Stabilize and Reduce Operating Expenses
When you go solar, you lock in utility rates on day one. This leads to fixed electricity costs and lowered operating expenses so you can focus more on your core mission.
Solar for Non-Profits & the Public Sector
The Benefits of Solar
Solar for non-profits, local governments, public and private universities, K-12 schools, hospitals, and religious entities supports your community’s preference for clean energy while saving on operating expenses. These savings can then be used for your core mission.
Exclusive Financing Model for Non-Profits
Namaste Solar can help achieve solar for non-profits with public and private funding options unique to non-profits. Plus, take advantage with no money out of pocket.
Build Climate Resilience
In a warming world, doing the right thing has never been more important. Your decision to go solar contributes to the fight against climate change.
Support Your Community
Part of how we measure success is our impact on our community. As a local company, an employee-owned cooperative, and a Certified B Corp, we’re using business as a force for good.
Case Study: Women’s Bean Project
Women’s Bean Project’s solar array and electric vehicle charging station will offset 120% of the building’s electrical usage, significantly reducing operating expenses and enabling the organization to further invest in its mission of supporting women’s empowerment through employment. Over the 25+ lifespan of the system, Women’s Bean Project is projected to save $300,775 in operating expenses, funding over 15,000 hours of comprehensive programs that equip women with job and life skills. This program utilized funding through the City of Denver Grant Program.
To see what solar for your non-profit or public sector organization might look like, contact one of our non-commissioned solar developers today.
A Financial Path Forward
You can go solar by tapping into one of the unique financing opportunities available to you if you’re a non-profit, religious entity, municipality, or other organization in the public sector. These options make solar for non-profits and public sector organizations viable, allowing you to save money on your electric bills, generate rebates, and drive environmental responsibility. Read about four of the financing options available below, but know that there are additional, local incentives for non-profits.
To find out which financing option is best for your organization and facility, contact one of our non-commissioned solar developers today.
Impact Investors
Namaste Solar has partnered with a team of mission-driven investors who are investing in solar for non-profits. These investors will finance the system up front for a specified term, after which time, they donate the system to your organization. For your non-profit, you get the benefit of taking control of your energy now, saving a significant amount of money over the 20-30 year life of the system, and a donated and well maintained solar system for your organization. All with no money out of your pocket.
Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)
This option is great if you want to go solar with no money down and pass on the maintenance responsibilities to a different party. With power purchase agreements (PPAs), a third-party financier pays for, owns, and maintains your system for a specified term, typically 25-years. You, as the non-profit or public sector entity, host the system at your location, and you pay the third-party financier or system owner an agreed upon price per kWh for the term. Because your PPA rate can be less than your cost of energy with the utility, you get the benefit of reduced operating expenses.
City of Denver Grant Program
Denver’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability, and Resiliency (CASR)’s Renewables and Resilience Program has an annual pool of money they allocate to non-profits located in the city of Denver for solar, storage, and EV charging stations. To receive funds, non-profits submit an application including information on your non-profit status and bid information that’s provided by Namaste Solar. They also award additional money to non-profits who work with PV installers who pay for their electrician’s training, which is something we do at Namaste Solar. Namaste Solar completed a solar installation for Women’s Bean Project using this program.
Bridge Loans from the Clean Energy Fund
This program works well in conjunction with grants and elective pay. It bridges the gap by offering short term loans that help non-profits and the public sector pay for any remaining system costs while you await grant funding or elective pay.
20 YEARS OF PROVEN EXPERTISE
With over 20 years of experience in Colorado, we’ve designed and installed 14,000+ solar energy systems, totaling more than 205 megawatts. And we’ve been trusted by some of the biggest names on the Front Range to build state-of-the-art system. View our commercial project portfolio to see the full range of our solar expertise, and view our awards page to see why we are consistently ranked as a top solar company in Colorado.
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What Our Customers Say
Namasté Solar pioneered the integration of PV into the Denver Public School system. The project included installations on 16 schools and required a complex logistical strategy due to unique electrical services, structural engineering requirements, and school schedules. DPS found the Namasté Solar team to be highly professional, knowledgeable, extremely collaborative, and eager to work with our team.
— Jim Faes, Denver Public Schools
This project demonstrates a creative way to replace and keep a renewable energy resource local while providing benefits to the City beyond energy generation. This facility will help Loveland Water and Power exceed its renewable energy requirements from the State, delay future capital expenditures, and can even be used for solar education in the community.
— Gretchen Stanford, City of Loveland Foothills Solar Project
By installing a new roof, a solar PV system, and energy-efficient lighting, we were able to modernize our office – Making it more comfortable for our employees and tenants, lower our energy costs, and reduce our carbon footprint. All with no money down.
— Matt Emerson, President of CEAVCO Audio Visual
When we decided to pursue a solar system installation, we selected Namasté Solar based on the merits of their experience, passion, and dedication to a high level of customer service and quality work, as well as a demonstrated commitment to holistic business practices that benefit all project stakeholders.
— New Belgium Brewing Company
The solar looks great. We have noticed that many of our tenants are proud to work in a building that is solar powered and have included it in their monthly newsletters. Pretty exciting stuff.
— Aaryn Manning, Westbrook Development Partners
Common Solar Questions for Tax-Exempt Entities
I’m a tax-exempt entity, is there anything special about the process of going solar for non-profits?
Are there special financing or grant programs available for solar for non-profits?
Are there advantages for non-profits who go solar?
My non-profit doesn’t have the resources to take on another side project. Is this something that makes sense for me?
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