In 2016, the Department launched the first round of the Solar Co-Op, a program co-ran with Solar United Neighbors. The program educates residents on solar power through informational meetings and creates a group buying co-op of households that want to go solar. The group buying aspect helps each household save about 20% on the cost of the solar installation. In addition, each household can talk to others around the County who have gone solar to ask questions and gain insight. There have been two rounds of the co-op and plans to continue the program in the near future.