Solar United Neighbors

This toolkit is designed to help both solar installers and customers advocate for the protection of solar rights. By sharing it with your network, you can play a vital role in ensuring that key policies, including tax credits and incentives, remain in place. The toolkit provides guidance on how customers can contact elected officials and make their voices heard.

Inside the press kit, you’ll find:

• General talking points on why maintaining solar investments is crucial
• Draft social media posts to encourage action
• Messaging to help individuals and businesses share their stories

Additionally, we’ve included content for individuals to share their personal experiences—whether they’re concerned about keeping jobs in the solar industry or want to highlight the benefits they’ve seen from solar investments.

Use this toolkit to take action and protect the future of solar!

How Should We Talk About This?
✔ Say this: Talk about the people impacted and your business - cutting local solar projects and stopping vendor payments.

❌ Avoid this: Spending freezes or budget negotiations, making this about cutting spending or processes.

How to Talk About the Impact
Make it personal and local:
✅ Jobs: Cutting solar investments means losing good-paying American jobs.
✅ Lower Costs: These programs help families save money.
✅ Manufacturing: Keeping American industries strong instead of relying on foreign suppliers.
✅ Energy Independence: Protecting U.S. energy resources instead of depending on other countries.

Saving money for families and local businesses:

• Going solar helps families and local businesses save money by taking control of where their energy comes from.
• More local solar energy benefits everyone by generating energy where and when it’s needed the most.
• Money saved on electricity bills is then invested on other needs, strengthening local communities and economies.

Creating jobs:

• Federal investments in solar energy have created more than 330,000 jobs across the country.
• Solar federal policies are boosting job opportunities by expanding domestic solar and other clean energy manufacturing.

Republicans and Democrats support it:

• In these divided times, solar is something that everyone can get behind.
• Majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and independents support federal investments in solar energy.
• That’s why 18 Republican House members (the “Garabino” letter) have urged Speaker Johnson to maintain many federal clean energy provisions.
• SUNs national network of solar owners includes more than 1 million solar supporters. Republicans, Democrats and Independents. We come from urban, suburban, and extremely rural areas. We may have very different political beliefs but we all agree that solar is a practical, local solution to lower energy costs, and higher energy resiliency.

This is a social media kit for promoting Indiana Ready, Set, Solar!, an 8-week email series designed to empower prospective solar owners to go solar in Indiana. If going solar seems intimidating or complicated, Ready, Set, Solar! is here to help. 

The Indiana Ready, Set, Solar! program utilizes a comprehensive curriculum that includes multifaceted educational resources and group activities. Participants will receive:

• A free roof review
• Informational materials covering the basics of solar technology
• Tips for financing and incentives
• Learn about solar policies
• Help with installer proposals, selection and installation expectations
• Additional follow-up resources on solar ownership

Web page for Indiana Ready, Set Solar!: SolarUnitedNeighbors.org/INRSS

Registration for May 6 Solar 101: https://www.mobilize.us/solarunitedneighbors/event/774885/

For residents in Miami-Dade County, there’s never been a better time to go solar. 

Solar United Neighbors (SUN) has just opened our supportive group buying program — what we call a solar co-op — for residents and businesses in the area. Our co-ops have helped hundreds of homeowners across the United States and Puerto Rico go solar at a more affordable price, and now it’s a resource available to you! 

Going solar in a group can help you get a better installation rate, choose a trusted installer, and provide you with the support of solar experts and other solar homeowners. 

The co-op is free to join and there’s never an obligation to buy solar panels – you can step away at any time. If you agree that now is a good time to explore going solar, and you want more information to get started, joining the co-op is a great place to start!

Partner organizations for the Miami-Dade Solar Co-op include Miami-Dade County and the Leon Lowenstein Foundation.

This is a social media kit for promoting Together for Fair Credit and Fair Rates, a Solar United Neighbors campaign to fight back against NV Energy's proposal to slash fair compensation for solar - a policy known as 'net metering' - or NEM for short - while simultaneously seeking to increase utility rates.

We have prepared posts for instagram, x, and facebook which you can use to promote our events leading up to the PUCN consumer sessions in June. 

When
May 28 (National Day of Action 1)
June 25 (National Day of Action 2)
We hope you’re able to post on both days! You can post anytime that day.

Why This Matters
Congress is deciding right now whether to protect or gut solar policies like the federal solar tax credit. Your story — your voice — can show them that solar matters to real people.

What To Do– it’s easy
1. Post on any or all of your social media — use one of the options below.

2. Tag your Members of Congress — You can use this tool to look up your representative and their social media handles: Rep Lookup Tool

3. Include the following hashtag and tag us, so we can see your post @solarunitedneighbors. #SaveSolarAccess

What to Post
Pick one of the options — or do all three!
See below for more caption examples and ideas.

1. Photo of you + your solar panels
Example caption: “We went solar to save money and support local energy. Congress should protect solar rights. #SaveSolarAccess”

2. Before & after energy bill
* Make sure to exclude any personally identifiable information such as your account number or address
Example caption: “My electric bill went from $X to $Y after going solar. Congress, don’t take this away. #SaveSolarAccess”

3. Pre-made Graphic
Use one of our custom graphics, can be downloaded below!

Need Additional Help?
Join us at one of the following virtual meetings to learn more or ask questions:

Drop by office Hours: May 15, 18, or 20
Register here: Sign up for office hours

Join us at hour How We Win Call: May 19
Register here: Sign up for the How We Win Call here

Sample Post Captions
“I went solar to save money and be energy independent. Congress must protect solar policies. #SaveSolarAccess”

“Solar helps families like mine. That’s why I’m asking Congress to. #SaveSolarAccess”

“This isn’t about politics—it’s about real people saving money. Protect solar. #SaveSolarAccess”

Simply write up and share your solar story! Don’t forget to use a hashtag and tag your representatives!