- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Joins Forces With Stroud Water Research Center in the Brandywine Valley https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1275301?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1275301?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1275301?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Joins Forces With Stroud Water Research Center in the Brandywine Valley&body=ESG News from Green Mountain Energy https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1275301?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives](/CSR-News/philanthropy-cause-initiatives) # Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Joins Forces With Stroud Water Research Center in the Brandywine Valley ##### The $141,000 sustainability grant will allow the Stroud Center to avoid 2 million pounds of CO2 Oct 1, 2024 9:00 AM ET Campaign: [Green Mountain Energy Sun Club](/news/campaign/green-mountain-energy-sun-club) ![Group of Stroud Water Research Center team and Green Mountain Energy team pose with a $141,000 sustainability grant check at Stroud Water Research Center facility in Avondale, PA.](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Stroud%201_Final.jpg "Members of Stroud Water Research Center and Green Mountain Energy celebrate the announcement of a $141,000 sustainability grant from Green Mountain Energy Sun Club to fund a new 55-kilowatt rooftop solar array system at Stroud Water Research Center. ") Members of Stroud Water Research Center and Green Mountain Energy celebrate the announcement of a $141,000 sustainability grant from Green Mountain Energy Sun Club to fund a new 55-kilowatt rooftop solar array system at Stroud Water Research Center. AVONDALE, Pa., October 1, 2024 /3BL/ - Stroud Water Research Center, a nonprofit founded in 1967 dedicated to advancing knowledge and stewardship of freshwater systems through global research, education, and watershed restoration, today announced a $141,000 sustainability grant from Green Mountain Energy Sun Club for a new 55-kilowatt rooftop solar array system. The solar array is expected to offset 23% of the Stroud Center’s energy needs, avoiding nearly 80,000 pounds of CO2 each year. Overall, the lifetime energy savings are expected to exceed $125,000, which will empower the organization to expand free educational programming for 5,675 additional low-income students from Pennsylvania public schools over the lifetime of the solar array. More than 15 million people annually are directly impacted by the Stroud Center’s freshwater research, environmental education, and watershed restoration. Five-thousand students from Pennsylvania participate in programming, and 60% come from Title I schools with federally funded educational assistance. Additionally, the Stroud Center’s LEED-Platinum building serves as an important teaching tool for students to learn the important steps taken to achieve LEED-Platinum status and what they can do in their own homes to minimize their impact. “We are incredibly grateful for this partnership and $141,000 sustainability grant from Green Mountain Energy Sun Club,” said David Arscott, Ph.D., executive director, president, and research scientist at the Stroud Center. “The energy savings from the solar array will empower us to continually integrate sustainability into our operations every day.” “We’re thrilled to join forces with Stroud Water Research Center to reduce their environmental footprint and, at the same time, expand their educational outreach programs,” said Andrea Ortega-Toledano, senior director of sustainability, Green Mountain Energy. “We know empowering community with the principles of sustainability ensures future generations remain committed to nurturing our planet.” Green Mountain Energy’s mission is to inspire hope and motivate action through the use of clean energy, and to advance sustainable communities through Sun Club. Since its founding in 2002, Sun Club has donated more than $14 million for 164 projects across Texas and the Northeast. Green Mountain Energy invites its customers and employees to contribute and help support more projects that promote renewable energy, energy efficiency, resource conservation, and environmental stewardship. \# # # **About Stroud Water Research Center** For more than 50 years, Stroud Water Research Center has focused on the science of rivers and streams. No one else studies these systems and how to protect them like we do — collaboratively, independently, and across decades of environmental changes. In our mission to advance knowledge and stewardship of freshwater systems through global research, education, and watershed restoration, we produce the trusted science needed for successful stream and river conservation while fostering people’s passion for the water in their lives. **About Green Mountain Energy Sun Club** Green Mountain Energy’s mission is to inspire hope and motivate action through the use of clean energy, and to advance sustainable communities through the work of Green Mountain Energy Sun Club. Since its founding in 2002, Sun Club® has donated more than $14 million for 164 projects across Texas and the Northeast. Sun Club collaborates with nonprofit organizations on projects that focus on renewable energy, energy efficiency, resource conservation, and environmental stewardship. To learn more about Green Mountain Energy and Sun Club or to apply for a Sun Club grant, visit greenmountain.com/sunclub. **Media Contacts:** Jeanie Davey, Green Mountain Energy 713-537-5735 X: [@GreenMtnEnergy](https://twitter.com/GreenMtnEnergy) Diane Huskinson, Stroud Water Research Center 610-910-0048 X: [@StroudCenter](https://x.com/stroudcenter) [![Green Mountain Energy](/sites/default/files/Clients/GME_Logo_New.png)](/profiles/green-mountain-energy) ### More from Green Mountain Energy ###### [Gulf Coast Bird Observatory Celebrates Energy Savings, Thanks to a $135,000 Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Sustainability Grant](/news/gulf-coast-bird-observatory-celebrates-energy-savings-thanks-135000-green-mountain-energy-sun) Jan 8, 2026 2:25 PM ET ###### [Community Garden Kitchen Goes Solar, Thanks to a $118,000 Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Grant](/news/community-garden-kitchen-goes-solar-thanks-118000-green-mountain-energy-sun-club-grant) Oct 16, 2025 2:00 PM ET ###### [Cancer Bridges and Green Mountain Energy Sun Club “Flip the Switch” on Solar, Thanks to a $116,000 Sustainability Grant](/news/cancer-bridges-and-green-mountain-energy-sun-club-flip-switch-solar-thanks-116000) Jul 23, 2025 2:10 PM ET ###### [Green Mountain Energy and Treehouse Partner to Offer Customers Affordable Option for EV Charger Installation ](/news/green-mountain-energy-and-treehouse-partner-offer-customers-affordable-option-ev-charger) Jun 5, 2025 10:00 AM ET ###### [Green Mountain Energy Earth Day at Discovery Green® Celebrates Renewable Energy With a Day of Art, Music and Family-Friendly Fun](/news/green-mountain-energy-earth-day-discovery-greenr-celebrates-renewable-energy-day-art-music-and) Apr 9, 2025 10:00 AM ET ###### [Green Mountain Energy Awards Grant for Rooftop Solar Array at Texas Hearing Institute](/news/green-mountain-energy-awards-grant-rooftop-solar-array-texas-hearing-institute) Feb 20, 2025 3:00 PM ET ###### [Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy Is Emissions-Free, Thanks to Green Mountain Energy Sun Club](/news/willow-waterhole-greenspace-conservancy-emissions-free-thanks-green-mountain-energy-sun-club) Oct 7, 2024 2:00 PM ET ###### [Alzheimer’s Association Houston Launches Sustainability Initiative, Thanks to Green Mountain Energy Sun Club](/news/alzheimers-association-houston-launches-sustainability-initiative-thanks-green-mountain-energy) Sep 25, 2024 2:00 PM ET