ImpactAssets, the leading facilitator of direct impact investing through donor-advised funds named Sunwealth to its ImpactAssets 50 2021 list of impact fund managers. Their annual list of impact investment firms provides an easy way for investors and advisors to explore a diverse group of opportunities that create meaningful community impact.
Read MoreSunwealth has now invested over $50M in hundreds of community-based solar projects delivering clean energy and savings to affordable housing, fire stations, libraries, houses of worship, schools, community centers, offices and local businesses, while supporting green jobs and revenues for local solar developers and installers whose work helps power our renewable energy economy.
Read MoreLate last year, the Republican-led Senate and Democratic-led House passed a new stimulus bill that was signed into law by former President Trump on December 27th. The new economic relief law released $900 billion in stimulus that includes, among other things, direct payments, unemployment benefits, support for vaccine distribution, and as you are very familiar with, a new round of PPP funding. It also features an extension of the Solar Investment Tax Credit.
Read MoreAs 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
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