As 2020 draws to a close, we celebrate our community of partners – local developers and installers, project hosts and customers, investors, and our team who rose to every challenge the year presented to move the solar economy forward project by project.
Read MoreAfter many days of anxious anticipation, we can now say for certain that Joe Biden will be the next President of the United States. No matter how you may feel about the election outcome, one thing that we all can agree on is that a change in administration will be a net positive for solar energy investments.
Read MoreIn recent years, U.S. companies have made record investments in solar energy. Apple, Amazon, Walmart, Target, Google and Facebook have all announced multimillion-dollar investments in solar energy projects. These companies recognize what large solar investors like Citigroup, JP Morgan, Bank of America and Wells Fargo have long demonstrated: investing in solar is not only good for the environment; it’s good for their bottom lines.
Read MoreHistorically, low-income communities and communities of color face a disproportionate energy burden; these communities are also disproportionately threatened by pollution and the effects of climate change. Engaging and empowering our communities to develop and participate in renewable energy solutions helps combat existing inequities while laying the groundwork for a more just and inclusive climate future.
Read MoreAt Congregation Beth Elohim in Acton, MA, High Holiday services looked and sounded a little different this year than they usually do. During normal times, families gather and fill the rooms of the temple with music and prayer. This time, families still gathered, but, as they’ve done since the pandemic began last spring, they did so over Zoom calls instead. It’s unclear when in-person services will return to CBE, but when they do, a 302 kW solar canopy over the temple’s parking lot awaits them.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, August 26, BASIC hosted a fireside chat with Ivy Jack, Head of Equity Research at NorthStar Asset Management, and Omar Blayton, CFO at Sunwealth. Ivy and Omar provided their perspective on the current environment and explained how they are working to address issues related to systemic racism and inequality through their work.
Read More"Freedom is not a state; it is an act. It is not some enchanted garden perched high on a distant plateau where we can finally sit down and rest. Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society.”
– Congressman John Lewis, Across that Bridge
Read MoreDuring his famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. pronounced,
“The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.”
Read MoreCommonwealth Kitchen blew us away last week. The Dorchester-based incubator for food-based businesses – whose facility hosts a Sunwealth 60 kW solar installation that helps power the building – has put together a powerhouse partnership to feed Boston families in need.
Read MoreLiving and working through the COVID-19 pandemic is new territory for all of us. At Sunwealth, our top priority remains safeguarding the health and well-being of our team, our partners and our communities.
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