Johnson County, Iowa: Innovative Leadership honor for Solarize Johnson County (2018)

Surpasses all expectations, bringing solar to Linn County!

The purpose of a group buy (also known as a Solarize program) is to increase education of local residents about solar photovoltaics (PV), and increase market penetration of residential and small commercial solar PV through a group purchasing program.

Claire Johnson and Jill Houser have just finished installing solar panels on Andy Robinson’s roof as part of the Solar Urbana-Champaign 2.0 program. They are  members of New Prairie Construction’s solar installation team, and part of a mostly female crew. They and other teams from New Prairie Construction will be installing 446.95 kilowatts of solar […]

Interested in learning about solar financing options for your public or private institution? Learn about MREA’s new Solar Finance Simulator while at The Energy Fair in St. Paul this September! Developed as part of MREA’s engagements with higher education, our new Solar Finance Simulator is an easy -to-use online tool for universities, hospitals, municipalities, and […]

Interested in learning about solar financing options for your public or private institution? Learn about MREA’s new Solar Finance Simulator at www.solarprojectbuilder.org. It’s an easy-to-use tool to help universities, hospitals, municipalities, and businesses define and compare solar investment strategies. Developed as part of MREA’s engagements with higher education, our new Solar Finance Simulator is an easy […]

Solar Bloomington-Normal Group Buy wraps up with 434 kW committed on 32 homes and businesses in McLean County.

52 home and business owners in the Milwaukee area have helped the Milwaukee Shines and Solar Shorewood solar group buy programs reach 174 kW of installed solar, the largest total for a solar group buy program in Wisconsin to date. a record for programs of this type in Wisconsin.