We collaborated with regional energy firm Solar Alternatives, battery manufacturer EG4 and Footprint Project to install solar and energy storage on New Orleans’ Hagar’s House, a home supporting at-risk women, children and marginalized members from the surrounding area by meeting food, housing and other emergency needs. 

 

The solar energy system, made possible through a donation of mounting materials by Enstall Empowers, will help Hagar’s House remain operational during grid outages and to continue providing safe transitional housing and support services to at-risk people during natural disasters and other emergencies. The system is designed to significantly offset the home’s electricity usage saving the organization approximately $1500 per year in utility costs, as well as power critical services indefinitely during a prolonged grid outage.

 

Since 2007, Hagar’s House has helped hundreds of women, children, and trans/gender-nonconforming folks with an open and empowering residential community, resource coordination, holistic programming, and the support necessary to transition into permanent, sustainable housing.