HOW OUR SOLAR PROGRAM HELPS COMMUNITIES
In 2020, nineteen communities raised $62,000+ for local projects, including almost $20,000 for local covid-19 relief efforts.
WE WANT TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES TO BECOME ENERGY INDEPENDENT THROUGH 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY AND LOCAL ENERGY CHOICE
Joule has established a community solar program that gives back to the community and enables subscribers who support clean energy generation to spend less on electricity.
Subscribers receive guaranteed electricity bill savings by supporting renewable energy.
We support your community by funding local sustainability efforts.
OUR GIVING BACK PROGRAM PROVIDES FOR
A DIRECT INVESTMENT INTO COMMUNITIES
Joule has established a community solar program that gives back to communities that support clean energy generation. Not only do subscribers in participating municipalities receive guaranteed savings on electricity, Joule makes a direct investment in their communities by helping fund local sustainability projects.
Solar farm developers typically have high customer acquisition costs. By enrolling customers as part of a municipally-endorsed community choice aggregation program, however, we can significantly reduce the sales and marketing budgets required to attract enough customers to make a solar farm project viable. By reducing these costs, we are able to channel savings back into the community.
Funding has been used for various local projects, including the creation of an Arboretum, local tree planting, sustainability efforts at local schools, a refrigerant management program, a "Walk & Bike Project," and more!
Our Giving Back Program has helped communities raise more than $150,000!
Check out what some of our communities are doing!
| PARTICIPATING COMMUNITY | CHOSEN PROJECT |
|---|---|
| City of Beacon | Local Schools |
| Town of Clarkstown | Rockland Community Foundation COVID-19 Relief |
| Village of Cold Spring* | Refrigerant Management Program |
| Town of Geneva | Watershed Projects Benefitting Seneca Lake |
| Village of Haverstraw | Rockland Community Foundation COVID-19 Relief BRIDGES |
| Town of Marbletown | Local Walk & Bike Project Rondout Valley Food Pantry COVID-19 Relief |
| Town of New Paltz | The Family of New Paltz COVID-19 Relief |
| Village of Nyack | Nyack Tree Project |
| Town of Orangetown | Rockland Community Foundation COVID-19 Relief |
| Town of Philipstown* | Refrigerant Management Program |
| Village of Pittsford | Village Arboretum |
| Village of South Nyack | Tree Canopy Improvement Project |
| Village of Upper Nyack | Oak Tree Planting on River Hook |
* The Village of Cold Spring and the Town of Philipstown have chosen to combine Sustainability Funds.