Solar for Non-profits

Many school districts on Long Island are looking into installing solar-electric systems under the LIPA Solar Pioneer Program, according to the New York Times. Many churches, libraries, and other non-profits are choosing solar to save costs and the planet -- two good causes!

About Installations for Non-profits
More Nonprofits Looking Into Solar
According to a recent article in the New York Times, on Long Island many nonprofits, including school districts, are considering the benefits of solar power.

Carle Place and Malverne school districts were the first two to install solar power and that many other districts -- Smithtown, East Hampton,  Shoreham-Wading River, Bellmore, North Bellmore, Levittown -- had been approved for rebates or are in the process of having installations completed.

Solar for Non-Profits Expertise
Built Well Solar has completed or is in the process of completing several solar installations for churches, libraries, and other non-profits across Long Island. As a result, they understand the unique requirements and procedures involved in these types of installations, including financing and the LIPA rebate process. For more information and to have your place of worship or other non-profit site evaluated for solar, contact Built Well Solar at (516) 695-1000 or by e-mail.

Financial Incentives for Non-Profits
LIPA cash rebates: With cash rebates that LIPA offers to non-profits, such as schools and churches, as well as to municipalities, the price of a PV system is substantially reduced. Thousands of dollars are provided by LIPA as a cash incentive to make the switch to solar electricity, a way to reduce the strain on Long Island's energy grid. Call us at 516-695-1000 to find out what the current rebate levels are today. See LIPA PV Rebate Availability, http://www.lipower.org/cei/ solar.html. Act now to schedule your PV installation to benefit from today's generous rebate amounts.

• Credits/Buybacks:  Net metering is now offered for all applications. The solar power your system collects runs your LIPA meter backwards whenever there is any excess, and you are credited for that excess energy production as it goes back to the LIPA grid, for use on cloudy days or at night toward the total annual usage amount. 

• Unique Financing for Schools: For schools financing a solar-electric installation may be accomplished
using one or a combination of three options:
1. Energy Performance Contracts –Solar power is often installed as part of an overall Energy Performance
Contract, which ultimately can pay for itself in energy cost savings.
2. EXCEL Aid – Capital improvements, including energy-related projects, are eligible for the EXpanding our
Children’s Education and Learning (EXCEL) aid. Contact the SED to see if funding remains available.
3. State Aid –Capital projects such as the installation of a solar-electric system are state “aidable”.

Contact Us
If you have any questions and want to learn more about non-profit solar installations, including how Built Well Solar will help you through every step in the process, call us at (516) 695-1000 or reach us by e-mail.