WASHINGTON DC’S FIRST COMMUNITY SOLAR PROJECT NP SOLAR

Hosted By: Ronald Bethea

Guest: Herb Stevens attorney with firm Nixon Peabody LLC and Co Director of New Partners Community Solar Corp.

        New Partners Community Solar Corp. (formed by Nixon Peabody LLP) $2,000,000

This grant will fund New Partners Community Solar Corp.’s installation of solar panels on 15-25 commercial, nonprofit, and apartment rooftops, resulting in free, 25-year community solar subscriptions for low-income households.

New Partners Community Solar Corp. plans to install 1 MW, serving at least 325 households.

How Community Solar Works Five Steps 

1. Solar Panels

2.Inverter

3. Meter

4.Utility Company

5.Utility Bill

Guest: Lilia A.  Abron, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE Founder, President and CEO Our Story Dr. Lilia A. Abron, the CEO/President and Founder of PEER Consultants, P.C. (PEER)

PEER Consultants, P.C. $1,250,000 This grant will fund PEER Consultants, P.C.’s installation of solar panels on affordable, multifamily buildings, resulting in free, 15-year community solar subscriptions for low-income households. The grantee will also educate building owners on how their rooftops could be used for solar generation and other environmental measures, including stormwater retention and methods for reducing urban heat island effect. PEER Consultants, P.C. plans to install 500 kW, serving 100 low-income households.