Miami-Dade Mayor joins Solar United Neighbors and others to launch kickoff of the Miami-Dade Solar Co-op to provide Miami-Dade residents with affordable rooftop solar

MIAMI ( April 12, 2022 ) —

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava will launch the Miami-Dade Solar Co-op 2022 in partnership with the nonprofit group Solar United Neighbors and with funding from the Green Corridor District and Leon Lowenstein Foundation on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 10:00 a.m., at the home of solar co-op member Esver Camacho located at 2935 SW 16th Street, Miami, FL 33145.

The Miami-Dade Solar Co-op 2022 aims to assist residents and small businesses owners in learning about solar energy and purchasing rooftop panels. The launch event, hosted at the Camacho Household, a solar co-op member, will feature remarks by Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and co-op partners about the benefits of rooftop solar energy for Miami-Dade County and how the co-op works.

Those who sign up for the co-op will leverage their numbers to solicit bulk pricing through an open bidding process facilitated by Solar United Neighbors. Co-op members will sign their own individualized contracts with the selected solar installer. Joining the co-op does not represent an obligation to purchase solar panels.

The co-op is open to all homeowners and small businesses owners in Miami-Dade County. Visit solarunitedneighbors.org/miami-dade for more information.

Interviews with community leaders and solar homeowners will be available after the launch event.

Who:

Daniella Levine Cava, Miami-Dade County Mayor James Murley, Miami-Dade County Chief Resilience Officer Laura Tellez, South Florida Program Coordinator, Solar United Neighbors Esver Camacho, co-op member of the Miami-Dade County Co-op that launched in 2018 Harold Ford, NAACP Florida State Conference Area Director and Vice President of the NAACP South Dade Branch Kimberly T. Henderson, Executive Director, Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida Yoca Arditi-Rocha, Executive Director, The CLEO Institute

What:

Miami-Dade Solar Co-op 2022 Launch Event

When:

April 13, 2022 — 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Where:

The Camacho Household (A solar co-op member) 2935 SW 16th Street, Miami, FL 33145 Street parking available in the neighborhood