in partnership with
JoinCommunity.Solar
Lower your bill.
Root your community
in native ground.
Subscribe to community solar through this page and save 10–25% on your electric bill — no panels, no installation, no upfront cost. When you enroll, we donate to the Community Native Planting Project on your behalf to fund native plantings across Maryland.
3 minutes · Free to start · No credit card
Funded
For You
The Community Native Planting Project is a Maryland 501(c)(3) nonprofit reestablishing native plants in public and private spaces — reducing invasive species, replacing turf grass, and restoring ecological balance one yard, park, and streetscape at a time.
Founded in July 2020, CNPP runs community events, shrub sales, volunteer plantings, and education programs that help residents see their own landscapes as habitat — not just decoration.
If half of American lawns were replaced with native plants, we could create the equivalent of a 20 million-acre national park.
Save money. Fund native habitat.
One three-minute signup does both. Here's how your electric bill quietly becomes a vote for native Maryland landscapes.
Check your eligibility
Enter your zip and utility. We scan nearby community solar farms and surface the single best match — no comparison-shopping required.
Subscribe & start saving
Credits hit your existing utility bill every month. Same lights, same company, 10–25% lower. Zero upfront cost, cancel anytime.
CNPP gets a donation
For every enrollment through this page, we contribute to the Community Native Planting Project on your behalf — funding shrubs, volunteers, and plantings across Maryland.
Two of the highest-impact things a household can do, stacked.
Community solar cuts fossil emissions from the grid. Native plants rebuild the ecosystems around your home. Together they're more than the sum of their parts.
Community solar
One subscriber offsets 2–4 tons of CO₂ per year — one of the highest-leverage climate choices available to any household, renter or owner.
Native plantings
Native plants host the insects and birds that turf grass can't. A single native oak supports over 500 species of caterpillars — the base of the food web.
What is community solar, really?
A shared solar farm built somewhere in your state — not on your roof. You subscribe to a portion of the farm's output and receive a discount on your existing utility bill. Same company, same lights, lower invoice.
- Works for renters & homeowners. No roof access, no inspection, no equipment — just a subscription tied to your address.
- Your utility bill still comes from your utility. Credits simply appear on it every month. Nothing changes about how you use electricity.
- Guaranteed savings rate. Every program we recommend is contractually required to discount the solar portion of your bill.
- Cancel anytime. Most programs allow 60–90 day cancellation. We only recommend the fair ones.
Your electric bill
can plant something.
Three minutes. One recommendation. Real savings for you, a real contribution to CNPP's work restoring Maryland's native habitats.
The Community Native Planting Project is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit. This page is operated by JoinCommunity.Solar as a co-branded referral landing. Learn more about CNPP at communitynativeplantingproject.org or @chvnativeplantings.