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Tag: solar energy

A solar workforce supervisor and trainee install a panel on a Petworth home’s roof in July 2023. (Kayla Benjamin/ The Washington Informer)
Posted inBlack Homeownership in DC, Homeownership

Get Smart About Solar: Basics for Homeowners Considering Rooftop Panels

by Kayla BenjaminFebruary 21, 2024March 29, 2024

Considering solar panels? Navigate the options with confidence. Learn key terms, financing basics, and essential questions to ask before making a decision.

Courtesy of wdcsolar.com
Posted inEnvironment

Black Business Month Spotlight: Solar Installation Company WDC Solar

by Kayla BenjaminAugust 30, 2023August 30, 2023
Team members from the Festival Center, construction company Usource, solar installer New Columbia Solar, the D.C. Sustainable Energy Utility and the Department of Energy and Environment cut the ribbon on a solar installation with over 100 panels above the Festival Center building in Adams Morgan on Aug. 10. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inClimate, Environment

The Festival Center Installs Solar Panels Generating Five Households’ Worth of Power

by Kayla BenjaminAugust 15, 2023August 16, 2023
Devonte Miles, a Solar Works D.C. graduate, speaks during the graduation ceremony held at the D.C. Infrastructure Academy August 4. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inClimate, Environment

Solar Works D.C. Certifies 14 New D.C. Residents to Enter Booming Solar Industry

by Kayla BenjaminAugust 9, 2023August 16, 2023
Representatives from the project’s many partners — including Groundswell, the Office of the People’s Counsel, SunLight General Capital and SunCatch Energy — gathered to celebrate the new solar installation as Pastor Juan Guthrie of Sargent Memorial Presbyterian Church cut the ribbon. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inClimate, Community, Environment

Northeast Church Installs Over 400 Solar Panels Above Its Parking Lot

by Kayla BenjaminJune 26, 2023August 16, 2023
Posted inPress Room

Pepco and Entities Partner Build Solar Panel on Company’s Rooftop

by James Wright Jr.March 29, 2023March 29, 2023
Students from KIPP DC College Prep tour a solar facility and speak with leaders involved in the project's construction on Dec. 19. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity, Environment

Ward 5 Community Solar Facility Celebrates Construction Progress

by Kayla BenjaminDecember 26, 2022December 26, 2022
**FILE** Solar panels on a home in northwest D.C. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEnvironment, National

Black Homeowners Have Repeatedly Been Shut Out of the Solar Marketplace

by Kayla BenjaminSeptember 7, 2022October 14, 2022
Frank Cole stands on the back side of his house in northwest D.C. home, where solar panels are slightly visible on the roof. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEnvironment, National

Solar Energy – More Affordable Than Some May Believe

by Kayla BenjaminAugust 31, 2022October 14, 2022
Courtesy of pepcoholdings.com
Posted inPress Room

D.C. Backs Pepco’s Solar Energy Accord

by James Wright Jr.August 4, 2022August 4, 2022

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