Green Mountain Energy Sun Club

Since its founding in 2002, the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club has donated more than $4 million to solar and sustainability projects focusing on renewable energy, energy efficiency and resource conservation in numerous communities in Texas and also in the Northeast. Contributions to the Sun Club come from Green Mountain Energy Company’s residential customers in Texas, as well as from Green Mountain, its employees and other Sun Club supporters. Green Mountain’s customers are vital to the Sun Club mission of supporting local nonprofit organizations through solar and sustainability projects. To learn more about the Sun Club and to apply for a sustainability grant, please visit www.gmsunclub.com.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Grant Funds Sustainable Upgrades at HISD Mandarin Immersion Magnet School SPARK Park
The innovative Asian-themed SPARK Park at Houston ISD’s Mandarin
Immersion Magnet School will soon boast key sustainability elements, thanks to a
$182,000 donation from the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club.

Green Infrastructure

Conservation Is in Bloom at Franklin Park Zoo
Zoo New England’s Franklin Park Zoo is taking sustainability to the next level thanks to a $123,000 grant from Green Mountain Energy Sun Club. The project features two golf carts with active solar charging systems and two ground-mounted Smartflowers, which generate up to 40 percent more electricity, about 8,000+ kWh annually, compared to traditional solar panels.

Green Infrastructure

Rice University's Betty and Jacob Friedman Holistic Garden Blossoms With Sustainability and Solar Upgrades
oday, Rice University’s gardening community celebrates a solar upgrade and improvements at the Betty and Jacob Friedman Holistic Garden, a place where anyone can learn how to improve their quality of life and neighborhoods through gardening.

Education

Awty Unveils Carbon-Neutral Container Farm Thanks to Sustainability Grant From Green Mountain Energy Sun Club
Teachers and students alike at The Awty International School are excited about the possibilities a carbon-neutral container farm brings to their campus.

Sustainable Development Goals

Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Donates Two Electric Vehicles and Charging Stations to ASSETS' Lancaster Works
ASSETS, the Lancaster-based nonprofit that works with businesses to help transform the community, will now have its own sustainable transportation for its social enterprise employment agency, Lancaster Works.

Energy

Houston Furniture Bank and Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Celebrate New Solar Array
The Houston Furniture Bank and Green Mountain Energy Sun Club today celebrated the completion of a new solar array with the inauguration of a new mural at the Mattress Recycling Dropoff entrance.

Green Infrastructure

The Nature Conservancy Goes Carbon Neutral at Uplands Farm
The Nature Conservancy is pleased to announce its move toward 100% renewable energy at Uplands Farm Sanctuary, the 97-acre nature preserve that also serves as one of the organization’s Long Island offices.

Green Infrastructure

The Trust for Public Land Receives Funding to Light Up the Alice Branch Creek Health and Wellness Park & Trail
Understanding the key role of parks and greenspaces to catalyze neighborhood revitalization, Green Mountain Energy Sun Club has awarded a nearly $150,000 sustainability grant to The Trust for Public Land

Energy

Sustainability Grant Adds Research Opportunities and Solar Energy at UHD's Newest Building
Science, technology, engineering, and math—disciplines collectively known as STEM- power some of the largest industries in Houston.

Green Infrastructure

Houston Advanced Research Center Earns Zero Energy Certification From International Living Future Institute
The Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) officially achieves Zero Energy status from the International Living Future Institute, which makes the HARC headquarters in The Woodlands the first commercial building in Texas to accomplish the feat.
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