--- title: Sol Purpose Q1 2023 --- [Skip to content](https://hs.solsystems.com/sol-purpose-q1-2023-0-0-0-0-0#main-content) [![Sol Systems Logo](https://hs.solsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Sol%20Standard%20Transparent_UseIfUnsure.png?width=400&height=103&name=Sol%20Standard%20Transparent_UseIfUnsure.png "Sol Systems Logo")](https://www.solsystems.com/) # SOL PURPOSE Q1 2023 As we strive for solar Infrastructure + Impact™, Sol Systems works with our partners and customers to engage with and invest in under-resourced communities and communities that are adversely impacted by climate change. In this newsletter, you will hear more about our vision and the approach to achieving it, the community organizations we work with, and our journey to help accelerate a just and sustainable energy future. Additionally, we will share information about events, webinars, and articles we are reading, focusing on an equitable clean energy transition.  --- ### Infrastructure + Impact Spotlight: Welcome Our New Impact Partners! ![rebuilding together](https://hs.solsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/rebuilding%20together.jpg?width=320&height=320&name=rebuilding%20together.jpg "rebuilding together") ![Climate access fund](https://hs.solsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Climate%20access%20fund.png?width=2000&height=896&name=Climate%20access%20fund.png "Climate access fund") ![AppVoices-logo-color](https://hs.solsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AppVoices-logo-color.png?width=1000&height=301&name=AppVoices-logo-color.png "AppVoices-logo-color") ![chp_logo_corporate_converted_800](https://hs.solsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/chp_logo_corporate_converted_800.png?width=480&height=328&name=chp_logo_corporate_converted_800.png "chp_logo_corporate_converted_800") ![VEJC](https://hs.solsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/VEJC.jpg?width=1024&height=427&name=VEJC.jpg "VEJC") In 2020, we announced our first power purchase and community investment agreement. The agreement was a milestone in our “Infrastructure + Impact” mission, representing a groundbreaking strategy to leverage renewable energy generation to invest in under-resourced communities and communities disproportionately harmed by climate change. Our initiative has grown from five organizations based in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., to ten organizations serving various rural and urban communities. Like their predecessors in the program, our newest partners are focused on renewable energy, environmental justice, and job creation and training. [Read More](https://www.solsystems.com/infrastructure-impact-spotlight-new-partners/) --- ### Partner Spotlight: The Sustainability Institute ![Screenshot 2024-09-17 154436](https://hs.solsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-09-17%20154436.png?width=577&height=356&name=Screenshot%202024-09-17%20154436.png "Screenshot 2024-09-17 154436") The Sustainability Institute (SI) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to empower the South Carolina Low Country region’s most vulnerable communities to achieve housing security, equity, and climate resilience. SI uses an innovative approach to provide access to home repairs and energy efficiency for families in economically disadvantaged and historically marginalized communities and provides workforce training efforts to create the next generation of conservation workers in the region. Our partnership will provide pre-weatherization and critical home improvements for households in under-resourced communities in Charleston County, South Carolina where high rates of energy poverty are found. [Read More](http://sustainabilityinstitutesc.org/about-us/) --- ## Announcements and News ![Screenshot 2024-09-17 154619](https://hs.solsystems.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-09-17%20154619.png "Screenshot 2024-09-17 154619") --- # What We're Reading - ### Solar For All? U.S. Cities Take Green Power to Low-Income Houses Reuters [Click Here to Read](https://www.reuters.com/article/business/energy/feature-solar-for-all-us-cities-take-green-power-to-low-income-homes-idUSL8N3515ED/)   - ### Google's Huge Solar Buy Helps Fund Efficiency Fixes for Low-Income Homes Canary Media [Click Here to Read](https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/energy-efficiency/googles-huge-solar-buys-help-fund-efficiency-fixes-for-low-income-homes) - ### ARPA Dollars Fuel Refugee Workforce Training in Georgia National Association of Counties [Click Here to Read](https://www.naco.org/articles/arpa-dollars-fuel-refugee-workforce-training-georgia) - ### A New Solar Model is Bringing Bigger Savings to Renters in Minneapolis Energy News Network [Click Here to Read](https://energynews.us/2023/03/13/a-new-solar-model-is-bringing-bigger-savings-to-renters-in-minneapolis/#:~:text=A%20new%20solar%20model%20is,opening%20the%20incentives%20to%20renters.) 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