Go Solar: Media resource guide

Latest research on America's rooftop solar potential, data visualizations and downloadable photos, drone footage and videos of solar installations.

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Report and data visualization

This is our featured resource. Please consider linking to it in your coverage.

The Solar on Warehouses report assesses the rooftop solar potential of America’s medium and large warehouses. It builds on previous research in Solar on Superstores that assesses the solar potential of America’s big box stores with a report and data visualization, including state-by-state, region-by-region, and brand-by-brand numbers.

Character Narratives

Video footage and text transcripts – Please credit any portion of the video clips below to Scott Sandonato.

B-roll

Drone footage over warehouses – Please credit footage at the links below to Zachary Cussick, 41st Parallel.

Drone footage over houses – Please credit footage at the links below to Zachary Cussick, 41st Parallel.

Drone footage over houses – Please credit footage at the links below to “Patrick Brown for Certasun.”

Hand-held b-roll – Please credit footage at the links below to to Scott Sandonato.

Rooftop / warehouse community solar projects:

Recent press conference on warehouse rooftop – Credit: Vote Solar:

  • https://fb.watch/kkj1Boj0kl/ This press conference included representatives from NJ Governor Murphy’s office, NJ Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez, advocates, a community solar installer, and a community solar customer, as well as  workforce development rep from DOL’s Job Corps.

Photos

Please credit the following photos to Tim O’Connor.

Please credit the following photo to Johanna Neumann.

Please credit the following photos to North Atlantic Corps.

Please credit the following photos to Solect.

Rooftop / warehouse community solar projects:

New Jersey press event on warehouse’s solar rooftop:

Topics
Authors

Johanna Neumann

Senior Director, Campaign for 100% Renewable Energy, Environment America Research & Policy Center

Johanna directs strategy and staff for Environment America's energy campaigns at the local, state and national level. In her prior positions, she led the campaign to ban smoking in all Maryland workplaces, helped stop the construction of a new nuclear reactor on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay and helped build the support necessary to pass the EmPOWER Maryland Act, which set a goal of reducing the state’s per capita electricity use by 15 percent. She also currently serves on the board of Community Action Works. Johanna lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with her family, where she enjoys growing dahlias, biking and the occasional game of goaltimate. 

Mark Morgenstein

Director of Media Relations, The Public Interest Network

Mark leads The Public Interest Network’s national communications and media relations campaigns. Before joining The Public Interest Network, Mark worked at CNN for nearly 20 years, and taught writing classes for six years through the Turner Professional Development Center. Mark was the recipient of an Emmy Award, two Peabody Awards and a DuPont Award. Mark currently lives near Denver, Colo., with his wife and three children. He's also a music fanatic who's been lucky enough to interview many of his favorite artists.

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