Past Events

  Spring is here! Join SunCommon in celebrating long sunny days, spring flowers, bees, butterflies and solar energy. We invite our you to come beautify one of SunCommon's solar farm at the Pointe of Praise Family Life Center in Kingston. Together, we'll be creating a precious pollinator habitat by planting native wildflowers. There will be music and snacks, a chance to learn about pollinators, photos with the solar panels, and a few hours of playing in the dirt. Presenters will…

Have you ever seen a community solar project in action?  Join us on June 26th for opening day at the Orange County Citizens Foundation community solar array! There will be tons of activities for the whole family. Celebrate with us as we cut the ribbon on our latest community solar project Get your hands dirty as we plant seeds to grow a pollinator-friendly garden. Applaud the artists as we unveil the latest sculpture on the Citizens Foundation’s grounds. Please RSVP…

  Come one, come all to SunCommon's Annual Sun CARnival. Celebrate new electric transportation that can be powered by the SUN! This year, SunCommon and Sustainable Hudson Valley have come together to share the excitement of a fossil fuel free driving future. There will be electric vehicles, including e-bikes, live music, ice-cream, and our special SunCommon bounce house. EV advocates will have their own cars on display and we'll have several local car dealers on site to showcase their newest…

Let’s face it: we humans are not very good at managing waste. Plastic exemplifies the problem. We’re recognizing #PlasticFreeJuly by bringing you the facts about single-use plastic, and igniting conversations around living more sustainably. Upstate Films and SunCommon are presenting a FREE screening of Tapped, Stephanie Soechtig’s debut feature examining the financial and ecological impact of the bottled water industry, including the toxic byproducts of manufacturing plastic water bottles. Is access to clean drinking water a basic human right, or…

Are you ready to join the solar community and power your home with clean energy? Do you have questions about what the Red Hook Community Solar Array is, how it works, or how it benefits you and your community? Join Bob Braunlich and Drew Zarrella from SunCommon to learn more about and sign-up for the new community solar array. We'll have a short presentation followed by a Q&A.  If you're ready join, bring your Central Hudson account number so that…

    Are you ready to sign up for solar and power your home with clean energy? Do you still have questions about what the Red Hook community solar array is, how it works, or how it benefits you and your community? Join Bob Braunlich and Drew Zarrella from SunCommon to learn more about and sign-up for the new community solar array. We’ll have a short presentation followed by a Q&A.  If you’re ready join, bring your Central Hudson account number so that…

Do you have questions about what the Red Hook Community Solar Array is, how it works, or how it benefits you and your community?  Join Organizer Bob Braunlich from SunCommon every Monday at the Red Hook Town Hall to learn more about and sign-up for the new community solar array. If you’re ready join, bring your Central Hudson account number so that you can sign-up at the event. Or you can sign up now! Click Here.

Do you have questions about what the Red Hook Community Solar Array is, how it works, or how it benefits you and your community?  Join Organizer Bob Braunlich from SunCommon every Monday at the Red Hook Town Hall to learn more about and sign-up for the new community solar array. If you’re ready join, bring your Central Hudson account number so that you can sign-up at the event. Or you can sign up now! Click Here.

SunCommon is partnering with the HEAT Squad to bring energy savings to the Northeast Kingdom!  Come chat with us about your solar options & a home energy audit. SunCommon's mission is to tear down barriers to clean energy - making solar easy & affordable. HEAT Squad Energy Audits provide homeowners helpful information: where they are losing heat, if their insulation is adequate, where they are wasting electricity, & if there are health and safety concerns at their home. SunCommon is…

SunCommon is partnering with the HEAT Squad to bring energy savings to the Northeast Kingdom!  Come chat with us about your solar options & a home energy audit. SunCommon's mission is to tear down barriers to clean energy - making solar easy & affordable. HEAT Squad Energy Audits provide homeowners helpful information: where they are losing heat, if their insulation is adequate, where they are wasting electricity, & if there are health and safety concerns at their home. SunCommon is…

SunCommon is partnering with the HEAT Squad to bring energy savings to the Northeast Kingdom!  Come chat with us about your solar options & a home energy audit. SunCommon's mission is to tear down barriers to clean energy - making solar easy & affordable. HEAT Squad Energy Audits provide homeowners helpful information: where they are losing heat, if their insulation is adequate, where they are wasting electricity, & if there are health and safety concerns at their home. SunCommon is…

Do you have questions about what the Red Hook Community Solar Array is, how it works, or how it benefits you and your community?  Join Organizer Bob Braunlich from SunCommon every Monday at the Red Hook Town Hall to learn more about and sign-up for the new community solar array. If you’re ready to join, bring your Central Hudson account number so that you can sign-up at the event. Or you can sign up now! Click Here.

