May 27: Investing in Climate Justice

There’s an opportunity to invest in a just transition toward a sustainable future and a clean energy economy that promotes community resilience. Join Sunwealth CFO Omar Blayton and other environmental justice leaders and investors for a conversation about how climate solutions investments can have a social impact multiplier effect and how we can ensure that the clean energy economy doesn’t leave frontline communities behind.

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Jess Brooks
NYCHA Announces Completion of Solar Installations at Queensbridge Houses

Today, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) announced substantial completion of 1.8 megawatts of rooftop solar arrays on 27 buildings across Queensbridge North and Queensbridge South Houses, the largest public housing project in the country. A solar developer team led by Bright Power, Sol Purpose, and Sunwealth Power worked with the Authority to design, install, and maintain the solar systems.

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Jess Brooks
Building Equity into Infrastructure

Twelve newly trained solar installers are placing panels on New York City Housing Authority developments to provide clean power at discounted rates for low- and moderate-income subscribers. These workers, who are NYCHA residents from across the city, are currently atop roofs at Glenwood Houses, in the Flatlands area of Brooklyn.

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Jess Brooks
Federal Green Banking Initiatives March Forward

The Biden-Harris Administration continues to demonstrate its commitment to a community-based and more equitable clean energy future by awakening the dormant $40 Billion U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Program and setting the stage for an even better funded national green bank.

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Jon Abe
Sunwealth’s 2020 Annual Impact Report

Sunwealth 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.

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Jon Abe
Solar Investment Tax Credit Extension

Late 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.

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Jon Abe