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To celebrate Earth Day, 3Degrees' employees share moments that influenced their decision to work for the environment
April 21, 2016 • 3Degrees Staff

In celebration of Earth Day we asked some of our coworkers what inspires their green streak. Here’s what we heard.   VALERIE  |  HUMAN RESOURCES My tipping point was during a trip to Laos where we hiked to a remote village and stayed one night… Basic necessities, like clean water and septic systems, were all […]

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lone wind turbine on pasture
April 8, 2016 • 3Degrees Staff

We all want more renewable energy. It’s a good thing. And we want to talk about its benefits. Renewable energy generators, sellers and customers want to promote their environmental actions. Generators should be able to say they generate renewable energy and renewable energy buyers should be able to say they’re consuming renewable energy. The goal […]

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Snowboarder treks up the snow
March 28, 2016 • 3Degrees Staff

With a mission to share, inspire and celebrate lifestyle and mountain sports, Powdr owns and operates eight mountain resorts located across the country. Understanding that the future of these outdoor spaces depends on a serious effort to stop climate change, Powdr supports a variety of carbon cutting and energy saving initiatives at their resorts. Resorts […]

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rhinocerous at zoo
March 11, 2016 • 3Degrees Staff

The places people gather can have a tremendous impact on the culture of the surrounding community. Visitors to special attractions, like zoos, are there to encounter something outside and above normal everyday experiences. This level of interest and excitement provides parks with a powerful opportunity to influence – a fact not lost on leadership at […]

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community solar white paper
February 2, 2016 • 3Degrees Staff

As more customers become interested in having solar, utilities are looking to meet that demand through new community solar offerings. The content of this white paper is focused on assisting utilities that voluntarily choose to implement community solar programs. Launching a new utility offering is similar to launching a new product. As utilities develop these […]

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Aerial view of wind farm
November 2, 2015 • 3Degrees Staff

Corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) are being talked about everywhere — from water coolers to boardrooms to industry conferences. — greening their energy portfolio and creating financial benefits. How did we get here? While a number of interrelated factors have driven this change, we have identified two clear eras in the development of renewable energy. […]

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sunshine lights up road
March 30, 2015 • Adam Capage

The first community solar programs were started nearly a decade ago, and, as the name suggests, the early efforts were led by communities — neighbors, small towns, places of worship — in each case, a group of people dedicated to building solar systems and sharing the benefits of the electrical output. From these humble beginnings, […]

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trees carbon offsets forestry
February 28, 2014 • 3Degrees Staff

See a sampling of the carbon offset projects we work with:

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