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Foodlink Curbside Market Goes Electric With GreenSpark
Foodlink's Curbside Market, Rochesters mobile fresh food market now runs on clean, local energy from GreenSpark Solar!
GreenSpark & Ecogy Energy Project for Maryknoll Voted Editor’s Choice for “Coolest Carport” by Solar Builder
On November 15, 2021, Solar Builder Magazine announced its 2021 winners for Projects of the Year: Editor's Choice, GreenSpark Solar & Ecogy Energy's project for Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers, winning "Coolest Carport."
GreenSpark Solar Earns Second on Rochester Top 100 List
GreenSpark Solar, an Ontario, NY based renewable energy company, has earned second place on the Annual Greater Rochester Chamber Top 100 List.
All Ships Rise Together: GreenSpark Named a Top Workplace
For the third time, GreenSpark Solar has been named in the top three as part of the Democrat & Chronicle’s Top Workplaces list. The 2021 honor came with another special designation - the Communication award.
Leenhouts Family and GreenSpark Solar Develop Local Solar Farm
Chairman of Home Leasing announced the completion of a 2.2 MW solar array that will power Home Leasing Affordable Housing Communities throughout the Greater Rochester area. GreenSpark proudly designed, developed, and installed this array, in the same town our company is based.
Removing Politics & Morality from the Climate Change Conversation
My dad has consistently reminded me to “talk nice” for my entire life. In his honor, I wrote this piece in an effort to help people to find a way to take the discussion on climate change as an opportunity to teach, learn, and talk nice. I have been frustrated watching the discussion being taken as an opportunity to question the politics or morality of someone who does not fully understand the opportunity that lies in front of us to combat climate change. -Kevin Schulte Removing Politics & Morality from the Climate Change Conversation I must admit that I have…
Heritage Christian Services
https://youtu.be/8UPF6bQ-UPQHeritage Christian Services, a non-profit agency that supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, offsets 100% of their electricity needs in the Rochester region with local solar power. Heritage Christian Services entered into solar power purchase agreements as the anchor offtaker in two community solar arrays.GreenSpark Solar developed and installed the two projects which are owned by Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure (KSI). Heritage Christian Services is expected to save approximately $2 million in energy costs over the 25-year power purchase agreement.The first community solar array was installed by GreenSpark in 2018 in the town of Parma, NY. The 2.7 MW array…
Three Reasons Businesses Are Going Solar
Though they get talked about the most in the news these days, it’s not just big corporations--Google, Walmart, Apple, Intel, IKEA, and more--that are making the shift to solar. Western NY businesses, municipalities, and institutions like Rochester Regional Health, RIT, General Motors, Heritage Christian Services, the University of Rochester, and the Town of Williamson, among many others, have invested in local solar with GreenSpark. We’ve worked with companies and organizations of all sizes to help them find the right solar solution for their needs. In our 16+ years of experience, we’ve seen a number of reasons as to why local…
Local Non-Profit Goes Solar
Rochester, NY - Heritage Christian Services (HCS), a non-profit offering supports and services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Upstate NY, is going green with a 2.69 MW solar array in Parma, NY. This array will allow Heritage Christian to have a more responsible energy footprint and reinvest the savings back into its dedicated workforce. The solar project was developed and installed by Ontario, NY based GreenSpark Solar, a local B Corp serving the Greater Rochester Area, the Finger Lakes region, and Western NY for over 17 years. “Our workforce not only does a tremendous job supporting people,…
