Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email From the start, the goal of Neighborhood Sun has been to build more community, not to create new customers. We aimed to do this by using community solar as a vehicle to bring change to communities overlooked or exploited by the clean energy […]
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The Hopeless Blog
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email There is a lot going on in the world. We have lost so much of the world’s forests that reforestation as it exists won’t work. Antarctica is melting, and will continue to melt no matter what we do. There is a garbage patch in the Pacific […]
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Before I started at NS, my old roommate and I had a common goal: keep our electric bills down. In the winter, we bubblewrapped our windows as insulation and would layer up in multiple sweaters instead of turning the heat on. In the summer, […]
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Across the globe, humans are hungry for energy sources to power their lives, communities, and economies. Countries often have to choose between maintaining ecosystems integrity and utilizing resources to benefit their population. Think about palm oil plantations in Indonesia – being one of […]
A Year to Remember
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email 2019 was an historic year for Neighborhood Sun, and on the evening of January 22nd we and about 50 of our charter members gathered in Catonsville to review and celebrate our successes as well as set our sights on the goals for the year […]
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Let’s be very clear right from the start – Neighborhood Sun, as well as every one of the Neighborhood Sun staff, is committed to fighting climate change as if it threatened the future of the human race. Because it does. This is not […]
Notes about Dogwood Billing
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email We are very excited to announce that the Dogwood Community Solar Project is finished construction! The final steps for the project to be connected to the grid and start producing 100% clean solar electricity on your behalf are now completely in BGE’s hands […]
Striking in the Youth Climate Strike
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email As a college sophomore who joined youth activists in striking this Friday, I found myself in a unique position. I’m not young enough to be in the category of high school strikers, who bravely gave up a day of education and threat of […]
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Neighborhood Sun, a Certified B Corporation, has been named a Best For The World honoree in recognition of their significant positive impact in their innovative governance structures to protect the mission of their business. Ranking in the top 10% of all B Corps for their […]
We Need to do Better
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email The solar industry needs to challenge itself to follow the clarion call of the Sunrise Movement, pushing direct action to raise climate change to the top of our national discourse. This means we need to stand firmly on the right side of the […]