GOING GREEN: More than
450 additional New Orleans homeowners and businesses took the opportunity to lower their energy costs through rooftop solar and energy efficiency.
SOLAR SAVINGS: Customers enjoyed more than $2.4 million in annual savings, an
average savings of $532 per customer, due to rooftop solar and energy efficiency.
JOB CREATION: Louisiana now has more than 3,300 solar jobs, with nearly
1300 solar jobs in the Metro New Orleans area alone! Since 2015, the solar industry nationwide has grown over 200%.
The Solar for All NOLA 2021 initiative is being led by Forward Together New Orleans, a local nonprofit dedicated to making New Orleans a fairer, more inclusive place by forging partnerships between community organizations and the business and philanthropic sectors. Forward Together New Orleans is working with two respected local solar businesses, PosiGen Solar and Solar Alternatives, to provide free solar evaluations to all homeowners and small business owne
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McLean County government is exploring solar energy as a way to save on its energy bill, but will likely seek financial help before the program sees the light of day.
Normal Township recently had around 800 solar panels installed on the roof of the Activity and Recreation Center (ARC). That got McLean County Board member Laurie Wollrab thinking maybe the county should look into solar energy.
“It has the potential to save the county quite a bit of money from my understanding and possibly the most important thing overall is the environmental piece of it,” Wollrab said.
Wollrab is vice chair of the county board s property committee. The county reached out to Ky Ajayi, a project developer with Straight Up Solar, a company that builds solar installations. Ajayi has been helping local governments and non-profits install solar panels through a program called Illinois Solar For All. It provides better access to clean energy in low-income communities. Those who get the sol
Solar energy initiative for low-income areas coming to Norwalk
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A solar array carport on the parking deck at Bowtie Royale 6 theater plaza at 542 Westport Ave. Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in Norwalk, Conn.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media
NORWALK An initiative to encourage the switch to solar-powered electricity is launching in Norwalk this week, coinciding with Earth Day.
The statewide initiative, the Solar For All Program, is a partnership between Connecticut Green Bank and PosiGen to bring solar energy to low-income communities, according to the program website.
A virtual seminar to educate Norwalkers on the program will take place over Zoom on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. to introduce the program and answer questions, according to a city statement.
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March 5, 2021
MAYOR CANTRELL CELEBRATES RELAUNCH OF SOLAR FOR ALL NOLA PROGRAM REDUCING ENERGY COSTS FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES
NEW ORLEANS Since the City of New Orleans introduced the Solar for All NOLA program one year ago, hundreds of New Orleans homeowners and businesses are now enjoying the benefits of solar energy. Solar for All NOLA is a clean energy initiative available to all New Orleans homeowners and small businesses through the financial and resiliency benefits of rooftop solar.