Kara Chipiwalt
Kara has been passionate about the environment since childhood and grew up surrounded by acres of wooded landscape, creeks, and ponds to explore in Central Virginia. She studied geography in both undergraduate and graduate school, obtaining her bachelor’s degree at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and her master’s degree at East Carolina University in […]
Kira Botelho
Kira is a life-long “tree hugger.” She brings her passion and advocacy for environmental justice to the Business Development team, introducing community solar developers, IPPs, and financers to Solstice’s customer acquisition and management services. Kira graduated from Lafayette College with a degree in Environmental Studies and Government & Law. She continued her studies at Virginia […]
Alex Pasanen
Alex joins the Solstice team as Senior Policy & Regulatory Affairs Coordinator, where he supports the Business Development team’s expansion efforts by tracking developments in key markets and advocating for policies that unlock a cleaner, more equitable energy economy. Born and raised in South Burlington, VT, Alex graduated from Brown University in 2019. Before Solstice, […]
Allie Stephan
Allie graduated from Boston College with a BS in Computer Science in 2011. Prior to joining Solstice, she was the lead architect at a startup in the film industry. She worked on and led teams that built Emmy Award-winning software for film crews and major studios. Allie joined Solstice as a Principal Software Engineer in […]
About
About Solstice Clean energy for every community. It’s why we started, and why we’re still here. Solstice was founded on a simple but powerful idea Clean energyshouldn’t be a luxury In 2014, our co-founders Sandhya Murali and Steph Speirs launched Solstice out of MIT as a nonprofit focused on bringing solar power to underserved communities—people […]
Ronald Raglan
“Easy to contact. Well worth saving money on energy and helping out environment. So far so good being solstice customer. Thank you.”
Prashanth Siddalingaiah
“Very easy to subscribe and participate in helping the planet without panels on my roof. Their website provides good information on your energy usage and easy to find your statements if you want to geek out o cost savings along with energy generated by your aligned panels on the farm. Very happy to see Illinois farmers being supported in helping everyone in the state to go green when possible.”
Joe Libonati
“I am very happy with my decision to switch to Solstice Community Solar. The customer service is great, my bill has gone down and I’m doing something good for the earth. I have recommended it to my friends and family and if you’re reading this, I would recommend it for you too.”
Russ Martin
“I have had nothing but enjoyable experiences and significant savings with Solstice. I recommend it to anyone who is considering signing up with a community solar farm.”
George Palmer
“I’ve got a couple of kids. We talk about climate change, and we don’t want them to think that there’s nothing you can do. If we can spread this–if we can get more people involved–we’re really going to make a difference.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAMo9LfoGuk
