Skyline Innovations, developer and financier of commercial-scale solar energy systems, has partnered with Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future (SAHF) as a solar financier and project developer for its members. SAHF is comprised of eleven social enterprise nonprofits, whose members provide high quality and affordable multifamily homes for low-income families, seniors and individuals with disabilities
This partnership supports SAHF’s efforts under its Big Reach initiative to reduce energy and water consumption and their recognition as inaugural partners in the expansion of the Better Buildings Challenge to multifamily housing in December 2013. Through this partnership, Skyline will finance, develop, operate and maintain solar electric (PV) and solar water heating systems for SAHF member properties. To date, Skyline has completed 40 kW of PV for SAHF member Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) in Washington, DC, and has 795 kW of PV systems for SAHF members under review by the California Solar Initiative Multifamily Affordable Solar Housing (MASH) program.
As part of President Obama’s announcement of commitments and Executive Actions to advance solar deployment and energy efficiency, SAHF and its eleven members have agreed to reduce energy and water consumption by 20% by 2020. In addition, and with the help of Skyline, SAHF’s efforts have the potential of deploying 500,000 therms of solar water heating and 4 MW of solar PV.
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