Perch Energy

Our President and CEO Bruce Stewart recently had the chance to discuss the state of community solar and the future of energy equity with Wes Ashworth ⚡️🎙️of the Green Giants: Titans of Renewable Energy Podcast. Tune in to the episode to learn about how we're working to bring community solar to low-income households, educating customers about how it works, and how we're doing it better every day. https://lnkd.in/eHYN8q8V #communitysolar #renewables #climate #solar #GreenGiantsPodcast #environment #cleanenergy

Thanks for joining us at NPM US (New Project Media)'s DG Development & Finance Forum. We hope you had a chance to speak with our CEO Bruce Stewart and our Head of Business Development Rebecca Noyes! Whether you're interested in what's ahead for community solar in the 2025, the big things that are shaping the market, or what how existing markets are changing, our team is here to guide you through it all. Get in touch with us if you want to see how your portfolio would perform with Perch, or need some advice on any upcoming projects you have in the pipeline. #DGNYC24 #communitysolar #renewables #NYC #climate #solar

We’re ready to talk all things community solar—so we’re excited to kick off the US DG Development & Finance Forum hosted by NPM US (New Project Media) with a fireside chat between our President and CEO Bruce Stewart and NPM Managing Editor Jonathan Berke Thursday morning at 8:55am. Bruce and Jonathan will be talking about what is driving the expansion of community solar markets, how legacy markets are tuning up their programs, and how we stay on top of it all in a dynamic and changing industry. #DGNYC24 #communitysolar #renewables #NYC #climate

Our partnership with Nuveen, a TIAA company is more than an investment, it’s an opportunity to bring the benefits of community solar to the households who need it most. It supports our mission of making renewable energy—and lower electricity bills—accessible to all. By bringing community solar to affordable housing residents in New York City with Nuveen, we were able to make good on that mission. And New York is just the beginning! We’re always excited to find new ways to make sure the energy system of the future is benefiting people today. #communitysolar #renewables #equitableenergy #climate #solar #NYC

States that invest in community solar are investing in a more equitable energy system—just ask New Mexico. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) just announced it is raising it's annual capacity cap to 300 MW. And, the PRC announced a new rule allowing for self-attestation for low-income subscribers, which is a critical program feature that makes community solar more accessible to the households that stand most to gain. So, not only will New Mexico add enough clean energy to the grid to power the equivalent of 57,000 homes, but it will also make it easier for more people to see the benefit of the state's energy transition directly—as a lower electricity bill. #communitysolar #cleanenergy #solar #renewables #energyequity #climate #NewMexico

Want to learn more about our CEO Bruce Stewart? Check out the most recent episode of Sean White's Solar and Energy Storage Podcast where Bruce dives into a range of topics, covering everything from his thoughts on the biggest challenges community solar faces today, to his diverse professional experiences that led him to Perch and even his longstanding love for the sport of sailing. #communitysolar #energy #solar #energytransition #energyequity #storage #cleanenergy #climate

Many people think if they rent their home they can't access the benefits of solar power. In this article for Forbes by Terri Williams, our President & CEO Bruce Stewart addresses this misconception by educating readers on community solar; one of the easiest ways anyone can support the clean energy transition and receive utility bill discounts for supporting the cause. Check it out at https://lnkd.in/gp_jzwXu

Perch Energy CEO Bruce Stewart spoke with Reporter Elena Casas-Montanez at Reuters about community solar as an emerging contender in the clean energy transition. Community solar is a more accessible form of renewable power that allows more people participate in the switch to renewable energy and receive a reduction in their electricity bills. In 2023, community solar accounted for 7.3 GW of power generation across the country, with a goal of 30 GW online by 2030. With a vast majority of new electricity generation today originating from renewable sources, state programs and developers have been getting creative with where we put panels, whether they're co-located with working farms, on large rooftops, or over brownfield sites. Wherever these solar farms are, they're an important part of addressing climate change through the ramp up in renewable energy production—and they're doing it in a more equitable way. #communitysolar #renewables #climate #solar #sustainability #cleanenergy #energyequity

Perch is thrilled to welcome Russ Main as our new Chief Financial Officer to help lead us into our next phase of growth and profitability! We are equally excited to announce current Percher Jeff Battles as our new SVP of Technology, a role in which he’ll continue to build upon and drive our already best-in-class suite of technology services and applications for our customers, clients, and partners.

We're glad that community solar programs like New York's let us bring the meaningful savings to affordable housing residents like we're doing now with our enrollment campaign in NYC with Nuveen, a TIAA company. But not every state, or even federal community solar policy, allows community solar's cost savings to be accessed to those in all kinds of affordable housing—notably the population that these policies were designed to help most through the energy transition. In this article in Solar Power World, Perch's CEO Bruce Stewart argues that the states and the federal government must open the gate and allow all types of affordable housing, specifically master-metered, to access the benefits that are available to tens of thousands already. Until master-metered complexes are included, Perch will continue to advocate for better community solar access for these communities, particularly because their energy bills get as high as 14% of that household's income. For energy burdened households, the benefit community solar offers is substantial. #communitysolar #climate #energy #affordablehousing #environmentaljustice #cleanenergy #renewables #solar #accessibility