Methods of allocating benefits received in response to generating energy within communities to community interests

A method of effectively powering community interest organizations by directing accrued benefits earned by host community members to the community interest organizations, the method comprising:

• deploying energy generating equipment on property of a community member;
• donating a community portion of energy generated by the energy generating equipment to a community interest organization;
• and
• measuring the community portion of the energy delivered to the receiving community member from the energy generating equipment.

A method of allocating benefits received in response to generating energy within a community to a community interest, comprising:

• deploying energy generating equipment on property of a community member, the energy generating equipment capable of delivering a delivered portion of the energy generated by the energy generating equipment to a utility;
• measuring the delivered portion of the energy delivered to the utility from the energy generating equipment;
• receiving a government subsidy in response to deploying the energy generating equipment;
• and
• directing at least a portion of the government subsidy to the community interest.

A method of allocating benefits received in response to generating energy within a community to a community interest, comprising:

• deploying energy generating equipment on property of a host community member;
• receiving a benefit associated with the use of the energy generating equipment;
• distributing a portion of the benefit to the community interest, the community interest defining a non-profit entity;
• and
• delivering from the non-profit entity marketing materials that reference the community power program.

A method of allocating benefits received in response to generating energy within a community to a community interest, comprising:

• providing a form to a community member of the community, wherein:
• the community member's energy consumption has been at least partially satisfied through renewable energy that produces a benefit;
• and
• the form includes a community power program participation entry that allows the community member to select to participate in the community power program;
• and
• directing a portion of the benefit to the community interest in response to the community member selecting to participate in the community power program.