{"id":6458,"date":"2012-05-07T07:37:06","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T11:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/?p=6458"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:44:41","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:44:41","slug":"washington-dc-solar-community-inspires-others-to-go-solar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/washington-dc-solar-community-inspires-others-to-go-solar\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington DC Solar Community Inspires Others to Go Solar"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Installing solar power<\/a> on the rooftop of a building may be financially daunting for many people. But if you get together with your neighbors, perhaps the dream of going solar may become attainable.<\/p>\n


\nThis is what the Mount Pleasant community<\/a> in Washington DC did. Back in 2006 Anya Schoolman and Jeff Morley chose solar power as their path to a sustainable way of life. They realized that the cooperative model was the best route to take.<\/p>\n

When people get together on solar power, they can get cheaper systems through bulk purchase. Besides, they can share expertise and learn together in the process. And so the Mt. Pleasant solar coop was born and its goal is to develop a model that can be tested in their community and then rolled out across any community in Washington DC. <\/p>\n

So far, the project has spawned eight solar coops across the city. This is the main point of the project: to provide support and inspire other communities to embrace sustainable energy.<\/p>\n

Watch the video and be inspired:<\/em>
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