Community Solar "Subscription Fees"

The short answer is no. If you are on utility consolidated billing with Nautilus, you may have noticed a subscription "fee" or "charge" on your utility bill. At first glance, it might seem similar to traditional subscriptions that charge a flat monthly service fee (i.e. Amazon Prime, Spotify, Netflix). However, this is a little different. This "subscription fee" reflects the discounted amount you pay for your solar energy.

Remember, the credited solar energy you receive on your utility bill from Nautilus isn't free. Instead, you pay for this energy at a discount. Your utility company refers to this discounted cost as your "subscription fee" or "subscription charge."

Example:

Let's look at an example of a community solar customer in Maryland who receives a 10% discount on solar energy. See below their PEPCO utility bill:

• Community solar credits applied to the utility bill: -$2,084.48
• Community solar "subscription charge": +$1,876.03
• Community solar savings: $208.45

The customer receives $2,084.48 in community solar credits but only pays $1,876.03 for them. The $208.45 difference is their savings from community solar.

The "subscription fee" is not an extra charge. It represents the discounted amount you pay for a portion of your electricity usage. This is energy that you would have previoulsy paid more to receive.

To see your energy savings, compare the subscription fee with the total value of the solar credits applied to your utility bill. The difference is what you saved with community solar.