INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Solar One
Solar One is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization whose mission is to design and deliver innovative education, training, and technical assistance that fosters sustainability and resiliency in diverse urban environments.
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Our Focus
Solar One fosters sustainable practices and environmental equity across New York City through innovative programs in K-12 environmental education, green workforce training, solar installation technical assistance, and eco-park stewardship.
By catalyzing new ways of living and working that respond to a world affected by climate change, Solar One is transforming the way people think about energy, the urban environment, and resilience. Solar One strives to bring those most affected by environmental injustice to the forefront of developing and benefitting from the clean energy economy.
Our Programs
Green Design Lab
Solar One is recognized as a leader in environmental STEM education in NYC. For over 13 years, Solar One’s K-12 education program has reached nearly 40,000 students, in all five boroughs of NYC and Newark, NJ. Learn more about our programs for teachers, students and career-readiness learning tracks.
Green Workforce
Solar One provides a skills development curriculum in basic construction, electrical, solar panel installation, and maintenance of high efficiency heating and cooling systems. Learn more about how we are accelerating access to clean energy jobs and the green economy.
Community Engagement
The Community Engagement Team at Solar One connects graduates of our Green Workforce Training with competitive, sustainable job opportunities, backed by lifelong employment support. Our expert employment specialists forge strong relationships with NYC employers, creating invaluable job opportunities for our students.
Here Comes Solar
Through solar expertise, a successful technical assistance model, and strong partnerships, Solar One is making the benefits of solar energy systems accessible in NYC’s historically underserved communities. Learn more about the impact of the program and how you can participate.
Stuy Cove Park
Stuy Cove Park serves the Lower Manhattan community and beyond as a resilient green space. Solar One manages this city-owned property in partnership with the NYC Economic Development Corporation. Learn more about the park’s history, current status and future plans.
Clean Energy Communities
Solar One provides direct technical support to encourage leadership among NYC residents and building owners in clean energy adoption and reductions of greenhouse gas emissions. Learn more about incentives with Community Solar, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency and Demand Response.
Bronx & Brooklyn Energy Hub
Solar One is one of three local organizations partnering to implement the Bronx and Brooklyn Energy Hub. We offer personalized support to access grants, rebates, incentives, and financing that can help reduce energy use, lower utility costs, and increase comfort.
Solar One Environmental Education Center
The Solar One Environmental Education Center will be a model of resiliency for hurricanes, storm surges, and other potential emergency conditions. The Center will be an education destination for thousands of NYC public school children who participate in our Green Design Lab programs each year.
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Initiatives & Events
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September 4 @ 5:30 pm
Fishing Clinic at Stuy Cove Park | September
Come get up close & personal with the finned friends of the East River Estuary! Thanks to our ongoing collaboration with Lower East Side Ecology Center, we are once again […]
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September 9 @ 6:30 pm
Solar One’s “People-Power for the Planet” Community Social
On Tuesday, September 9th, 2025, we are hosting Solar One’s People-Power for the Planet Community Social: a joyful, outdoor celebration for the Grand Opening of the brand-new Solar One Environmental […]
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September 18 @ 11:00 am
Gardening with Vets – Women & Families
Join us for a morning of connecting to land and one another at Stuyvesant Cove, a waterside native plant park just a few blocks down the street from the Manhattan […]
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September 21 @ 1:00 pm
Sun Day | A Family Festival to Support the Clean Energy Movement in NYC
On September 21st, Solar One is supporting the global Sun Day movement, organized by the environmental author Bill McKibben in collaboration with his organization Third Act. This will take place […]
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October 4 @ 10:00 am
City of (Food) Forest Day at Stuy Cove Park!
Our new Environmental Education Center is finally open, and we are ready to start making moves on our new food forest education garden! Join Stuy Cove Park staff for a […]
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October 16 @ 6:30 pm
Solar One Gala: Learning & Growing Together
The Solar One Gala: Learning & Growing Together, on Thursday, October 16th, 2025, will be an evening soirée by the East River, celebrating the supporters, partners, and visionaries who helped […]
Featured News
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August 7, 2025
Announcement: The Grand Opening of The Environmental Education Center Is One Month Away
On September 9th, Solar One will be celebrating the Grand Opening of its new Environmental Education Center, nestled in the oasis that is native-plants park, Stuy Cove Park, located on […]
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August 19, 2025
The Impact of HR1 (“The President’s Big Bill”) on Rooftop and Community Solar
How To Access Federal Solar Incentives While They Last Background: On July 4th, the much-debated “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (HR1) was signed by President Trump and became law. On […]
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June 4, 2025
Combating Climate Apathy with Science
One of the biggest challenges in addressing climate change is illustrated by the “boiling frog” metaphor: A frog sitting in a pot of water that is being heated gradually will […]
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May 21, 2025
Let the City Know How You Feel About the NYC Urban Forest Plan
Trees play a critical role in the quality of urban life, reducing the urban heat island effect, mitigating air pollution and helping to manage stormwater. Currently, the NYC tree canopy […]
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May 8, 2025
Organizations Will Continue National Climate Assessment
The National Climate Assessment, an ongoing project to review the nation’s climate change preparedness, has been the subject of attacks by the current administration, which dismissed hundreds of scientists working […]
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April 24, 2025
Attribution Science Could Help States Hold Polluters Accountable for Climate Damage
Multiple states, including New York and Vermont, have passed or are preparing Climate Change Superfund Acts, legislation which requires fossil fuel companies to pay into a fund to defray the […]
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April 9, 2025
How Hot Is Too Hot?
In Kim Stanley Robinson’s climate fiction novel The Ministry for the Future, the story begins during an extreme heat wave in India. Temperatures and humidity, together known as “wet bulb […]
