Tag: charity
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OpenSolar donating 1 percent of profits to power vulnerable communities with Empowered By Light
Solar PV design and sales software company OpenSolar is doing something pretty cool: Donating 1 percent of its annual revenue to bring solar PV to vulnerable communities. OpenSolar is partnering with Empowered By Light, a global non-profit dedicated to the advancement of solar powered communities that are most severely impacted by climate change, energy poverty,……
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Students to bring solar energy to Kenya through PG&E program
Students across Northern and Central California will have the opportunity to bring clean, renewable energy to communities in Kenya through Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) Solar Suitcase Program. PG&E has selected 19 high schools to participate in the second year of the program and provided each school with moreRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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GRID Alternatives, SunPower bring solar to four low-income Texas homes
About 80 Austin-based employee volunteers from global solar innovator, SunPower, brought the transformative power of solar energy to four low-income families in Austin’s Blackland Neighborhood. Working with national solar nonprofit GRID Alternatives over two days, the volunteers installed four rooftop solar systems totaling 13 kW of generating capacity. The systemsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunPower donates solar system for food center in Austin, Texas
SunPower Corp. and SunPower Elite Dealer Freedom Solar completed a 14 kW solar power system for Austin’s Sustainable Food Center in Austin, Texas. The Sustainable Food Center cultivates a healthy community by strengthening the local food system and improving access to nutritious, affordable food. The nonprofit organization hosts four farmers markets, provides organicRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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NRG Energy brings solar power to New Jersey non-profit
NRG Energy is a pretty cool organization that tries to mix in some charitable good to complement the positives of installing renewable energy solutions. And they even invite fun people, like NFL linebackers, to come along on an installs. The latest news comes from NRG Global Giving, which joined forcesRead More — Solar Builder magazine