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Posted inEnvironment

Black Business Month Spotlight: Solar Installation Company WDC Solar

Kayla Benjamin photo by Kayla Benjamin August 30, 2023August 30, 2023

It’s easy, entrepreneur Mark Davis explained, to pinpoint a particular moment when he knew that he and his company, WDC Solar, were on the right path for the right purpose. 

Team members from the Festival Center, construction company Usource, solar installer New Columbia Solar, the D.C. Sustainable Energy Utility and the Department of Energy and Environment cut the ribbon on a solar installation with over 100 panels above the Festival Center building in Adams Morgan on Aug. 10. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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The Festival Center Installs Solar Panels Generating Five Households’ Worth of Power

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Devonte Miles, a Solar Works D.C. graduate, speaks during the graduation ceremony held at the D.C. Infrastructure Academy August 4. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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Representatives from the project’s many partners — including Groundswell, the Office of the People’s Counsel, SunLight General Capital and SunCatch Energy — gathered to celebrate the new solar installation as Pastor Juan Guthrie of Sargent Memorial Presbyterian Church cut the ribbon. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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Northeast Church Installs Over 400 Solar Panels Above Its Parking Lot

Kayla Benjamin photo by Kayla Benjamin June 26, 2023August 16, 2023
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Pepco and Entities Partner Build Solar Panel on Company’s Rooftop

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Students from KIPP DC College Prep tour a solar facility and speak with leaders involved in the project's construction on Dec. 19. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)
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Ward 5 Community Solar Facility Celebrates Construction Progress

Kayla Benjamin photo by Kayla Benjamin December 26, 2022December 26, 2022
**FILE** Solar panels on a home in northwest D.C. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inNational

Black Homeowners Have Repeatedly Been Shut Out of the Solar Marketplace

Kayla Benjamin photo by Kayla Benjamin September 7, 2022October 14, 2022
Frank Cole stands on the back side of his house in northwest D.C. home, where solar panels are slightly visible on the roof. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
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Solar Energy – More Affordable Than Some May Believe

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