Powered by people: Volunteers who make the sun shine

Throughout our work, SUN relies on our incredible solar supporters, whose commitment to solar and to their communities sustains our movement. We spoke with two of our superstar volunteers, Jim Kotcon in West Virginia and Amy Hubbard in Washington D.C., about their work with SUN and…

Indiana Renewable Energy Day 2023

We stood up for our solar rights at the 5th annual Renewable Energy Day! More than 100 Hoosiers gathered at the State Capitol in Indianapolis to meet with their legislators and advocate for more renewable energy to power Indiana’s future.  Event speakers included Representative Matt Pierce, Representative Sue…

Making solar possible in Allegheny County

Tiffany Taulton, Direct of Outreach & Sustainability at the Hazelwood Initiative In Pittsburgh, we are using our fourth co-op in Allegheny County to close the gap between those who can afford solar and those who can’t. Thanks to a successful community crowdfunding campaign and local philanthropic grantmakers, we…

The game-changer: Winning the biggest solar bill in a generation

Katie Kienbaum, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance Solar supporters had an opportunity to pass ambitious legislation that would invest in distributed solar energy so that more Americans could benefit from solar energy. To achieve this, Solar United Neighbors helped develop a vision: to power one-in-…

A huge victory for solar in the Sunshine State

Save our Solar rally in Tallahassee Florida utilities have waged a multi-year campaign to take away Floridians’ right to go solar. This year, they pushed a bill to take away net metering. SUN fought back, and won through advocacy, coalition-building, and grassroots organizing. In February, SUN…

Indiana Supreme Court Sides with monopoly Utilities in EDG case

The new year greeted solar supporters with a disappointing opinion from the Indiana Supreme Court. The decision will allow an investor-owned monopoly utility to continue providing unfair compensation to solar owners for the electricity they generate but don’t consume themselves. While the case…

SUN da la bienvenida a un nuevo director para liderar el programa en Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico ha sido mi hogar por casi 13 años. Al igual que muchos de mis vecinos, yo también he experimentado de primera mano los impactos del Huracán María y Fiona, y como ellos, estoy frustrado de los apagones constantes, el aumento del costo de la electricidad y la mala…

SUN welcomes program director to lead new efforts in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico has been my home for almost 13 years. Like many of my neighbors, I’ve also experienced firsthand the impacts of Hurricanes María and Fiona, and like them, I’m frustrated by the persistent power outages, utility mismanagement and increased electricity costs. In the wake of Hurricane Fiona, and at…

Arizona sun to power seven Tucson nonprofits

Seven Tucson nonprofits are going solar thanks to the Nonprofit Solar Project. The Nonprofit Solar Project is a partnership between the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona (CFSA) and Solar United Neighbors (SUN). It launched in April, 2022. The goal is to help nonprofits in Pima County go solar. It…