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Now Offering Direct EPC Services

We’re excited to announce an Expansion of Our Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Services under the Norwich Solar Brand. Since the […]

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We’re Proud To Announce B Corp Certification!

Norwich Technologies join the ranks of purpose-led businesses that meet high verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability! […]

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Introducing Our New Members

We are very pleased to announce another year of steady growth and continued increase in solar projects that add more [...]

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New Solar Power Generating System in Fairlee, Vermont Serving Kinney Drug Stores

The ribbon-cutting event on October 6, 2022 celebrates the completion of Norwich Solar’s 45th Community solar installation. The 500kW AC […]

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Norwich Solar Ranked As One of the Top Solar Contractors in the US by Solar Power World Magazine

Release Date: July 27, 2022 White River Junction, VT – On Monday July 25 Solar Power World magazine, the premier […]

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Solar Power Helps to Beat the Heat

Today’s rain has been a welcome relief from the heat, but here in New England temperatures soared into the high […]

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Town of Weathersfield, Vermont Uses Town Garage Land to Host Community Solar

The Town of Weathersfield has welcomed solar electric generation once again by hosting a 500 kW AC solar array at […]

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Upper Valley residents celebrate completion of two local community solar projects

Twenty-five Vermont residential customers and two local Impact Investors are the proud co-owners of two new 150 kilowatt solar projects […]

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Danville School to benefit from local solar — right next door

Continuing its 10 year focus of providing solar power projects to Vermont schools, Norwich Solar is pleased to announce that […]

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What is Community Solar?

When most people think of going solar the first thing that comes to mind is putting solar panels on the […]

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Affordable Housing Provider Reduces Operating Costs via Solar Net Metering Agreement

Norwich Solar, as part of its Community Impact Group, is pleased to announce the start of construction of a Community […]

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Norwich Solar: Community Solar in Wiscasset, ME

[Wiscasset, Maine, October 2021] — Norwich Solar (“Norwich Solar”), is a leading northern New England solar company that operates in […]

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Achieving a fantastic year despite the pandemic, Norwich Solar Recognized as Top U.S. Solar Installation Company for second time in a row

[White River Junction, Vermont, August 2021] — The U.S. solar industry is on the upswing, thanks to a pro-renewables presidential […]

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Norwich Solar Engages Students Participating in The Governor’s Institute of Vermont’s Engineering Program on Local Energy Systems

June 29, 2021 They’ve got the power – literally! Norwich Solar Engineer Nathan Billings and Chief Technology Officer & Co-founder […]

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Summer Park at Hanover Renovation Features Rooftop Solar

The Upper Valley Haven, realized a 25% reduction in electricity when a solar array in Newbury came online.

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First-of-Its-Kind Community Solar Project Completed in Charlestown, NH

The Upper Valley Haven, realized a 25% reduction in electricity when a solar array in Newbury came online.

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Downs Rachlin Martin Client Spotlight: GMEDC and Norwich Solar

DOWNS RACHLIN MARTIN FIRM NEWS February 5, 2021 One-time funding for brownfield cleanup could aid in Vermont economic growth, redevelopment During […]

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GMP, VEDA, NST partner to Expand EV chargers statewide

Vermont Business Magazine January 28, 2021 This Latest Program Builds on GMP’s Growing Commitment to EV Infrastructure Across Vermont Vermont […]

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Renewable Energy Veteran Dan Kinney to Lead RunTime Solar

NST announces the launch of its new division, RunTime Solar™. RunTime Solar will be headed by renowned renewable energy veteran Dan Kinney.

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Norwich Solar Featured on 2020 Top Solar Contractors List

Solar Power World magazine’s annual list includes White River Junction-based solar installer.

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Solar Developer Specializing in R&D Lowers the Financial Bar of Entry for Solar

Norwich installs commercial solar PV and works on special-interest R&D like pairing concentrated solar and energy storage.

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What the DOE is doing with its solar innovation dollars

The President’s support for fossil fuels has not stopped the DOE from putting millions into technologies that could support market growth in the solar industry.

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NST Wins U.S. Department of Energy Grant for Solar Power R&D

$1.1 Million grant will help Vermont small business commercialize a hybrid solar-thermal and pv system.

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Making a Difference: Retired Physician Helps a Local Community Go Solar

By Mark Aiken Trend Watch April 2020 In retirement, Norm Levy figured out a way to make a difference in […]

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St. Johnsbury School to Lease Land for Solar Panel Project 

The Norwich Solar solar field in an area behind the Green Mountain mall in St. Johnsbury has 2,200 panels.

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Solar Flares: Call to Double Vermont’s Renewable Energy Capacity Ignites Debate

Four years ago, chilly Vermont was one of the hot spots in the nation’s solar industry.

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Upper Valley Haven, a Ray of Sunshine

The Upper Valley Haven, realized a 25% reduction in electricity when a solar array in Newbury came online.

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Community Solar in the Connecticut River Valley

Norwich Solar has continued to move ahead with its community solar installations in Vermont.

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Report: Vermont Lagging in Solar Capacity

At the rate it’s going, Vermont will not meet its solar energy goals by 2025, according to an updated report.

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Norm Levy as Solar Santa

How do you combine responsible investing, concern for the environment, and a desire to effect meaningful change in your local community? Norwich resident Norm Levy may have found the answer.

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Community Impact Investment in Solar Systems

Norm Levy worked with NST, Twin Pines Housing, and the Starlake Housing Association, a group of moderate-income homeowners.

