July 2011 Newsletter

Community Energy Will Build Largest Solar Power Project in Pennsylvania with Commitment from Franklin & Marshall College

Community Energy is partnering with Franklin & Marshall College for the first large-scale solar project in Pennsylvania.  F&M will purchase Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs) from the Keystone Solar Project that Community Energy will build on farmland in East Drumore Township, Lancaster, PA in 2012.
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Residential Rooftop Solar Update

In our last newsletter, we announced that we now offer residential customers the chance to have solar panels installed at their homes at no upfront cost through a Solar Lease. This has been an exciting new product offering for New Jersey and Massachusetts residents!  We are succeeding in our residential solar efforts in these states and are now exploring how to offer this product to residents elsewhere.
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Run for Clean Air and Local Wind Energy

Community Energy recently participated in the Philadelphia based Clean Air Council’s annual 5K Run for Clean Air! The event took place Saturday April 16th in the shadows of the Philadelphia Art Museum.  Since 1981, the Run has been the Philadelphia Region's largest Earth Day event.  Always fun and a great workout, this year did not disappoint. Despite being cold and windy, thousands of Philadelphia area residents came out in support!
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Solar for the Next Generation

Community Energy’s mission is to build a clean energy future.  Educating people about renewable energy is an important component of that mission.  With this in mind Ian Sneed, the manager of Community Energy’s on-site solar energy systems, accepted an invitation from the Souderton Charter School Collaborative in Pennsylvania to speak to their third and fourth graders about solar energy.
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