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| Country | United States | |
| City | Washington | |
| Name | Solar United Neighbors | |
| Date | 2017 (its origins go back to 2007) | |
| Description of the project | SUN’s mission is to help make energy clean, local, equitable, affordable, and reliable for everyone, notably including those who think they can least afford it.
The way it works is to form co-ops; co-op participants then pool their bulk purchasing power to select one installer through an open, competitive bidding process. Co-op participants decide which proposal is best for the group as a whole. This process ensures that everyone receives a quality installation at the best price available. According to SUN’s website, “installing solar invests money in the local economy, and keeps more money in families’ pockets.” In addition to their nine state-based programs, which help individual communities to solarize their homes through offering resources, technical support, and training, they work with each community to help them advocate for their rights as solar owners. However, SUN is interested in pushing its agenda nationwide, its mission and mandate is much broader and bigger than any single community or group of people. They are fully versed in the most cutting edge technology pertaining to solar energy and well connected to highly skilled installers, developers and energy engineers and scientists. |
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| Urban Co-Governance | Moderate | |
| Enabling State | Weak | |
| Pooling | Strong | |
| Experimentalism | Strong | |
| Tech Justice | Strong | |
| Project Website | https://www.solarunitedneighbors.org/ | |
| References, sources, contact person(s) | Website: here. Facebook: here. Twitter: here. Catalogue for Philanthropy: here. Article in Solar Power World (October 2017): here. For additional news articles about SUN see: here. Contact : info@solarunitedneighbors.org |
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