OneEnergy Renewables

OneEnergy Renewables is an innovative developer of community and utility-scale solar energy projects in North America. Powered by the belief that the future will run on clean energy, our team delivers solar projects to communities, utilities, and commercial and institutional customers. We build trust with landowners, communities, and customers to help them achieve a cleaner, brighter energy future.

A CERTIFIED LEADER IN POLLINATOR FRIENDLY SOLAR

Our team developed the first pollinator-friendly project in Maryland to exceed the state’s standard, Baker Point Solar in Frederick, Maryland. In addition to producing clean, renewable energy (enough to power the equivalent of more than 2,000 homes), Baker Point incorporates pollinator-friendly habitat, including nine flowering plants and grasses that bloom continuously spring through fall.     This native pollinator habitat provides critical pollen sources to an on-site apiary of 25 beehives, as well as for other native pollinators, such as butterflies. Once its deep root systems have taken hold, the eco-system at Baker Point will be self-seeding, have a low maintenance carbon footprint (mowing not required), be drought tolerant, and provide uninterrupted months of habitat for transient and area pollinators.

THE POWER OF POLLINATORS

Remarkably, pollinators are responsible for 1 of every 3 bites of food we eat, contributing $24 billion to the American economy. From apples to squash, the produce we see at our local grocery stores and farmer’s markets is brought to us in part by pollinators. Squash farmers, for instance, can experience an 80 percent crop yield boost when their crops are exposed to honeybees and native pollinators.     Consider the beloved Bumble Bee. Its recent addition to the endangered species list underscores the need for vast areas of nectar- and pollen-providing flowers for food, grassy and earthen nesting sites, and undisturbed soil for hibernating queens. Our solar sites add acres of flowers, grasses, and habitat for the bee and butterfly population, and allow the soil to rest for up to 25 years, providing exceptional nesting and winter habitat.