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Touring New Hampshire’s First Net-Zero, Multi-Family Building

West Lebanon residents had a chance to tour NH’s first net-zero multi-family residential building. 400 solar panels will power Tracy Community Housing.

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Norwich Union Village Solar Project

Norwich Union Village Solar Project (NUVSP), one of only a few mixed residential and commercial community solar projects in Vermont in Vermont goes online.

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Renewable Energy Leaders Recognized at REV2019 Conference

Martha Staskus received the 2019 Renewable Energy Champion Award, recognizing individuals who ‘champions’ renewable energy.

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St. Johnsbury Students Cut Ribbon At Solar Power Project

Middle school students were given a challenge to improve upon good environmental stewardship practices.

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St. Johnsbury Solar Project Coming Online

Town officials and developers will soon cut the ribbon on a solar field that promises to deliver myriad benefits to St. Johnsbury.

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Wentworth Community Housing: A Look at The Upper Valley’s New Solar-Powered, Super-Insulated Apartments

Wentworth Community Housing is slated to open this July in White River Junction, VT.

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NST Wins DOE Solar Research Grant

NST’s VP of Research & Development Jonathan Lynch announced that we have been awarded a DOE Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant.

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VT Legislature Raises Solar Cap for Schools

Vermont’s legislator raised the 500-kw cap on school projects to 1 mw, which enables more schools to start local renewable energy projects.

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Woodstock Net-Metering Deal Underway

The meter is running on Woodstock’s latest effort to reduce its carbon footprint. The town is powering its municipal buildings through a net-metering agreement.

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Sustainability at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

The sustainability program at DHMC in Lebanon, NH goes back to 1996, when the staff started taking a hard look at waste management.

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Runamok Maple Goes Solar at 55,000-square-foot Plant

Artisan maple syrup brand enhances environmentally sustainable mission by installing solar panels at manufacturing headquarters Vermont Business Magazine, May 11, […]

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Solar Power for Sunset Lake Farm

Sunset Lake Farm’s PV system will produce 195,555 kWh per year, enough for the milking parlor and fresh cow barn while offsetting 8,900,000 lbs. of CO2.

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Vermont Institute of Natural Science Goes Solar

Green Energy Times, March 15, 2019 by George Harvey Ever since his arrival at The Vermont Institute of Natural Science […]

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Barre-based Organization Gets Solar Boost

Peter Cobb, Correspondent Rutland Herald, February 16, 2019 Washington County Mental Health Services is now 90-percent solar because of 258 […]

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Next-Generation Solar Power Systems

Dartmouth Engineer, Spring 2019 Professor Jifeng Liu and his team of researchers at Thayer are working on a new type of solar […]

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Cedar Hill Aims to be Vermont’s Greenest Retirement Community

 The Eagle Times March 13, 2019 WINDSOR, Vt. — Up the hill from the main campus of Cedar Hill Health […]

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Solar Blesses Three Churches in Norwich, Vermont

Solar Blesses Three Churches in Norwich, Vermont George Harvey Norwich, Vermont, is not a particularly large town. It has a […]

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Solar farm to be installed along Route 4 in Hartland

The Vermont Standard, January 17, 2018 Big solar farm to be installed along Route 4 By Heather Steliga, Vermont Standard Correspondent […]

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Vermont’s First Multi-Use Community Solar Goes Live

Green Energy Times, October 2018 Thetford Strafford Community Solar: The first Multi-Use Community Solar in the State Goes Live! by […]

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Dartmouth College Takes Solar to the Mountain

Green Energy Times, October 2018 Nature’s Power Hits Moosilauke! by N.R. Mallery, publisher of G.E.T There is a new sight […]

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Renewable Energy Veterans Staskus and Lynch join NST

Vermont Business Magazine by Denise Sortor Wednesday, October 10, 2018 Martha Staskus and Jonathan Lynch have joined the list of […]

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Can a Three-Story Building Be Net-Zero with its Own Solar Panels?

The Concord Monitor by David Brooks, Granite Geek Tuesday, September 4, 2018   People tend to over-estimate how much electricity is […]

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Thetford Residents, Farm, Officials Partner on Community Solar Array

VT Digger Matt Hongoltz-Hetling, Valley News Wednesday, September 5, 2018   POST MILLS — As Vermont’s ever-shifting energy landscape continues […]

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How Solar Power Has Grown Up

Courtesy of The Valley News Back in the ’70s, sunshine was everywhere. John Denver released “Sunshine on My Shoulders” in […]

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Town of Hartford Completes Two Solar Projects with NST

The Town of Hartford, Vermont, commissioned two rooftop solar projects on Town buildings in February 2018.

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The Business Case for Solar Power

Green Energy Times, March 2017 By George Harvey “We can help any business save money through solar,” Jim Merriam, the […]

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Bernie Sanders Visits Norwich Solar Project at Regional Testing Center

SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS PRESS RELEASE Thursday, October 12, 2017 WILLISTON, Vt., Oct. 12 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) applauded […]

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Solar for All! Low-Income Solar is Here!

Green Energy Times, December 15th, 2016  There have been many successes in the solar energy market in the past several years. […]

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Dartmouth Engineering Professor Receives SunShot Award for Large-Scale, Low-Cost Solar Energy Technology

Thayer School of Engineering News, September 2015 Professor Jifeng Liu and his research team have received a U.S. Department of […]

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Company Finds More Efficient Way to Install Solar Panels

WPTZ NewsChannel 5, Aired on Feb 18, 2016 Norwich Technologies in White River Junction, Vermont, is using a new method […]

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