Guest blog - Creating Equitable Renewable Energy
SolarEquity is a 501(c)(3) organization that facilitates the solarization of affordable housing communities by coordinating and funding solar projects across the state. In North Carolina, low-income families are disproportionately affected by the negative impacts of climate change. Moreover, low-income families are the worst equipped to combat climate change given the high upfront costs of renewable energy. For less affluent homeowners, electricity bills account for 5-30% of their total income, placing additional stress on their economic mobility. The Beginning Will Nichols grew up as a huge supporter of Habitat for Humanity and renewable energy. He attended Habitat for Humanity builds monthly while also establishing his high school’s first ever sustainability club. In 2020, he went off to college at UNC-Chapel Hill knowing he wanted to make an impact on either the environment or affordable housing in his community. Funny enough, he had never considered doing both. Du...