When President* Trump first proposed new tariffs on imported solar panels, industry stakeholders predicted that solar installations in the US would grind to a halt. The worst has yet to materialize. The rate of solar growth slowed last year but it is picking up again, and the US solar industry could emerge stronger than ever. […]
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PRESS RELEASE UPDATED: JUL 26, 2018 09:00 EDT Greenworks Lending, a commercial PACE (C-PACE) capital provider, and CollectiveSun, the nation’s only company dedicated exclusively to helping nonprofits and tax-exempt organizations fund solar projects, announced today a partnership that will break down the financial barriers that nonprofits and charities face when considering solar photovoltaic systems. Together, the […]
Greenworks Lending, a commercial PACE (C-PACE) capital provider, and CollectiveSun, the nation’s only company dedicated exclusively to helping nonprofits and tax-exempt organizations fund solar projects, announced today a partnership that will break down the financial barriers that nonprofits and charities face when considering solar photovoltaic systems. Together, the firms have created a commercial finance product […]
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In a groundbreaking decision, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), the largest municipal utility in the U.S., recently granted to CollectiveSun the right to market its proprietary Solar Power Agreement (SPA) in the LADWP service area. CollectiveSun is the only solar funding organization that exclusively serves nonprofit and other tax-exempt organizations. The Los Angeles […]
The Trump administration says its 30% solar panel import tariff will protect the solar industry from unfair trade practices and bring manufacturing investment, and subsequently jobs, back into the country. But trade experts, solar industry analysts, and solar project finance advisers said the tariff could have the opposite effect, similar to that of a tariff […]
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CollectiveSun, the only company dedicated exclusively to helping nonprofits and tax-exempt organizations fund solar projects, today announced it has teamed up with EnergySage, the nation’s leading online comparison-shopping marketplace for solar. This collaboration creates a powerful new solution that allows all nonprofits and tax-exempt entities to seamlessly navigate the solar purchasing and financing process. The […]
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It’s always great to find partners that share similar missions, insights, and goals – so it’s great CollectiveSun has found just that in our newest lending partner, CDF Capital. Much like how CollectiveSun exclusively assists nonprofits in going solar, CDF Capital assists churches in funding projects that benefit the church’s mission, objectives, and growth. CDF Capital […]
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When readers last encountered CollectiveSun three years ago, the San Diego-based social enterprise had recently launched. Its mission: to help small nonprofits finance solar projects. Since that time, the goal hasn’t changed, but the financing model has. The problem the company addresses is the following: When it comes to paying for solar projects, small nonprofits–churches, schools and […]
With over one hundred years of history, Brea Congregational United Church of Christ has steadily built on strong ties to the community. As a self-stated Green Church, Brea Congregational UCC commits to “embrace the responsibility of achieving a sustainable earth” by taking “tangible steps such as adopting a holistic approach for our garden space to […]
CollectiveSun’s Financing Solution, designed specifically for nonprofits, decreases the cost of any nonprofit’s solar project by 15% and enables the nonprofit to raise the remaining amount (85%) using a variety of options. If you were a nonprofit and you Googled “solar for nonprofits”, very few solar installers would appear and the reason why is simple. […]
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