OUR COMMUNITY SOLAR PROGRAM HELPS COMMUNITIES
We want to empower your town to become energy independent through 100% renewable and local energy choice.
Our community solar program gives back to the community and enables participants who support clean energy generation to spend less on electricity.
Subscribers save on electricity by supporting renewable energy. We support your community by funding local sustainability efforts.
OUR GIVING BACK PROGRAM PROVIDES FOR A DIRECT INVESTMENT INTO YOUR COMMUNITY
We have established a community solar offering that gives back to communities that support clean energy generation. Not only do subscribers in participating municipalities receive guaranteed savings on electricity, we make a direct investment in their communities by helping fund local sustainability projects.
Solar farm developers typically have high customer acquisition costs. By enrolling customers as part of a municipally-endorsed community choice aggregation program, however, we can significantly reduce the sales and marketing budgets required to attract enough customers to make a solar farm project viable. By reducing costs, we’re able to channel savings back into the community.
Funding has been used for various local projects, including local COVID-19 relief efforts and various tree planing projects.
HOW THE FUNDS WILL BE USED
| PARTICIPATING COMMUNITY | CHOSEN PROJECT |
|---|---|
| Town of Clarkstown | Rockland Community Foundation COVID-19 ReliefBRIDGES |
| Village of Nyack | Nyack Tree Project |
| Town of Orangetown | Rockland Community Foundation COVID-19 Relief |
| Village of South Nyack | Tree Canopy Improvement Project |
| Village of Upper Nyack | Oak Tree Planting on River Hook |
CLARKSTOWN, HAVERSTRAW, AND ORANGETOWN SUPPORT LOCAL COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS
The Towns of Clarkstown and Orangetown and the Village of Haverstraw partnered with Joule Community Power to support local COVID-19 relief efforts through the Rockland County Foundation.
The cornerstone of RCF is to seek and stimulate permanent endowment building and to help ensure that today’s and tomorrow’s charitable needs in Rockland are met. RCF has many funds designed to address a multitude of critical and ongoing needs in the community.
The Town of Haverstraw Supports BRIDGES
The Town of Haverstraw and Joule are donating funds to BRIDGES.
The mission of BRIDGES is to provide advocacy and leadership towards an accessible, integrated community, promoting health and autonomy for people with disabilities. Its vision is to establish a barrier-free society; improving access and enhancing the quality of life for people with disabilities.
The Town of SOUTH NYACK IMPROVES ITS TREE CANOPY
In Fall 2021, the Town of Nyack plans to plant 20 additional trees as part of its community beautification project
The Town of UPPER NYACK CELEBRATES ARBOR DAY
The Village of Upper Nyack is committed to a sustainable future that envisions preserving intact stands of trees and promotes the replanting of trees throughout the Village through a tree planting sustainability initiative. To demonstrate their commitment to these goals, On April 24, 2021, as part of an Arbor Day celebration, Upper Nyack planted a grove of three oak trees on River Hook—the Hester Haring Cason Preserve.