100% Winterville

05/13/2025

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05/10/2025

We'll be at our usual spot in the Eco Village at the Marigold Festival tomorrow. Stop by and learn about the new solar array at the Front Porch Book Store (Winterville 's first net-zero building) and our plans for more renewable energy projects in the future.

03/15/2025

Great turnout for the first ever solar powered Front Porch Book Store concert.

02/28/2025

Solar Project 2: The Front Porch Bookstore is officially online and generating solar power! This will be the first Net-Zero building in Winterville, meaning it will generate more electricity annually than it consumes from the power grid. We are one step closer to our goal of converting the City of Winterville, Georgia government to 100% renewable energy. 🌞

10/16/2024

WINTERVILLE SOLAR PROJECT 2: FRONT PORCH BOOKSTORE

It's official. All approvals have been obtained and the contract has been signed. Installation should be completed by the end of 2024. Starting next spring Front Porch Bookstore concerts will be solar powered!

This project will include an 11.4kW solar array that is projected to produce over 15,000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually. It will make the Front Porch Bookstore the first Net-Zero building in Winterville, meaning that it will produce more solar energy annually than it consumes from the power grid. This is an important step toward Winterville’s goal of converting the city government to 100% renewable energy.

Huge thanks to Winterville’s Mayor and City Council, the Historic Preservation Commission, our vendor Solar Sun World and everyone else who helped make this happen.

10/14/2024

By now most folks are aware of Solar Project #1: Winterville Cultural Center and Marigold Auditorium. Solar Project #1 consists of a 102 panel solar array that helps offset grid power consumption at both buildings and powers a battery backup system at the Cultural Center.

Soon we hope to have good news to share with you about Solar Project #2. For the building where it will be installed it is projected to produce more solar energy annually than energy consumed from the grid. That will make it the first Net-Zero building in Winterville! We will announce details including the location when we get the final approval. Hopefully we'll get that soon. Here's a hint:

10/14/2024

Our climate is changing. We have to adapt to survive. Part of that is building homes and communities that can withstand stronger storms and extended power outages. This Net-Zero community in Florida is a great example. In addition to stronger more hurricane-proof homes, solar arrays with battery backup like we have at the Winterville Cultural Center are part of the solution.

Becoming a Net-Zero community is the goal of the 100% Winterville. We will reach Net-Zero status once we start producing more solar energy than we consume from the grid.

Hopefully we'll have some good news to share later this week about Winterville's Solar Project #2, which will take us one step closer to becoming a Net-Zero community. The project has been approved by City Council. We are now waiting on the Historic Preservation Commission to approve our certificate of appropriateness. Once we have final approval from HPC we'll announce the details, including the location, here. Stay tuned!

While the newly developed storm-proof homes have endured a few storms since people moved in last year, Hurricanes Helene and Milton put those features to the test.

09/27/2024

Grid power is out at our emergency shelter but we still have power for lights, the refrigerator, and several power outlets thanks to the solar powered battery backup system.

05/09/2024

The Five Points area in Winterville is a little cleaner today thanks to volunteers for 100% Winterville. Huge thanks to Brant Spratlin for the help.

11/07/2023

Please sign this petition to help the Athens-Clarke Middle School students advocate for solar panels considered for their new school. They are presenting to the school board on Thursday, Nov 8. Please share this on your pages to help spread the word quickly.

Dear Members of the Board of Education: The students, parents, faculty, and staff at Clarke Middle School are excited about our new building. We’re also aware of the opportunities for progress that it offers our community. Since we first learned about the new building, many of us have advocated fo...