SunCommon is partnering with the HEAT Squad to bring energy savings to the Northeast Kingdom!  Come chat with us about your solar options & a home energy audit. SunCommon's mission is to tear down barriers to clean energy - making solar easy & affordable. HEAT Squad Energy Audits provide homeowners helpful information: where they are losing heat, if their insulation is adequate, where they are wasting electricity, & if there are health and safety concerns at their home. SunCommon is…

  "The trend is clear: Renewable energy will continue to eclipse coal in future months as more wind and solar farms are deployed, EIA’s forecasts show."- Bloomberg, 2019 Upstate Films and SunCommon present this FREE screening of filmmaker James Redford’s journey into the dawn of the clean energy era as it creates jobs, turns profits, and makes communities stronger and healthier across the US. “Most Americans understand and accept the reality of climate change. Nonetheless, many of us feel uncertain…

Do you have questions about what the Red Hook Community Solar Array is, how it works, or how it benefits you and your community?  Join Organizer Bob Braunlich from SunCommon every Monday at the Red Hook Town Hall to learn more about and sign-up for the new community solar array. If you’re ready to join, bring your Central Hudson account number so that you can sign-up at the event. Or you can sign up now! Click Here.

Do you have questions about what the Red Hook Community Solar Array is, how it works, or how it benefits you and your community?  Join Organizer Bob Braunlich from SunCommon every Monday at the Red Hook Town Hall to learn more about and sign-up for the new community solar array. If you’re ready to join, bring your Central Hudson account number so that you can sign-up at the event. Or you can sign up now! Click Here.

Join SunCommon on Saturday, September 21st for the third annual Climate Solutions Summit in New Paltz.  The Climate Solutions Summit aims to build a larger movement that is prepared to take action for climate solutions. The summit is an opportunity for organizers and people from all communities across the region to come together to share projects, case studies, resources, experiences and skills to tackle climate change and implement solutions. There will be powerful keynotes, panels, case studies and workshops on…

Do you have questions about what the Red Hook Community Solar Array is, how it works, or how it benefits you and your community?  Join Organizer Bob Braunlich from SunCommon every Monday at the Red Hook Town Hall to learn more about and sign-up for the new community solar array. If you’re ready to join, bring your Central Hudson account number so that you can sign-up at the event. Or you can sign up now! Click Here.

In conjunction with the launch of the Art House Convergence’s Sustainable Art House Initiative, a collaborative response from indy cinemas to the global climate emergency, Upstate Films and SunCommon present this FREE screening of Anthropocene. A stunning sensory experience and cinematic meditation on humanity’s massive reengineering of the planet, Anthropocene is a years-in-the-making feature documentary from the award-winning team behind Manufactured Landscapes and Watermark. Anthropocene makes the case that we are witnessing a critical moment in geological history — and…

Do you have questions about what the Red Hook Community Solar Array is, how it works, or how it benefits you and your community?  Join Organizer Bob Braunlich from SunCommon every Monday at the Red Hook Town Hall to learn more about and sign-up for the new community solar array. If you’re ready to join, bring your Central Hudson account number so that you can sign-up at the event. Or you can sign up now! Click Here.

Network with builders and tradesfolk at SunCommon's Waterbury Headquarters. We'll tour Vermont's first net positive facility, and SunCommon's electricians and designers will walk us through how residential solar works. Learn about state and federal incentives, siting and design considerations, and how to talk to your clients about adding photovoltaics, heat pumps, EV chargers and battery storage to their residential project. Pizza and beverages will be served. Free for HBRA members and guests.   RSVP now!   Loading...

