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.
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.
We’ve just earned our 2024 Platinum Seal with Candid.org. We are excited to share the work our nonprofit does through our Candid profile. Just click on the seal to the left to learn more.
Initiatives & Events
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April 24 @ 10:00 am
Workforce & Resource Expo | Clean Energy Connect
Power Up your Workforce & Industry Connections! Join us for a dynamic event designed to bring together top talent, sustainability advocates, and industry leaders. Whether you’re hiring, seeking collaborations, or […]
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March 28
Become A Renewable Energy Advocate!
Are you curious to learn more about the energy system, energy democracy, and energy justice? Do you work in an energy adjacent sector such as housing, healthcare, or conservation or […]
Featured News
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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 […]
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March 26, 2025
Metals & Minerals for Renewable Energy Projects: How Do Their Impacts Compare to Fossil Fuels?
Trade-offs: they’re unavoidable. As the world attempts to wean itself off its 100-year-long fossil fuel high, a new challenge arises. Batteries, solar panels and wind turbines all require mined materials […]
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March 13, 2025
Tariffs Could Drive Up Electricity Prices in New York
One of the commodities the US imports from Canada is clean electricity generated by hydropower, and states that are closest to the border, like New York and Minnesota, have entered […]
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February 20, 2025
Falling Costs of Solar Power Will Win the Day
If we lived in a more reasonable- some might say more sane- world, the need to adapt to a warming world would not be a political issue. Alas, we are […]
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February 5, 2025
Community Solar Is Thriving. It’s Also Endangered.
If there’s one thing that was made crystal clear this week, it’s that the new federal government is going to be hostile to renewable energy, despite all its obvious benefits. […]
