Governor awards Marion Institute with solar power grant
MARION – The Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded the Marion Institute $135,700 for a 17.5 kW AC solar system. It is estimated the system will save an estimated $5,000 each year.
The Marion Institute based in Marion is a non-profit that works to strengthen the local food system, ensuring all people can access and enjoy healthy food.
Ten other non-profits were awarded similar grants under the Department of Energy Resources’ Low-Income Services Solar Program.
Grants totaling $2.4 million will help ten nonprofit organizations install rooftop solar systems that will reduce each organization’s electricity costs by between 70 and 100 percent, resulting in more resources for the nonprofits’ critical work.
LISSP helps nonprofit organizations reduce operating costs and strengthen community resilience by providing funding for solar and energy storage systems.
Grants are available to nonprofits that provide critical community services and support Environmental Justice communities across Massachusetts.
The ten grants will result in a total of 612.3 kW AC of new solar energy in Massachusetts. Combined, the grants are estimated to save the nonprofits $274,845 each year in energy costs, or about 958,979 kWh of electricity.
The application period for the next round of funding will open in the coming months. Non-profits interested in applying, including non-profits in municipal light plant territories, can visit https://www.cetonline.org/programs/low-income-services-solar-program/.
