The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation announces Dimension Energy awarded a grant of $30,000. The grant supports these NNJCF projects: Hackensack River Nation, Green Infrastructure for Environmental Justice, as well as ArtsBergen’s tenth anniversary celebration — Connect the Dots: Works on Water. Dimension, a community solar developer, owner, and operator, maintains headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia and also an office in New York City.
“We are honored to receive this generous gift from Dimension Energy to support our environmental program. The Foundation looks forward to working with them, as a donor and also as a collaborator on projects,” said Leonardo Vazquez, Executive Director of the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation.
“Dimension is thrilled to support the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation’s environmental and community-building initiatives,” said Charlotte Parker, Director of Community Engagement, Dimension Energy. “Our work does not stop after we have permitted, subscribed, or energized a community solar project; we are committed to partnering with deep-rooted New Jersey organizations like NNJCF to build a more sustainable New Jersey for the long term.”
Introduced in 2018, the New Jersey Community Solar Energy Program (CSEP) makes solar savings available to renters and also homeowners without upfront costs or expensive solar panels. To date, Dimension has energized three community solar projects on Northern New Jersey warehouse rooftops that now serve almost 1,200 households – over 51% of which are low-to-moderate income. Around 2,600 more households in NNJCF’s service counties will also be able to access the benefits of community solar through eight more Dimension community solar projects that will come online in 2025-2026.
A grant from Dimension Energy provided the ArtsBergen workshop led by artist Sarah Cameron Sunde along the Hackensack River. Photo Credit: Samuel Lee
Three Initiatives Supported
Dimension’s grant supports these initiatives:
- Hackensack River Nation. This regional alliance encompasses a range of organizations. These include environmental and community organizations, businesses and also public agencies. They work together to help protect the natural ecosystem in the Hackensack River Watershed.
- Green Infrastructure for Environmental Justice. The initiative seeks to reduce flooding and promote a greener and cleaner environment. Furthermore, this effort promotes a healthier and sustainable environment for residents, businesses, employees, and visitors in Hackensack, New Jersey. In February 2025, the NNJCF and Dimension Energy plan to hold a webinar on community solar benefits technology. Stay tuned for an announcement about the date of the webinar in the future.
- ArtsBergen’s Connect the Dots – Works on Water. During National Arts and Humanities Month in October of 2024, this NNJCF ArtsBergen workshop celebrated the initiative’s tenth anniversary. The workshop focused on how public art and performances help to connect more people emotionally to local waterways. These include waterways such as the Hackensack River. Participants learned more about how public art raises awareness about environmental issues, while building beauty and community.
NNJCF Enriches Life in Northern New Jersey
The NNJCF builds connections, pools resources, and provides leadership. These efforts enrich quality of life in eight counties in New Jersey. The counties include Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Union and Warren. Through its work in northern New Jersey, the Foundation works to develop more creative and inspiring places. The organization also seeks to develop greener and healthier places and more places of belonging and opportunity. For further information about the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation, ArtsBergen, or Connect the Dots, contact nnjcf@nnjcf.org or call 201-568-5608.
Dimension Energy
Dimension Energy is a leading community solar developer, owner, and operator. Dimension has executed more than 600 megawatts (MW) of community solar since its 2018 founding. The company plans to invest over $3 billion over the next five years, will have more than 800 MW in pre-construction-to-operations by the end of 2025, and 2.8 GW under development across 13 markets. In the communities where they invest, their projects deliver clean energy, local jobs, tax revenue, and savings, alongside other benefits including workforce development and educational opportunities. Dimension is making clean energy work for everyone.
