New Partners develops and operates solar arrays throughout the District of Columbia.
We’re committed to Solar for All, directing all of the economic benefits of our energy production to low-income residents.
Let us show you how to dedicate your unused rooftop space to create an environmentally sustainable future and support our most vulnerable residents.
Explore our project portfolio to see our work in action and how we help make the benefits of clean renewable energy available to all.
What Is Community Solar?
Creating a Truly Interconnected City
With solar projects in the District of Columbia’s NW, NE, SW, and SE quadrants and serving low-income households in NW, SW, and SE, New Partners has created an innovative program to provide solar energy benefits to residents who can’t afford their own solar arrays.
What We Care About
Environmental Justice, positive social and community impact, innovative technological approaches, and strategic financial partnerships guide our work. Click on a focus area below to learn more.
Environmental Justice Advocacy
Environmental degradation does not affect communities equally. Disadvantaged communities have lower carbon footprints and contribute less to negative climate change, yet feel the burdens more acutely. A critical part of our work is to advocate and promote policies...
Resilience Against Climate Change
New Partners is committed to mitigating climate change through producing renewable energy and developing sound energy policy. Our innovative work in battery storage provides resilience strategies both for the electric grid and for people among us who may be least...
Renewable Energy Education
Renewable energy education is key to our mission. From elementary schoolchildren to graduate students, commercial building owners to policymakers, and returning citizens to housing managers, we support our communities by teaching about environmental issues, renewable...
Bringing Renewable Energy to Underserved Communities
Substantial upfront costs and complicated financial, economic, and legal hurdles prohibit many underserved communities from adopting solar. By working with affordable housing owners and managers, lenders, investors, and government partners, we offer the benefits of...
Creating New Real Estate for Solar
Washington DC is an urban area with tightly-confined borders and limited open space available for solar production. By identifying unused rooftop space and designing solar projects that co-exist with rooftop terraces, large equipment, and green roofs, our work expands...
Partnering for Innovation
In addition to our direct solar development and finance work, we leverage our experience by designing solar projects and programs for others. Working directly with affordable housing and commercial building owners, tenants, and property managers, we address each...
Our Impact
We measure our impact both by how we are benefitting the environment and by how we are benefitting the community.
TONS OF CARBON OFFSET
FAMILIES BENEFITTING
2M+
kWh of CLEAN ENERGY
%
REDUCTION IN UTILITY BILL PAYMENTS FOR OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
%
OF OUR ENERGY CREDITS GO TOWARD OFFSETTING PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS’ BILLS
How it all began as a law firm pro bono project – A celebration of our launch
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