Pivot Energy assists Denver affordable housing facility with solar procurement

• National industrial and community solar provider Pivot Energy introduced it is supporting the sustainability objectives of Mile High Ministries by investing $100,000 toward the growth of a 50-kW onsite solar array and supplying a 196-kW community solar subscription to the nonprofit organization's new affordable housing complicated, Clara Brown Commons (CBC).

Mile High Ministries is building CBC in a northeast Denver neighborhood that surrounds some of one of the most very contaminated inhabited environments in the nation. This new advancement complex is an outstanding instance of local citizens uniting to resolve an extensive history of environmental carelessness.

" I am pleased to be a part of this community-led campaign," said Tom Quest, CEO at Pivot Energy. "We've listened to the demands of these northeast Denver communities and are optimistic that this clean energy campaign will certainly aid resolve the poor air quality in their neighborhoods. Currently Mile High Ministries and also their partners across the city are doing something about it by creating a lasting and also affordable job that preserves the personality of this neighborhood for generations to come."

Clara Brown Commons gets its name from "Aunt Clara" Brown, a Colorado pioneer, entrepreneur and philanthropist who invested her life as well as a modest lot of money caring for those in need; along with caring for sick and damaged miners, Clara spent for previous slaves, such as herself, to relocate to Colorado, go to college and begin new lives. Attracting ideas from Clara's tradition of concern, kindness as well as neighborly love, CBC will welcome Denver residents right into affordable houses and also a helpful community, while attaching them to important local resources, transit, schools and also tasks.

" We are thrilled that Pivot Energy comprehends the relevance of this ambitious job," said Jeff Johnsen, executive supervisor at Mile High Ministries. "Their payments will certainly not just assist us mitigate the environmental impact of our new complicated, however extra significantly will provide those in need with access to affordable, clean energy, as well as the knowledge that they are included in the international fight against climate adjustment."

The energy from this solar array and community solar agreement will certainly aid offset CBC's power usage, minimizing the reliance on fossil fuels for 61 apartment or condos, 17 townhouses and also shared celebration spaces.