Community Solar installation at the Monastery of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Northeast DC

Ipsun solar crew installing commercial solar panel in Washington DC

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Ipsun solar crew installing commercial solar panels in Washington DC

Chint inverters convert the DC energy from the sun into the AC electricity!

Opening Ceremony - Friars, Groundswell Solar farm, Community solar

Our team is so proud of the part they've each played in making this array aesthetically pleasing, being useful to the community by making renewable energy available, and helping D.C. families save $500 a year on their power bills!

Read more about this project in a great NPR article about churches taking advantage of solar to help their communities:

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Project Details

Type: Commercial

Tags: community solar

Solar System Type: Ground-mounted PV array

Inverter: Chint 60kw

Location: Monastery of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Lincoln Ave NE, Washington DC

Supervising Engineer: Carson McLean

Year Complete: 2019

Mary Weddle

20:07 28 Nov 22

Ipsun Solar installed our solar panels, and it was the right decision for many reasons. It was easy to work with the company - from sales to installation and beyond. We have had the panels for some time now, and yet the Ipsun team continues to monitor them to ensure each is working properly. We receive regular reports of the energy generated, and our electric bills have gone down dramatically! The team members are professional, responsive, and caring. We highly recommend Ipsun for their help in making a good decision about a solid investment with a great return and for their ongoing support.

Allan Needell

21:10 23 Nov 22

Ipson Solar worked with me and a roofing company to coordinate removal of an older obsolete system, roof preparation, and installation of a new system. All went well and on schedule and I am completely satisfied with the result.

Mark H

20:31 14 Dec 22

Ipsun was great to work with setting up my Solar array. Most importantly, they've been great about upkeep an maintenance in the years since I've had it installed. They came out to fix some of the wiring when a critter ate through it and repaired the critter guard too.I just wish I had a bigger roof so I could get more kW.

Mark Elion

16:10 20 Oct 22

I used Ipsun Solar for my system and batteries. It has been a very difficult process with many delays and mistakes. I would recommend choosing another installer. You are stuck with the installer for the life of the system. Make sure you pick a good one.I signed with them in January 2022 and was sold on the idea of an operational system in 4 months. They said because they were in a co-op they could do things quicker and in a more labor friendly way (B corp). It’s been 10+ months and my system has not operated at 100% (didn’t operate at all for 3.5 months after delayed July installation).There have been many delays and mistakes directly attributable to Ipsun. It seems like the company does not communicate with itself (or it’s customers).They will promise amazing costumer service, but they under deliver. They will promise they have access to batteries and there will be no delays, but then there are equipment and labor delays.They will install your system and forget that it doesn’t work leaving you sitting for months asking for a fix. But, one thing they will do is attempt to collect payment for a system that doesn’t work (over and over and over). They will send workers out to do nothing, or to repeat completed tasks (over and over) because they have not been told a previous worker did it.You’d think a manager would have reached out to me by now. Nope.

Kem Clawson

18:04 01 Nov 22

After thinking about adding solar to our home, I finally got serious about it last spring. I contacted 5 firms and had a wide range of experience- not all good. IPSUN emerged as my solid choice. Knowledgeable sales rep, flexible, and not high pressure. I was further pleased by their engineering staff and the final solution. And then a very smooth installation day. Plus, this company is a strong advocate for solar energy and climate action. We are so pleased we selected IPSUN.

Community Solar installation at the Monastery of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Northeast DC

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