We are honored to begin our new BIPOC Voices series with an essay by Mihku Paul, a Community Activity Coordinator for Gedakina, Inc.., a multi-generational endeavor to strengthen and revitalize the cultural knowledge and identity of Native American youth and families from across New England. This series will feature voices that speak to the intersectionality… Read more
September 4, 2020
Schools & Nonprofits, Solar Power
Mt. Ararat High School started classes this past week, with two major changes in store for students: they are attending in a hybrid format due to COVID-19, so only half of the population is there at a time, and they are taking classes in an entirely new school building, with solar panels on the roof…. Read more
September 4, 2020
Hillside Center for Sustainable Living in Newburyport, MA is taking an incredible new approach to sustainable design. Generating more solar electricity than 48 living units can use is a feat in and of itself, but Hillside Center has gone beyond just that by providing a shared electric vehicle fleet, creating central composting, salvaging building materials, harvesting rainwater,… Read more
August 25, 2020
Communities Going Solar, Solar Power
Under Maine’s new policy, Community Solar Farms are making it possible for every Mainer to save money and reduce carbon pollution, even if your property is unsuitable for an on-site solar array. Our newest solar farm will be located on Mount Desert Island and will be available to folks living in the Versant utility… Read more
August 10, 2020
Laptop Donation Program Open August 2020 ReVision Energy running laptop drive to get technology to New Mainers via Welcoming the Stranger. For the month of August, ReVision Energy will be receiving used-but-not-used-up laptops for asylum-seekers distributed via Welcoming the Stranger, a grassroots project that matches mentors with asylum-seeking families to help them integrate into the Greater Portland, Maine community…. Read more
August 4, 2020
#BtheChange, Conversations on Climate
ReVision Energy’s “Under the Sun” is an in-house publication by our employee-owned solar company which seeks to guide its readership to a deeper understanding of solar energy technology, and the larger issues surrounding the transition to a world powered by 100% renewable energy. We recognize that voices in the BIPOC community have not had their… Read more
July 27, 2020