“Eat Seafood, Go Solar” Campaign
Fishermen and foodies go solar for seafood
The Goal
To make rooftop solar a viral energy solution among people who harvest, process, and enjoy eating seafood.
The Opportunity
Small-scale solar energy installed in the built environment is one of the most fishery friendly energy solutions available, because it has no emissions and takes place on the already-developed footprint of homes and businesses. Solar also cuts energy costs, keeps dollars in local communities, and creates more jobs than any other renewable energy technology.
How Fishermen Are Mobilizing for Action
Through the Fishery Friendly Climate Action Campaign, fishermen and seafood businesses are:
Sharing knowledge and testimonies to motivate their friends and neighbors to go solar;
Building relationships with solar installers and navigators to direct targeted support towards the fishing/seafood industry;
Elevating the marketplace profile of seafood businesses who go solar; and
Raising public awareness about solar energy’s “fishery friendliness” and encouraging all seafood lovers to go solar!
RESOURCE CENTER
Tools to to Help Fishing Families and Businesses “Go Solar”
Energy Sage is 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, and Energy Sage even has a dedicated landing page for the fishing industry!
Get a free quote from an installer in your area.
Green Energy Consumers Alliance
Free navigation services for Massachusetts businesses
Green Energy Consumers Alliance is available to provide custom one-on-one solar consulting to Massachusetts seafood businesses at no charge.
Contact Loie Hayes at loie@greenenergyconsumers.org
Discount solar for Rhode Island and SE Massachusetts fishing families
NEC Solar is offering discounts on solar installations for fishery-affiliated homeowners and small businesses in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts.
Contact Dana Goodman at dana@nec-solar.com
Linking seafood and solar promotion
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.