Coloradans Switch to Solar Together
- Solar United Neighbors
Across Colorado’s Front Range, a growing number of homeowners are letting the sun pay for their electric bills. Solar surged in the Centennial State in 2025, driven in large part by SUN’s Switch Together Program.
Switch Together is one of SUN’s group-buying programs for rooftop solar that allows homeowners to go solar together, administered in partnership with iChoosr and local governments. By going solar as a group, homeowners gain access to better pricing, high-quality installations, and expert guidance throughout the process. SUN integrated this program model alongside our traditional solar co-ops in 2023 to scale deployment in more densely populated areas of Colorado, such as Denver and Adams Counties.
In good hands
Going solar is an investment, and when homeowners feel confident about the benefits, they are empowered to make the switch. “One of the big benefits of working so closely with our city and county partners is the trust that’s established between the resident, the government entity, and us as an organization,” said SUN’s Colorado Program Director, Tanner Simeon-Cox.
As our deployment capacity increases, a community-driven approach that fosters trust remains a top priority. In 2025, SUN’s Colorado staff led Solar 101 sessions, hosted roundtables with local installers, and tabled at in-person events. This helped us welcome 5,000 new Colorado members to the Switch Together program, nearly 1,000 of whom went solar in 2025, with more poised to follow.
Through this program, we have also expanded solar access for households that have historically faced barriers to adoption. In Denver, we provided more than 20 income-qualified families with additional financial support through a city-partnered rebate program. In addition to the 20% group discount, SUN helped these homeowners save an average of $6,000 on the upfront cost of going solar.
Our theory of change in action
By helping more homeowners go solar, we’ve strengthened our network of supporters who want to fight for better energy policies in Colorado. “These programs drive the initial deployment of just getting solar on roofs, which helps our long-term advocacy efforts, and then leads to more deployment,” Tanner said.
Our network demonstrated its impact in 2025 when punitive changes to net metering were proposed in Colorado Springs. Former group-buy participants made SUN their first call for guidance on how to fight back. We joined those supporters in campaigning against the proposal and successfully defeated it. Through Switch Together, SUN is setting the stage to replicate that success wherever threats to Coloradans’ energy independence emerge.
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