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SunCommon sets example for divestment
While we at SunCommon chose to divest our retirement portfolios from dirty, fossil fuel last year, it seems the state of Vermont may be catching on to the idea. According to this VTDigger article,...
View ArticleThe Value of Solar: A Resilient Grid
“Damage to Vermont’s electric utilities from a two-day snowstorm has exceeded that of Tropical Storm Irene and the infamous 1998 ice storm,” the state’s largest power provider said Friday as thousands...
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The Value of Solar: Stability
Spontaneity and unpredictability are great when you’re planning your next adventure vacation, but when you’re trying to pay the bills? Not so much. We all work with a monthly budget. When you sit down...
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The Value of Solar: Savings
Folks are going solar for many reasons – but a huge motivator lately? Savings. Solar has never been more accessible and more affordable than it is right now. “I haven’t paid anything to Green Mountain...
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Bristol Sun Carnival 2016
Bristol Green - July 31 @ 2pm What exactly is the Sun CARnival? The Sun CARnival has become an annual tradition here at SunCommon, and it only continues to grow as more and more people have become...
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Are solar panels a good investment?
When doing nothing costs. We all know the best practices for managing – and minimizing – debt. Pay off any credit cards each month; put a little extra toward the mortgage to pay down that principal;...
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Watts For Windsor
Information about Watts for Windsor! Windsor and West Windsor, Vermont, is a unique historical community that has the opportunity to make its mark as a frontrunner for citizen involvement with...
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Got Millennials in the workplace?
I’m a millennial. I’m a 22-year-old recent college graduate and I cringe when I articles about millennials in the workplace. An Urban Dictionary post says: “At work, millennials believe themselves to...
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Leasing or buying solar in Vermont
Our vision for a clean energy home starts with collecting power from the sun. Looking into solar, but how to pay for it? Paying for a solar system now means no upfront cash and monthly payments that...
View ArticleSolar Community Digital and Field Organizer
OUR PURPOSE SunCommon believes that everyone has the right to a healthy environment and safer world — and clean energy is where it starts. Energy from the sun can power our lives, heat our homes and...
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Front Porch Forum: Hosting Community Solar in Vermont
Community Solar Here’s How It Works We’ve figured it out so that all Vermonters, businesses and nonprofits have a solar option. Community Solar members receive solar credits produced by the group...
View ArticleShelburne News: Community Solar Array projects on the rise
by Lynn Monty SunCommon of Waterbury Center will build a one-acre solar array on Hinesburg resident Marilyn Brown’s property at 534 Fletcher Farm Road. The Hinesburg Planning Commission reviewed the...
View ArticleOpinion: Community Solar members save money
by Bruce Baldwin About a year ago my wife watched a newscast on WPTZ where they ran a piece on heat pumps. Spurred by environmental and financial reasons, we were looking for a way to decrease the...
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Vermont Solar Incentive Value Drops in 2017
Vermont Solar Incentive Value Drops in 2017 Why it’s a better deal to go solar now State policy makers are finalizing a new solar policy for our state. As the policy process comes to a close, it’s...
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The New SunCommon Launches in NY
Ontario, NY – With excitement for a greener future Sustainable Energy Developments, Inc. (SED), an Ontario, NY renewable energy company, announces a rebranding through a partnership with Vermont based...
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Solar Canopy Innovation Celebrated by Gov. Scott
On a brisk (single digits!) January morning in our capital city, we unveiled our latest innovation, the Solar Canopy, at the first public installation at Montpelier’s Hunger Mountain Co-op. Though his...
View ArticleTrump leaves climate action to us
A note from our co-founder Duane Peterson, on the eve of the Trump administration’s executive order on climate change. The American government today officially reversed course on protecting us from...
View ArticleBenefit Corporation in Action!
Did you know that SunCommon NY is a certified Benefit Corporation, also known as a B Corp? This means we are committed to our triple bottom line of People, Planet, and Profit and dedicated to using our...
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Faces of SunCommon NY: Meet Our Customer, Messner Carpet
We had the privilege to sit down with Ted Messner of Messner Carpet, one of our cutting-edge commercial solar clients, to talk renewable energy. Messner Carpet had a unique challenge when considering...
View ArticleSunCommon NY Awarded the Number One Spot on the 2017 Rochester Chamber Top 100
We are incredibly proud and humbled to announce that SunCommon NY was awarded the No. 1 spot on this year’s Top 100 list of fastest-growing companies in the Rochester area by the Rochester Chamber. We...
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