At her concert last week, Award-winning singer songwriter Ani DiFranco became a big-time supporter of Community Energy’s efforts to grow our residential program!  Because Ani is very green (her Righteous Babe production office in a church in Buffalo uses geothermal power) and because she has chosen wind power on her electricity bills for her home, Community Energy decided to donate 1 MWh of wind energy to power Ani’s performance at The...

This is an exciting week for Community Energy. We are beginning construction on our first rooftop solar system under Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).  The 29kW solar system is on the roof of the campus center at Smith College in Northampton, MA. The Campus Center is a beautifully designed modern building, a perfect match for solar panels. 

Under our agreement with Smith College, we own and operate the solar system and sell the...

YARDS has done it again!* Last week, YARDS Brewing Company was the proud recipient of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce’s Green Business of the Year award:

In recognition of Yards Brewing Company's continued dedication to the    environmental stewardship of the Greater Philadelphia region and leadership in promoting a sustainable urban business model.

In appreciation of Yards' customers and supporters, who support the...

Last weekend I had the opportunity to attend the Pennsylvania Powershift Summit at Penn State organized by the Energy Action Coalition. Powershift 09 is a movement of young motivated people and students looking to repower America with 100% clean energy and create millions of jobs that put American’s back to work. Cool right?

This youthful group shared ideas and presentations at classroom style workshops varying from Renewable Energy to...

My 3-year-old daughter is really into Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax lately. This isn’t her parents trying to indoctrinate her as an environmentalist. She just picked it off her shelf the other day and I’ve read it to her at least ten times in three days. I don’t mind as I happen to be a big fan of Dr. Seuss’s musical qualities and the reminder that if you can’t find a rhyming word, just make one up. The book also gives me the chills every time…even...