Solar Energy for Schools, Nonprofits & Municipalities
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine's Portland Clubhouse uses this large-scale solar hot water system to reduce fossil fuel costs for water heating
The rising cost of energy has made solar a better choice than ever for schools, nonprofit organizations and towns. A very different funding and budgetary process means that these organizations often need a creative partner in order to make projects happen.
ReVision Energy can help your organization evaluate your solar opportunities, identify funding sources, and successfully install a solar energy system that will save your organization money for 20+ years.
Why Choose ReVision for Solar?
ReVision Energy has worked with hundreds of schools, municipalities, and nonprofits over the last 8 years to make solar projects a reality.
We work in a variety of capacities, often from the early stages, helping to identify and collaborate on grants and other funding opportunities. When projects move forward, our highly-trained, professional team will install the system in a timely manner.
Our organization has a suite of professional credentials including 6 installers with NABCEP Certifications, two professional engineers (P.E.) and a management team with over thirty years combined solar industry experience. ReVision Energy's project supervisors also hold master electrician and master plumber licenses to ensure that every completed system is code-compliant and qualifies for government financial incentives.
Example Solar Electric Systems:
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ReVision Investments
ReVision Energy so believes in the mission of bringing solar to nonprofit organizations that company founders Phil Coupe, Bill Behrens, and Fortunat Mueller created another company, ReVision Investments, along with environmental attorney Steve Hinchman.
ReVision Investments helps nonprofits reduce the costs of solar energy systems by creating a mechanism for private donors to purchase solar energy systems on behalf of nonprofits and thus qualify for state and federal incentives. After a period of time, the donor can elect to sell the solar energy system to the nonprofit at a steeply reduced rate, or donate the system completely.
Contact us for more information on ReVision Investments.
Nonprofit/School/Municipal Solar Case Studies:
Below is a sample of the many solar projects for schools, nonprofits and towns we've completed in the last 8 years
Unity College Leads Nation with First Net-Zero Dorm, the “TerraHaus”
Unity College’s TerraHaus is the first college dorm build to passive house standards. Solar thermal collectors will provide most of its hot water Just in time for classes, Unity College opened up the doors to TerraHaus, a boldly innovative, low-energy college dorm that aims to demonstrate the height of high performance building on college campuses.Read the Rest...
MOFGA Grows Energy Independence with Solar Electric Array
Farming and gardening is, of course, the original use of solar power, but the Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association (MOFGA) went the next step and installed the 21st century evolution: an 11.7kw solar photovoltaic array. This grid-tied system has no moving parts, no batteries, just fifty-two Solon Blue 225 watt panels tied to twoRead the Rest...
Green College Dorm Ready for Students
The Morning Sentinel reported on the new TerraHaus eco-friendly student housing at Unity College. Beth Staples writes: Belfast-based G*O Logic architect Matthew O’Malia and carpenter Alan Gibson designed and built the nation’s first dorm to meet passive house certification standards. The standards, the highest international standards for energy efficiency, require that the dorm use 90Read the Rest...
SMCC SEA Center Puts Solar on Center Stage
SMCC’s SEA Director John Brautigam standing before a suite of solar energy systems recently installed by ReVision Energy. ReVision recently wrapped installation of a suite of solar systems at Southern Maine Community College’s Sustainable Energy Alternatives (SEA) Center. The SEA Center is a major part of SMCC’s efforts to become a regional center for educationRead the Rest...
4-H Learning Center at Bryant Pond to Demonstrate Solar Electric Technology
Thanks to an Efficiency Maine Grant, the new learning center at the Bryan Pond 4-H camp will provide nearly all of its power from the sun! Thanks to a grant from Efficiency Maine, the new year-round lodge at UMaine’s 4-H Learning Center will generate virtually all of its electricity by harnessing sunshine. For over 50Read the Rest...
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