WeSolar is a decentralized peer-to-peer solar financing platform. Residents co-own solar infrastructure through fractional NFT ownership, earn WeSolar Credits for energy generated, and vote on expansion — all governed by smart contracts. No utility company. No bank. Just community.
Utility companies charge the highest rates to the communities that can least afford them. Solar energy — the most abundant, cheapest energy source on earth — remains inaccessible to low-income households because of high upfront installation costs and a financing system that requires credit scores and collateral.
WeSolar removes both barriers. Fractional NFT ownership means a household can participate for $50. Smart contract financing means no bank, no credit check, no intermediary taking a cut. The IOTA Tangle's feeless microtransactions make sub-cent energy credit settlements economically viable for the first time.
The technology adoption S-curve shows community solar crossing the 50% threshold around 2028 — the same moment incumbent utilities lose majority market share. WeSolar is built to capture that inflection.
Residents contribute as little as $50 to fund a solar panel installation in their neighborhood. Each contributor receives a fractional NFT representing their ownership stake.
Installed panels generate electricity. Smart meters report output to the SolarPanelRegistry on-chain. The WeSolarToken contract automatically mints WST credits proportional to each owner's fraction.
WST energy credits can be redeemed against utility bills, traded peer-to-peer on the WeSolarMarketplace, or staked in the DAO treasury to earn governance weight.
The community votes on where to install the next panels, how to price credits, and how to deploy treasury funds. Every decision is recorded on-chain and publicly verifiable.
ERC-20 energy credit token. Residents earn WST for every kilowatt-hour generated by their fractionally owned solar panels. Tradeable peer-to-peer on the WeSolarMarketplace.
On-chain registry of every solar panel in the WeSolar network. Records panel ID, location, capacity, owner fractions, and cumulative energy output. The single source of truth for the ecosystem.
Fractional NFT ownership of solar infrastructure. Community members pool capital to fund panel installations. Each contributor receives an NFT representing their ownership fraction and proportional energy credits.
WeSolar is applying to the Celo Climate Collective — a grant program funding blockchain-based climate solutions. Our application demonstrates how WeSolar's tokenized community solar model directly addresses energy poverty in underserved communities while reducing carbon emissions. The full application is published openly on GitHub.
WeSolar is currently in development. Join the waitlist to be notified when we launch in your area, get early access to fractional panel ownership, and help shape the platform through our community governance process.
WeSolar is one piece of the Elevation Foundation's ecosystem.