Our Impact

Here is what we have done so far

Solar installed on local businesses and non-profits in QOZs so far include 100 yr old family roofing business, 2 African American churches, family-owned organic mattress factory, family-owned distillery, family-owned metals fabrication company, a community center…..and more soon!
Over 1100 solar panels installed
Over 390 kW of solar installed in QOZs
Over 500 MWh annual new solar energy production
Over 350 metric tons of CO2 emission avoided annually

Photos of our installs to date are here

We are listed on the Virginia Opportunity Exchange here

We presented at the Virginia Opportunity Zone Summit Oct 22 2019, Novogradac Opportunity Zone Conference Oct 2019, and Norfolk Opportunity Zone Day Dec 2019; and also have also presented to ODU Women's business network, Network NoVA, Solar Congress 2019, Clean Energy Workgroup, and many others.

We believe that the US must make a major investment in renewable energy to avoid a future with catastrophic climate change and detrimental sea level rise here in Hampton Roads.  Many studies (see list)  show that major increases in renewable energy are feasible and desirable.

According to the US EPA, in 2016, U.S. greenhouse gas emissions totaled 6.511 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents, or 5.795 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents after accounting for sequestration from the land sector. At least 28% of those carbon emissions come from electricity generation.

According to Bloomberg, as of January 28, 2019

“Corporations purchased 13.4 gigawatts of clean power through long-term contracts, more than doubling 2017’s total, helped by demand from new industries and previously untrodden markets.” This is exactly the effort we are hoping to grow within the qualified opportunity zones of Virginia.