learn more at LES.com/solar.
*Current-year prices shown do not
include tax.
Sustainable Energy Program
incentives still available!
LES’ Sustainable Energy Program helps to lower demand on our
community’s electric system by offering incentive funds to help customers
make energy-smart upgrades to their homes and businesses.
ENERGY SAVING TIP
Turn off ceiling fans when
you leave the room. Fans
cool people, not spaces.
They do so by creating a
breeze and producing a
wind chill effect.
Established in 2009, the SEP has helped community members choose
eco-friendly upgrades from LED lighting, heat pumps and air conditioning to
energy-efficiency systems for commercial and industrial facilities.
Altogether, it helps LES meet the growing demands of the Lincoln area and
delays the cost of needing to build another power plant.
Approximately $750,000 in incentive funds is still available for 2019. Explore
qualifying equipment and contractors for your next energy-efficient upgrade
at LES.com/SEP.
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Along with the LES Electric Vehicle Impact Study, we are evaluating EVs from a customer
standpoint, too, and we make great use of the vehicles. Seventy-one percent of the LES passenger
fleet is made up of hybrids, plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles. Learn more about what LES is
doing with EVs at LES.com/EV.