Solar4Us @ Henderson Hopkins

Solar4Us @ Henderson-Hopkins

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Reducing the energy burden of Baltimore’s low-income households

Through a generous partnership with Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership School (Henderson-Hopkins), an innovative K-8 public contract school located in East Baltimore, Maryland, the nonprofit Climate Access Fund is developing a community solar project, Solar4Us @ Henderson-Hopkins, on the school’s rooftop to benefit low-income households in the area. The project expects to provide 175 qualified low-income households with discounted solar power, to offer paid apprenticeships and contracts to local residents and firms, and to partner with the school to educate students and their families about solar.

“We are very excited to partner with the Climate Access Fund to bring the benefits of a Solar4Us project to our families, teachers, staff and broader community.”
—Peter Kannam
Principal, Henderson-Hopkins

Solar for Community
Solar by Community

Solar4Us @ Henderson-Hopkins will be an estimated 874 kW community solar array located on the rooftop of the Henderson-Hopkins School. The Climate Access Fund, a local nonprofit green bank, will develop and manage the Project, which aims to offset nearly 27,000 metric tons of CO2e over 35 years.

The Climate Access Fund plans to disseminate project data, lessons learned, and best practices to its networks to accelerate the flow of philanthropic, conventional banking, and private investment capital into smaller, urban community solar projects specifically tailored to benefit LMI communities across Maryland and the country. The Climate Access Fund anticipates that increased development of these types of projects will help lower-wealth, overburdened communities participate more fully in the clean energy economy.

Local Project Impact

The Project expects to be the first of its kind in Maryland, generating social, economic, and environmental benefits to the following local community stakeholders:

An estimated 175 low- to moderate-income (LMI) households, prioritizing those in the Henderson-Hopkins School community and surrounding neighborhoods in East Baltimore, who subscribe for discounted solar energy from the Project. The Climate Access Fund expects the Project to provide customers with an estimated $200 in annual savings, totalling over $1.6 million over 35 years.
A targeted four to six solar construction apprentices, prioritizing those from the surrounding local community. The Climate Access Fund is teaming up with a local nonprofit organization to bring paid apprenticeships to the Project.
Local contractors, firms, and organizations to fulfill various Project-related services, such as accounting, community education, and Project construction sub-specialties.
Henderson-Hopkins students (and related households) who are members of the to-be-formed school club that will focus on clean energy topics ranging from solar to energy efficiency.
Certain LMI customers, who pay solar bills consistently for a predetermined period of time will be awarded the economic benefits of partial ownership in the Project.

Get involved with Solar4Us @ Henderson Hopkins:

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Are you a low- to moderate-income household who is part of the Henderson Hopkins community or residing in East Baltimore? Do you currently receive energy from Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE)? If you answer yes to both of these questions, you may be eligible to receive discounted solar energy. Contact us to find out more about this exciting project, Solar4Us @ Henderson Hopkins.

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Make a Donation

Make a tax-deductible donation to the Climate Access Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to help us achieve our goal of increasing access to discounted clean energy — and other social, economic and environmental benefits of solar — for low- to moderate-income households.

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Become a Trainee

Are you interested in the construction of our inaugural community solar project, Solar4Us @ Henderson Hopkins? With our partners, we are offering paid apprenticeships for residents in Baltimore City who are interested in becoming certified solar installers and/or solar project operators. Contact us to find out more.

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Provide Services

Are a you a Baltimore City-based firm who can provide one of the many services that could support Solar4Us @ Henderson Hopkins? We are looking to partner with local service firms to provide services ranging from construction sub-specialities to program administration. Contact us.

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