All Points North Foundation Surpasses One Megawatt Milestone of Solar Installations

All Points North Foundation celebrates a major industry milestone− supporting more than one megawatt of solar installations, helping to drive transformative change in awide range of communities and diverse settings across the United States. 

Through over a decade of grant making, this small, private, national foundation has funded both roof-mount and ground-mount photovoltaic installations now collectively generating 1.353 megawatts of solar power, or enough to power more than 168 homes in the U.S. annually (based on average household electricity consumption).  

“This one megawatt milestone is especially significant given that All Points North Foundation typically funds small and medium-size residential and community-scale solar installations, and not larger-scale projects,” said Joe Ogrinc, Director of Solar Grant Partnerships. “From Florida’s Gulf Coast to the PacificNorthwest, the South Dakota plains to the northern tip of Michigan, New Hampshire farmland and placesin between, the grants reflect the foundation’s commitment, since its inception, to navigating communities upward, one project at a time.” 

All Points North Foundation has awarded 49 solar grants to nonprofit organizations in 20 states across the continental United States, with 33 of those grants funding solar installations in the foundation’s priorities: working with small-to-medium science centers, partnering with Tribal communities, and supportingorganizations that provide affordable housing.  

“The installation of a photovoltaic system can be a cost-savings game changer for families, nonprofits, and communities,” said Board Member Anthony Coker, who serves as the foundation’s Solar Committee Chair. “All Points North Foundation is proud to support initiatives that help offset electricity costs and benefit local economies.” 

The foundation’s commitment is not limited to just solar installations. All Points North Foundation alsoprovides grants for solar education and workforce development programs with the goal of expanding and diversifying the solar job pipeline.  

Interim Executive Director Laura Staich emphasized, “Surpassing this megawatt milestone has only strengthened our resolve to continue to find ways to significantly advance the penetration of solar through education, job training, and the use of solar electric technologies.” 

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