Four Corners electric co. leasing solar gardens

A Four Corners electric company is allowing customers to lease solar panels they don’t have to put on their homes.

Empire Electric built what they call a “solar garden” and they are offering 20 year leases per solar panel in exchange for credits on electric bills.

Doug Sparks works at Empire Electric and said the program is for any customer who wants to take advantage of it.

“We have homeowners, we have renters, we have people that have condominium complexes. It’s very hard to mount solar systems,” said Sparks.

The panels cost $1,250 to lease and the credit is an incentive to encourage people to invest in solar energy.