Say you want to switch to renewable energy. Say the cost for attaching solar panels to your home is outside of your budget. Say your roof doesn’t get enough sun exposure anyway. Say you don’t own your home—say you rent an apartment.
Most solar developers mandate that their customers possess a FICO credit score of 650-700+, which prevents over half the country from participating in community solar. Solstice set out to find a better, more inclusive qualification standard. American solar energy is at a crossroads. Even as tariffs continue to limit the industry’s growth and job creation,…
Energy Democracy is often a difficult term to define, as it has many different meanings to many different people. We sat down with Professor Jennie Stephens to talk about what it means to her, and how it has related to her recent work on the energy democracy movement. Energy Democracy is a term that means many…
We wrote this post on Aug 17, 2017, in light of the tragic events in Charlottesville. It has been a tragic and disturbing week in America. Events in Charlottesville and in Washington have given a national platform to ideologies of violence and hatred. The same racism that threatens people of color daily claimed another life,…
Solstice was founded on the idea that every American should have access to affordable solar energy. Building solar is now almost universally cheaper than fossil fuel plants, and industry experts say that solar costs will continue to fall. But a shocking 80 percent of Americans are locked out of the rooftop solar. How Many Americans…
Only 13 percent of households with rooftop solar earn less than $45,000 per year, even though this group of Americans makes up a full quarter of the US population. This imbalance reflects the fact that low- and middle-income (LMI) communities, which also are disproportionately affected by air pollution and climate change, have to overcome systemic…
What will it take to bring renewable energy to every American? We believe that this is one of the most important questions facing our country. A solar array is installed in America every two minutes, driving energy savings to American families and allowing them to participate in the renewable energy revolution. Still, 80 percent of…
Solstice is more than just a renewable energy company. We are a mission-driven organization, guided in our daily work by the following five values. Equity | Expand the benefits of the green economy to all. Solar is booming, and the technology is cheaper than ever. In fact, more American households installed solar in the past…