“Solarizing” Seafood
Project Rationale
A “solarize” campaign is a concentrated effort to encourage and support members of a particular community, including small businesses and homeowners, to install solar photovoltaic energy systems, sometimes by pursuing a bulk discount from an installer. Distributed solar energy is a fishery friendly decarbonization solution with many economic co-benefits, such as cost savings for home and business owners, creation of jobs in the local community, local ownership of the energy system, and energy resilience. Fishery Friendly Climate Action’s “solarize seafood” campaign mobilizes fishermen and shoreside businesses to consider solar for their homes and commercial spaces. We maintain partnerships with organizations who can help these entities navigate the process of going solar, and we promote solar and seafood together through a “Eat Seafood Go Solar” co-marketing campaign.
Start your solar journey with Energy Sage
To help fishermen, seafood businesses, and seafood lovers navigate the process of “going solar, “ Fishery Friendly Climate Action has teamed with Energy Sage, a one-of-a-kind marketplace that makes solar energy affordable and accessible to all Americans. Energy Sage can help you obtain quotes from solar installers and understand the various tax incentives and grants that may be available to you. These services are free and available to all.
Linking seafood and solar promotion through the “Eat Seafood Go Solar” campaign
The “Eat Seafood Go Solar” publicity and marketing campaign is a growing movement of fishermen, seafood businesses, and seafood lovers who are embracing rooftop solar as a fishery friendly energy alternative. It celebrates the linkage between sustainable seafood and fishery friendly solar energy through media and promotional resources, including online testimonials from fishermen who have “gone solar”, bumper stickers, and social media.
We are here to help Massachusetts shoreside businesses go solar!
Understanding solar energy interconnection, ownership options, and tax incentives takes time that busy seafood and fishery businesses often just don’t have. That’s why Fishery Friendly Climate Action has arranged partnerships with energy advisors who can offer you one-on-one assistance with navigating your options and making the best decisions for your business. Advising is available at no cost to seafood dealers, processors, boatyards, engine repair shops, fishing gear manufacturers, seafood markets, and even nonprofits that support the fishing industry. Currently, only Massachusetts-based businesses are eligible to participate.