DOEE Partners with Organizations to Install Solar Panels for DC Residents
The DC Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) is partnering with local organizations to install solar on single-family homes and develop community solar projects for renters. Through a partnership with the DC Sustainable Energy Utility, DOEE can help DC residents save up to $500 annually. The Solar for All program is designed to provide the benefits of solar energy at no cost to 100,000 low-to-moderate income families living in DC.
DC residents who own their homes can apply to have solar systems installed directly on their roofs. Residents living in apartments, condominiums or multi-family buildings can go solar through the District’s community solar program.
Residents living in the District of Columbia who pay their own electricity bill and meet the income guidelines (shown here), could qualify for free solar benefits.
I am the lucky Founder and Administrator of the Climate Steps website/blog/community/soon-to-be-nonprofit , and recently also had the pleasure of becoming a Founding Member of the Board for the upcoming climate action app, Earth Hero (www.earthhero.org). As an environmental scientist for the US. Federal government and for nonprofits for over 22 years, I am about to make a major life change and become a full-time climate activist - a little risky, but necessary. I need to bring my scientific background and communication experience to climate action.
This process started 20 years ago, when I got Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Miami, FL, the pursuit of which allowed me to study the behavioral ecology of a species of mongoose in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Seeing the massive deforestation occurring in that country is what led me to work with Washington DC federal agencies and organizations, so I could focus on applying science for environmental research and action. To support that goal, I further earned an Associates in Project Management from the George Washington University School of Business. However, it became apparent that climate change is a climate crisis, and I intend to devote all my scientific and communication efforts to fighting it.
I created Climate Steps in December 2016, and I love the community discussion aspects especially, as well as the research needed to provide information to help people take action. Feedback on what you would like to see within Climate Steps (website, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram) is very welcome.
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