Upstate Films and Suncommon co-present this FREE documentary screening about the challenges ecologists and conservationists face in the lucrative salmon-hatchery industry. The commercial seafood supply chain is complex and often produces unreliable information. To highlight the high stakes of this industry and help viewers understand how to responsibly source their seafood, Artifishal talks to leading scientists and fish-conservation groups. Positing that hatcheries and open-water fish farms are driving wild fish to extinction around the world, the film documents the high…

Catch a break in this fast paced season, SunCommon has got the kids covered! SunCommon is deeply rooted in community, and knows, as parents, just how hard it is to find time in this busy season to handle the growing to-do list. Drop the kids with us and spend a peaceful afternoon visiting a vast selection of local, small retailers and restaurants. Many shops will be offering special savings & discounts to you while your child builds a gingerbread house…

Catch a break in this fast paced season, SunCommon has got the kids covered! SunCommon is deeply rooted in community, and knows, as parents, just how hard it is to find time in this busy season to handle the growing to-do list. Drop the kids with us and spend a peaceful afternoon visiting a vast selection of local, small retailers and restaurants. Many shops will be offering special savings & discounts to you while your child builds a gingerbread house…

Catch a break in this fast paced season, SunCommon has got the kids covered! SunCommon is deeply rooted in community, and knows, as parents, just how hard it is to find time in this busy season to handle the growing to-do list. Drop the kids with us and spend a peaceful afternoon visiting a vast selection of local, small retailers and restaurants. Many shops will be offering special savings & discounts to you while your child builds a gingerbread house…

Catch a break in this fast paced season, SunCommon has got the kids covered! SunCommon is deeply rooted in community, and knows, as parents, just how hard it is to find time in this busy season to handle the growing to-do list. Drop the kids with us and spend a peaceful afternoon visiting a vast selection of local, small retailers and restaurants. Many shops will be offering special savings & discounts to you while your child builds a gingerbread house…

Let's Celebrate! Construction at the Red Hook Community Solar Array is complete! We're going to celebrate with a ceremonial ribbon cutting at 10 AM, followed by a pancake breakfast. The community solar array is just behind the firehouse. Take a quick walk over to the array for the ribbon cutting ceremony, and a chance to see your solar panels up close, then head inside to warm up with a hot breakfast.  If you registered for tickets online, thank you! No…

2019 was the year the world woke up to the climate crisis. From global climate strikes to TIME’s Person of the Year, ordinary people around the world are finally talking about the scale of the crisis confronting us. So now what? We’re glad you asked! In 2020, we’re challenging everyone to make one resolution for a brighter future and a cleaner planet. To make it easy, we’re offering an info session that can help you understand how one person can…

Join SunCommon's commercial team for an informative look at solar for Vermont's business and real estate development community. Our commercial project consultants will walk you through state and federal tax incentives, design considerations, Group Net Metering arrangements, financing options, and the permitting, installation and monitoring of rooftop and parking lot solar arrays. Our case studies include projects in manufacturing, tech, education, hospitality and more. The event is free but space is limited and reservations are required. To register, or for…

Groennfell Meadery and SunCommon are partnering together to host a Drink Your Values Happy Hour.  Stop into Mead Hall, chat with SunCommon about your solar options and enjoy a Vermont brewed craft mead on us! Come, Drink with Us. Groennfell Meadery is located at 650 Industrial Park Rd, St Albans City, VT 05478.   Loading… Can’t attend, but still interested in your solar options? Please reach out to Erin (802) 398-7118 or erin.rocheleau@suncommon.com

The first annual Climate Action Film Festival (CAFF) is a celebration of short films with a focus on solutions to the climate crisis. Solutions to the climate crisis are being implemented every day around the world, from rebuilding coastal estuaries to bringing solar power to remote communities. Join us for this community focused event featuring a select few of our favorite films from the Festival and be part of the discussion for local climate action in 2020. Raise your voice…

The Climate Action Film Festival (CAFF) is a celebration of short films with a focus on solutions to the climate crisis. Solutions to the climate crisis are being implemented every day around the world, from rebuilding coastal estuaries to bringing solar power to remote communities. Join us for this community focused event featuring a select few of our favorite films from the Festival and be part of the discussion for local climate action in 2020. Raise your voice in the…