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  • Groundswell named the winner of the Bronze Stevie® Award
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    Groundswell named the winner of the Bronze Stevie® Award

    by Groundswell

    Groundswell was recently named the winner of a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Energy Industry Innovation of the Year category in The 17th Annual American Business Awards®. The American Business Awards are the U.S.A.'s premier business awards program.

    May 09, 2019

  • Community Solar Kick Off: Dupont Seventh Day Adventist Church, D.C.
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    Community Solar Kick Off: Dupont Seventh Day Adventist Church, D.C.

    by Becca Eiland

    Thanks in part to Solar For All DC, a program of the Department of Energy and Environment, Groundswell broke ground on two landmark solar projects totaling 168kW of capacity at the 100-year-old DuPont Park Seventh Day Adventist Church located in DC’s historic Ward 7 neighborhood.

    April 18, 2019

  • Black Green History: Growing Opportunities from Within

    Black Green History: Growing Opportunities from Within

    by Groundswell

    Brad Boston, Suncatch Solar Construction owner and 4th generation electrical contractor, shares about his experience in electric and solar construction. With SunCatch, Brad makes Black Green History by advocating and facilitating opportunities for workforce development within the local community.

    February 26, 2019

  • Black Green History: Making History with Mohawk
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    Black Green History: Making History with Mohawk

    by George Bandy Jr.

    A building in and of itself is not anything but a building. The value of a sustainable building is that it educates the people in the building who then go and begin to pollinate that message of responsibility in their own communities and homes.

    February 21, 2019

  • Black Green History:​ Increasing Diversity in the Solar Market
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    Black Green History:​ Increasing Diversity in the Solar Market

    by Groundswell

    We caught up with Terrell Richmond, president and CEO of NYMBUS, to review the compelling findings in his new report and ideas on how to increase the opportunities for diverse participation in the Baltimore and D.C. solar industry.

    February 12, 2019

  • Report: Solar Empowers​...Some
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    Report: Solar Empowers​...Some

    The State of Diversity and Inclusion in the Solar Sector In Washington, DC And Baltimore, MD

    by Terrell Richmond

    A new report by NYMBUS Holdings highlights immediate and measurable steps to close the diversity gap in Washington DC’s solar marketplace to address the underrepresentation of minority and women-owned businesses at every level of the solar supply chain.

    February 07, 2019

  • Coach Dave's Playbook: January 2019

    Coach Dave's Playbook: January 2019

    by David Wright

    2019 is already in full swing and across the country we are seeing significant advances and updates in the world of clean energy. This months blog highlights the initiatives of organizations working to recreate a sustainable future. 

    January 31, 2019

  • Turning “Them” Into “We”: Creating Clean Energy Solutions Together

    Turning “Them” Into “We”: Creating Clean Energy Solutions Together

    by Nina Lobo

    Clean energy is a complex field filled with endless twists and turns — from local policy and technical challenges all the way down to the varying interpretations of “clean energy” as a concept.

    December 21, 2018

  • Exciting Updates on Energy Efficiency Efforts and More in Georgia

    Exciting Updates on Energy Efficiency Efforts and More in Georgia

    by Becca Eiland

    Groundswell’s work is ever-expanding into areas of opportunity including the Southeast and, more specifically, Georgia. Sixteen percent of Georgians fall below the federal poverty line compared to the national average of 12.7%.

    December 14, 2018

  • A 100% Renewable Energy Standard for DC and Energy Efficiency for All

    A 100% Renewable Energy Standard for DC and Energy Efficiency for All

    by Michelle Moore

    On December 18, DC’s City Council will take its final vote on the DC Clean Energy Omnibus Amendment Act of 2018.

    December 10, 2018

  • Coach Dave’s Playbook: November 2018

    Coach Dave’s Playbook: November 2018

    Recent policy changes and exciting innovations that we are seeing in the District and across the globe

    by David Wright

    November 30, 2018

  • A Letter of Thanksgiving

    A Letter of Thanksgiving

    by Michelle Moore

    Thanksgiving is really about gratitude, and gratitude is one of Groundwell’s guiding principles. Michelle Moore, Groundswell's CEO, shares the work that the team has accomplished and milestones to be grateful for this holiday season.

    November 26, 2018

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