The Charleston SAVES initiative seeks to deploy energy upgrades and solar photovoltaic (PV) technology at municipal and civic buildings in West Virginia’s capital city of Charleston in order to reinvest cost savings back into public services and community revitalization efforts. The focus of this initiative is to leverage public-private partnerships to deploy innovative financing approaches that offset upfront capital costs for building upgrades with long-term energy cost savings.

Charleston SAVES is a practical roadmap to cut municipal energy bills with solar and efficiency upgrades without large upfront spending using available incentives and “pay-as-you-save” tools.