Jack's Solar Garden

We are a community solar garden located in Longmont, Colorado.

Empower your community. Power your home. Expect more from solar. ☀️

[へいさん @CassidyRitter]

If you're virtually attending @1MillionCupsDen today, you'll hear from @JacksSolar. I spoke with Byron Kominek in November about his family-owned solar farm. https://t.co/hMZh6CYt3C

[Jack's Solar Garden @JacksSolar]

Even during this pandemic, the Sierra Club is continuing to push for a cleaner environment by supporting our communities' requests to move to a more renewable future.
https://t.co/cT7nvN3aTU

[Jack's Solar Garden @JacksSolar]

If you're in the Platte River Power Authority's service area in Northern Colorado, you should see the petition the Sierra Club has put together to request the PRPA to continue our communities' trends towards a cleaner energy future.

Online petition: https://t.co/u4QPbGjAmo

[Jack's Solar Garden @JacksSolar]

Agrivoltaics in Massachusetts! Here's an article in CleanTechnica espousing the benefits of agrivoltaics. Further, this project will raise their panels 10 feet above the ground and eliminate every third panel to encourage more light under the panels.
https://t.co/szO6PmBBx3

[Jack's Solar Garden @JacksSolar]

Help us help you! If you are interested to see what your energy usage is and what a subscription to Jack's Solar Garden could look like, fill out the Xcel Energy consent form, and we'll be in touch with details.
https://t.co/T1cZGccSOH

[Jack's Solar Garden @JacksSolar]

Jack's Solar Garden is proud to announce our official partnership with a respected local solar company, @NamasteSolar, to create our vision of an agrivoltaics system here in Boulder County, Colorado.

[Jack's Solar Garden @JacksSolar]

Jack's Solar Garden live on air! Tonight at 6:05pm on Longmont Public Media. Longmont Public Media is a media makerspace devoted to the education, production, and distribution of local media that matters. Tune in - Comcast channels 8 and 880.

[OMCO Solar @omcosolar]

Check out the White Paper from OMCO's own, Matt Kesler!

https://t.co/tmlgMCsVqw

[Jack's Solar Garden @JacksSolar]

Jack's Solar Garden is transforming the way we think about solar through agrivoltiacs - the co-development of land for both solar energy and agriculture. Get to know us, and visit https://t.co/v8EDpbq7JW for details on how to join our solar movement.
https://t.co/DRgTjhqsA6

[Jack's Solar Garden @JacksSolar]

Apples + Solar? Yes! Our farm will one day play host to an apple orchard to help nourish our community. What’s your favorite variety of apple? Did you know there are more than 7,500 in existence? 🍎 🍏

[Jack's Solar Garden @JacksSolar]

The holidays are here, yet the season of gift giving is year round. What a better way to treat yourself, your family, and your community than a subscription to Jack’s Solar Garden. We offer single panels starting at just $500 for five years. Find details @ https://t.co/v8EDpbq7JW

[Timothy Olson @timothycolson]

GO ⁦@GretaThunberg⁩ GO! https://t.co/sCQj2pOHpO via @NYTimes

[Audubon Rockies @AudubonRockies]

Hear from @edbegleyjr, @fortcollinsgov, @XcelEnergyCO, @jackssolar, and @audubonrockies how you can act on climate change locally at the Bird-Friendly, Climate-Friendly Conference! https://t.co/dLWChnGT8M

[Renewable Nation @Renewable_USA]

First of a kind, solar garden planned in #Colorado. 5 acres of cohabitation bw #agriculture and #cleanenergy. Jack's #Solar #Garden will provide power to low-income residents once completed. #renewablenation - Photo Credit: Jeff Slemons via @lefthandvc https://t.co/9AHPDYvVV4

[Left Hand Valley Courier @lefthandvc]

On May 15, the Boulder County Planning Commission unanimously recommended 8-0 that plans to build Jack’s Solar Garden at 8102 95th Street move ahead and be presented to the Boulder County Commissioners on Thursday, June 13. https://t.co/hmcwD2xCKz

[Left Hand Valley Courier @lefthandvc]

Boulder County staking its place in Jack's Solar Garden - Left Hand Valley Courier https://t.co/fCd1YA2mwh

[Rob Davis @robfargo]

Great story on Jack's solar garden @CassidyRitter. Replicable model of how innovative solar PV design can stack numerous agricultural, ecological, and energy performance benefits.

https://t.co/7VxHfSA2dA

[Jack's Solar Garden @JacksSolar]

Jack's Solar Garden gave a talk to the Colorado Renewable Energy Society last week (Sept 11th). The talk was turned into a video and can be seen here! It's 13 minutes long, so grab some popcorn! https://t.co/vgKXeyMhJt

[Jack's Solar Garden @JacksSolar]

Learn a little bit more about about agrivoltaics from our friends at The University of Arizona!

https://t.co/vE82TbZBYd

[Jack's Solar Garden @JacksSolar]

We're thrilled to announce that Boulder County has officially become the largest subscriber to Jack's Solar Garden to date!