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.
Introduction
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.
Celebrating our 20th Year!
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.
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.
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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October 10 @ 5:00 pm
Let’s Go Fishing at Stuy Cove Park!
Join us for a Thursday evening fishing clinic on the East River Estuary, held in collaboration with our friends from LES Ecology Center. We’ll try our hand at catch and […]
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October 15 @ 6:30 pm
Energized 2024
Join us on October 15, 2024 for ENERGIZED 2024 at Tribeca Rooftop. This year is a momentous occasion for Solar One, as we proudly commemorate two decades of service in New York […]
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October 26 @ 11:00 am
City of (Food) Forest Day: an edible street tree tour
Our street trees do so much: cool our homes, clean the air, mitigate storm water, provide habitat for wildlife…but did you know they can, at times, provide food and medicine […]
Featured News
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October 4, 2024
There Are No Climate Havens
Hurricane Helene, which claimed the lives of 110 people over the weekend, has also demolished an idea: that there is such a thing as a “climate haven”, or place that’s more […]
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September 12, 2024
Why Is Orange Juice So Expensive? Climate Change Is Affecting the Cost of Food
The US presidential elections are less than two months away, and according to the US News & World Report, inflation and the high cost of living are a top concern […]
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August 29, 2024
The Importance of Soil in a Time of Climate Change
When we consider the impacts of climate change and how they threaten the continued existence of human life on Earth, dramatic scenarios like devastating storms, melting ice caps and sea […]
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August 12, 2024
Solar One in the News: New York Is On Track to Exceed Its Solar Power Targets
New York set some very ambitious climate goals, and some are proving harder to attain than others. But one area where we’re overachieving is in adopting solar energy. As outlined […]
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July 25, 2024
Should Landlords Be Required to Provide A/C to Renters?
Summers are getting hotter, breaking records around the country and around the globe every year. And while NYC has long required landlords to provide a certain amount of heat in […]
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July 8, 2024
The Supreme Court Weakens Federal Regulators
The Supreme Court finished their term by upending a 40-year-old decision that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment, public health, workplace safety and consumer protections, delivering a […]
