Posts Tagged ‘Solar’
Nonprofits and Local Governments Go Solar
There has been a wave of new investments in solar power over the past few years due to tax credits for clean energy projects from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Those credits will be ending as a result of passage of the Republican reconciliation bill in early July.
Read MoreSolar energy lights up Southwest Virginia at inaugural SWVA Solar Summit
More than 200 attendees received a wealth of information from various energy, utility and environmental groups.
Read MoreClean energy tax credits are powering change across Appalachia
Across the country, clean energy tax credits have opened doors for schools, nonprofits, churches, and small businesses to lower energy costs, invest in local jobs, and build more resilient communities.
Read MoreVirginia Tech’s Solar Projects Power Campus Toward Carbon Neutrality Goal
As part of its commitment to sustainability, Virginia Tech has taken a significant step toward reducing its carbon footprint by completing four 1.2-megawatt solar arrays on building rooftops across its Blacksburg campus in fall 2024.
Read MoreEast Tennessee Nonprofit Welcomes First-Time Homebuyers Into Affordable, Energy-Efficient Home
Shawn O’Brien and Nicole Yacura recently moved into Candora House, a net-positive solar home built by East Tennessee nonprofit, SEEED.
Read MoreRoanoke City Public Schools invests in students and saves big with solar
On a beautiful, sunny, clear Earth Day, leaders adorned with green ribbons from the Roanoke City Public Schools were taking in the view — not the view of McAfee Knob and Tinker Mountain looming in the distance, but of roughly 300 shiny new solar panels mounted atop the William B. Robertson Administration Building in downtown Roanoke.
Read MoreSolar’s Here to Stay at the YMCA!
Earlier this spring, community members and solar experts gathered to celebrate the opening of the Tazewell Four Seasons YMCA’s new solar array, which was made possible in part by federal clean energy tax credits that are now at risk.
Read MoreAppalachian Voices releases new report on how new clean energy tax credits have benefited Appalachia
Appalachian Voices released its latest report, “Clean Energy Tax Credits: Working for Appalachia.” As part of the release, staff co-hosted a virtual press conference with beneficiaries of tax credits covered in the report, including faith and nonprofit leaders.
Read MoreInaugural Southwest Virginia Solar Summit
This May, the Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia is hosting the inaugural Solar Virginia Solar Summit for residents and local governments of Southwest Virginia.
Read MoreSolar Installation Unveiled at Buckhorn Children and Family Services Center in Kentucky
This fall, Buckhorn Children and Family services held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new solar installation, which was funded in part by the Appalachian Solar Finance Fund.
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