NEST Community Arts Center
TYPE SOLAR FOR NONPROFITS
SIZE 5.2 KW
LOCATION FORESTVILLE, CA
PROGRAM SOLAR MOONSHOT
YEAR 2020
FUNDING GRANT
The Project
NEST Community Arts Center is located on Pomo territory in Forestville, California in Sonoma County. As the first Indigenous-led community arts center in the state, NEST Community Arts Center offers an example of the intersection of creativity and environmental responsibility. NEST Community Arts Center has shown its commitment to a greener future by installing an off-grid solar system.
Situated within the Makamo Mahilikawna watershed, NEST Community Arts Center houses the Seventh Native American Generation (SNAG) Magazine, providing a culturally rich and sustainable space for artistic expression. The solar system that NEST Community Arts Center installed offsets over 100% of the center's electricity usage.
BQuest proudly supports Hammond Climate Solution's Solar Moonshot Program with individual grants that help nonprofit organizations across the United States afford the switch to clean energy. With the help of BQuest's grant through the Solar Moonshot Program and other grant funding, NEST Community Arts Center was able to install the 5.2 kW solar system.
What They Are Saying
"We launched our space, the NEST Community Arts Center based in Sonoma County, in 2012 with a vision to create an artistic hub for all artists. In the last 9 years, we have built a two-story cob house, our visual arts studio, and hosted hundreds of folks to help build our space. With support from Hammond Climate Solutions and NDN Collective, we are excited to be installing a solar system to power our work into the future later this month. Installing a clean energy solution for our community of artists to use will provide a renewable energy source for years to come and we are excited to see all of the projects that will come to fruition.”
- Ras Kdee, Director, NEST Community Arts Center
The Impact
72
METRIC TONS C02 MITIGATED
Carbon Equivalencies
16
Gasoline-powered cars off the road for 1 year
79,879
Avoided emissions from burning 79,879 pounds of coal
85
Carbon sequestered by 85 acres of forest in 1 year