Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and the Louisville Sustainability Council (LSC) right now introduced the official launch of the Photo voltaic Over Louisville solarize marketing campaign and named Kentucky-based Photo voltaic Power Options (SES) because the marketing campaign’s chosen installer.

Photo voltaic Over Louisville will give households in Louisville and the broader area the chance to make use of their collective shopping for energy to acquire discounted wholesale charges for photo voltaic set up by way of SES.

“We should take into account each software in our toolbox to realize our purpose of 100% clear vitality community-wide by 2040. The Photo voltaic Over Louisville solarize program is a good incentive for individuals who’ve been contemplating photo voltaic vitality to make the leap and put money into one thing that can cut back their vitality payments and add to their property values, whereas benefiting the broader group by decreasing greenhouse fuel emissions,” the Mayor stated. “We’re excited to accomplice with the Louisville Sustainability Council and Photo voltaic Power Options on this program.”

The corporate will supply 12% to 19% reductions for members that enroll by way of this program; the low cost price will depend upon the dimensions of the set up. Already, greater than 130 folks have expressed curiosity.

“The Louisville Sustainability Council is proud to accomplice with Louisville Metro Authorities to create Louisville’s first solarize program, Photo voltaic Over Louisville, and we’re happy to call Photo voltaic Power Options because the chosen photo voltaic installer,” stated LSC government director Julia Murray. “This program is designed to teach, help, and maintain our group by way of accessible renewable vitality. It’s the LSC’s hope that this program will play a vital position in reaching Louisville’s city-wide sustainability targets, whereas addressing the systemic obstacles positioned on our most weak group members.”

In November, Louisville Metro Authorities (LMG) issued a Request for Proposals in search of data and pricing proposals from photo voltaic installers for the solarize marketing campaign, and in January, a panel from Louisville Metro and the Sustainability Council, together with group photo voltaic advocates, vetted submissions and selected SES.

SES is the area’s largest and most skilled photo voltaic design, engineering, and building firm, with initiatives in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and surrounding states. Based in Kentucky in 2006, SES has greater than 2,000 lively photovoltaic and battery storage initiatives within the residential, business and utility arenas and has participated in solarize campaigns in Lexington, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Bloomington, Ind.

“Photo voltaic Power Options is honored to be Louisville’s vendor of alternative for the inaugural Photo voltaic Over Louisville program! SES has been the popular provider for a lot of solarize campaigns within the area, and we’re excited deliver our intensive expertise within the engineering and set up of photo voltaic and solarize campaigns to service the residents of Louisville of their quest to put in photo voltaic vitality,” stated Jeffery Nazarko, Vice President of Gross sales and Advertising and marketing at Photo voltaic Power Options.

The town, LSC and SES will host a digital workshop on March 1 at 7 p.m. to supply folks with extra details about the enrollment course of. Particulars about the right way to be part of the workshop and a sign-up kind for these serious about collaborating in Photo voltaic Over Louisville can be found at www.100PercentLou.com/2040.

To increase the advantages of the Photo voltaic Over Louisville marketing campaign to low- to moderate-income residents, LMG might be providing restricted grant funds overlaying the price of photo voltaic set up to income-qualified property proprietor. Qualifying property homeowners might be welcome to use till the grant funds are depleted. Extra details about eligibility and the grant utility course of might be obtainable at www.100PercentLou.com/2040 in March

“We perceive that, even with the beneficiant low cost from SES, investing in photo voltaic is a monetary stretch for some Louisvillians. This grant program is one other means that Louisville Metro helps to meet its dedication to better fairness,” the Mayor stated.

Whereas this system’s main purpose is to incentivize residential funding in photo voltaic, non-residential property homeowners are welcome to use and might be included if the venture is deemed possible inside the solarize marketing campaign. Rooftop photo voltaic has the potential to cut back people’ vitality burden whereas appearing in opposition to local weather change. Residential buildings account for 27.4% of the town’s greenhouse fuel emissions.

Louisville Metro Authorities’s Sustainability Work

Photo voltaic Over Louisville is Louisville Metro Authorities’s newest program aimed toward transferring the town nearer to is purpose of 100% clear vitality community-wide by 2040. People, companies and organizations can also benefit from the next packages by way of the Louisville Metro Workplace of Superior Planning and Sustainability:

Since 2016, Louisville Metro has leveraged over $2.7 million in non-public capital towards vitality effectivity and renewable vitality initiatives by way of its Power Undertaking Evaluation District Program, and almost 1 million sq. ft of cool roofing has been put in by way of the town’s Cool Roof Incentive Program or on city-owned property to cut back the City Warmth Island impact since 2016.

Mayor Fischer has centered on sustainability because the begin of his time period, commissioning the town’s first-ever sustainability plan, Maintain Louisville, as a framework to form progress towards the town’s local weather change targets and later melding these targets into the town’s long-range planning. In 2020, Metro Council handed an ordinance, supported by the Mayor, setting targets of 100% renewable electrical energy for Metro operations by 2030, 100% clear vitality for Metro operations by 2035, and 100% clear vitality community-wide by 2040.

In 2021 alone, Louisville Metro diminished its vitality consumption by 15% and avoiding 2,200 tons of CO2 equal emissions. Louisville additionally lately obtained LEED Silver certification for its sustainability work and has an A Record rating with the worldwide environmental nonprofit CDP.

Louisville Sustainability Council

Because the main sustainability group in Louisville, the Louisville Sustainability Council (LSC) is a catalyst for innovation and collaboration in our group. In contrast to some other group within the area, the LSC strategically connects and convenes organizations and companies with the shared purpose of making a extra simply and sustainable future for our Louisville group. By internet hosting education-based occasions, creating accessible assets, and funding sustainability-driven initiatives throughout the state, the LSC strives to catalyze and maximize our collective impression inside the social, environmental, and financial sustainability sectors.

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