Solar Design Center to Open in Island Park

EmPower Solar announced last week that it will open its first Solar Design Center at Barnum Landing Shopping Center in Island Park, New York, this spring. The retail space will be a place for both residential and commercial neighbors to meet solar design and finance professionals to learn about the technology and see the products firsthand. 

The Solar Design Center will be a “net-zero” energy facility, featuring a SunPower solar electric system, a battery bank for emergency power and peak energy-load shaving, and a variety of energy efficient technologies and sustainable building practices. EmPower Solar will also feature electric vehicle charging stations for its fleet and will be available to the public to charge for free.

 “Everyone at EmPower Solar is excited to launch this new retail space," said Chief Executive Officer David Schieren. "EmPower is vested in the South Shore and we are committed to making our communities even more resilient, healthy, and prosperous by using solar energy. This is our home and we’re dedicated to seeing this mission through."

"We are grateful that such a dynamic company as EmPower Solar has chosen Barnum Landing to be a part of their future growth plans," said John Vitale, General Partner at Barnum Land Development. "The fact that they are a local company with such a strong commitment to the Island Park community makes it very significant. We welcome their leadership in guiding ourselves and our tenants to be more environmentally aware and energy efficient."

"The opening of this state-of-the art Solar Design Center will signify EmPower's dedication to our South Shore communities as well as the advancement of renewable energy across our township," Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray said. "Hempstead Town, the home of Long Island's first and only Renewable Energy Park in Point Lookout, proudly partnered with EmPower in an array of 'green' energy initiatives and we congratulate them on this exciting endeavor."

This retail space solidifies EmPower's commitment to the South Shore communities following extensive damage during Superstorm Sandy at its headquarters on Long Beach Road in Island Park, which still serves as its operations center.

The EmPower Solar Design Center will be located in the Barnum Landing Shopping Center adjacent to King Kullen and Panera Bread. A grand opening will be held this summer.