SELF is working with the Leon Lowenstein Foundation, and Miami-Dade County on “Gib-Sun” Plaza: Delivering environmental and social justice through solar PV in low-income housing. The plan is to install solar panels on a five-story apartment building for low-income seniors in the heart of Coconut Grove. The Lowenstein Foundation provided a $153,000 grant via the American Green Bank Consortium to purchase the solar panels and pay for the installation. Miami-Dade County is committing up to $500,000 to install a new “solar-ready roof” to replace the old roof and provide long-term structural support for the solar PV system. For more read the full press release here.
The County is seeking qualified contractors to bid on the solar and roofing project. For more information, see details in the Invitation to Bid below.
