RE Sources

Rain or shine, we’re producing more power than ever here at The RE Store. Thanks to Puget Sound Energy and Ecotech Solar, our warehouse roof is now home to 98 brand-new solar panels, joining the 40 panels that have been soaking up Bellingham’s sunshine for years. That’s 138 panels in all, with an annual energy savings of about $11,000. 

This new array was installed by our friends at Ecotech Solar, and roughly half the cost of the project is covered by Puget Sound Energy’s Solar Grant program. The program is funded by PSE customers who choose to join the utility’s voluntary Green Power program, so to everyone who opts in: thank you! The other half is covered by a federal clean energy incentive for nonprofits. Together, these two sources mean the new panels come at very little net cost to our organization.

Every dollar we don’t spend on electricity is a dollar that goes toward our mission. Lower energy bills mean more support for keeping good materials out of the landfill, expanding our workforce development opportunities, and for the environmental education and advocacy work of RE Sources across Whatcom and Skagit counties.

Public comments are the heart of civic engagement and essential to protecting the many at-risk, special places we know and love right now. Writing something from the heart and including facts will help make your voice be even more impactful. You can put this into practice with a comment on the Roadless Rule! Visit Roadless.org and submit your comment by October 6th at 9 p.m. PST.

Have you already submitted a comment? You’re in luck! You can edit your message through the submission portal, or submit additional comments — there’s no limit on submissions for this particular comment process.