Nonprofit Installs Solar at Two Massachusetts Affordable Housing Complexes
The Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH), a nonprofit organization, has officially activated rooftop solar panels at its High Meadow Townhomes development in Bourne, Massachusetts. The project received final approval from Eversource and was supported by a Gap Energy Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.
The solar installation, facilitated in partnership with Housing Assistance—a nonprofit provider of housing programs across Cape Cod—is expected to generate approximately $13,000 in annual savings on electricity costs for the next 25 years. In addition to the energy cost reduction, the system is projected to yield about $900 annually in Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) revenue. These certificates allow businesses and individuals to purchase the environmental attributes of solar power generation to offset other carbon emissions.
Earlier this year, POAH also completed the installation of rooftop solar panels at Torrey Woods, a 20-unit family housing complex in Weymouth, Massachusetts. That system, developed in collaboration with solar firm Resonant Energy, is projected to save approximately $12,000 annually over a 25-year period.
These projects underscore POAH’s commitment to integrating sustainability into affordable housing through clean energy solutions that provide long-term benefits to residents and the environment alike.
