Delivering energy’s second act
We develop, own and operate community-scale solar and energy storage projects. As a certified B-Corp, we leverage our business as a force for good—turning brownfields to brightfields and deploying dual-use solutions like pollinator-friendly ground cover and solar grazing across our portfolio. We’re delivering energy’s second act, or “encore,” by revitalizing communities and creating a cleaner, brighter future for all.
A commercial solar company with proven results
Projects completed successfully
Megawatts of clean energy and growing
Million Dollars in completed project investment value
Our Partners
Developing and deploying innovative clean energy solutions requires collaboration across a diverse team of experts. Our talented and experienced partners allow us to develop industry leading clean energy solutions for our customers and accelerate the transition to a robust renewable energy economy.
Knowledge and Experience
Over a decade of experience in the design, engineering, permitting, financing, construction and asset management of community-scale clean energy projects.
Innovators in Solar Energy
Brownfields To Brightfields
Experts in developing highly complex projects incorporating innovative solutions on undervalued and underutilized properties such as landfills, brownfields, carports and rooftops.
Innovators in Solar Energy
Optimized Land Use
Striving to incorporate multiple land uses for our projects including pollinator friendly solar and agrivoltaics (animal grazing).
Innovators in Solar Energy
Innovative Renewable Energy Projects
Successfully deploying creative and groundbreaking clean energy projects utilizing the latest technology while maximizing the community benefits.
Industry Leadership
We continue to push the boundaries of what is possible and our team and our projects are regularly featured and recognized for our leadership, our innovation and successful track record.
- Best Places to Work in Vermont 2024
- Vermont Business Magazine – Rising Stars class of 2024
- All Brains Belong – Neuroinclusive Employment Brightspotting Award
- SEIA DEIJ Certification – Gold Level
- Vermont Business Magazine – Rising Stars class of 2023
- Real Leaders – 2021 Earth Advocate
- Solar Builder Project of the Year Finalist 2021, 2020, 2019
- Solar Builder Project of the Year: Editor’s Choice – Best Reuse of Land 2021: VPPSA Salvage Yard Solar
- Top Solar Contractor 2022, 2019 – #1 Solar Developer Vermont
- Real Leaders 100 – 100 Top Impact Companies – 2019
- BCORP Best of the World: Workers 2022, 2021, 2019
- SEIA Board of Directors
- Renewable Energy Vermont Board of Directors
- NECEC Leadership Council
- 2010 Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce – A. Wayne Roberts Entrepreneurial Spirit Award
- 2016 Renewable Energy Vermont – Renewable Energy Champion Award
A Focus on Community
Our team is powering the potential of community-scale clean energy. Each project is a unique opportunity to engage and partner with the local community. These projects offer a wide range of benefits, including local investment opportunities, good paying jobs, pollution reduction, habitat restoration, property tax revenue and energy savings.
Our Positive Impact
People
Our stakeholders include employees, families, customers, suppliers, partners, communities, and anyone connected to our work. We give back to the communities in which we work through our projects and community service.
Planet
Navigating our impact on the planet includes reducing our carbon footprint, minimizing our environmental impact, and opting for sustainable alternatives, all while working to create synergies across our natural world.
Profit
Our financial success extends beyond our office walls and into the communities that we work in the form of tax revenue, energy savings, and affordable and reliable sources of clean energy.
Encore Renewable Energy is majority owned by the SUSI Energy Transition Fund, an investment vehicle managed by Swiss-based sustainable investment specialist SUSI Partners on behalf of institutional investors, the majority of which are pension funds and insurance companies mandated to responsibly invest the savings of thousands of beneficiaries.
SUSI Partners invests exclusively in companies furthering the energy transition and thereby aims to support the buildout of clean, secure, and affordable energy systems for the benefit of societies across the globe. Each investment brings about an objectively measurable reduction in greenhouse gas emissions thus actively contributing to global climate mitigation efforts.
The team at Encore Renewable Energy® is proud to be certified as a B Corp, joining over 3,500 other businesses worldwide who also share a commitment to social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency.