In partnership with Yes! Solar Solutions and Argand Energy Solutions, Dorcas Ministries, a Cary-based nonprofit, will install a 236.5 kW solar photovoltaic rooftop system at their facilities. The 845-panel array will be installed on approximately 50,000 square feet of rooftop space across multiple buildings.

The partnership between Yes! Solar Solutions of Cary and Argand Energy Solutions, with offices in Durham and Charlotte, will result in the largest nonprofit solar energy system in Wake County and one of the largest nonprofit installations in North Carolina. The two solar energy companies will work side-by-side on the installation. Once operating, the system will produce enough energy to power the equivalent of approximately 28 small homes a year.

Under an innovative solar financing model, Argand Energy and its investor will own and operate the system and Dorcas Ministries will be able to benefit from solar energy with no out-of-pocket expenses. The nonprofit will receive lease payments for the otherwise unusable rooftop space. Construction on the project is slated to begin in February.

Dorcas Ministries, a nonprofit organization, serves Wake County residents who find themselves in any kind of temporary financial crisis. Yes! Solar Solutions and Argand Energy Solutions are expanding their services into the nonprofit sector to help organizations reap the benefits of clean energy.