A new nonprofit center on Delmar Boulevard will soon help generate more solar energy for the region, while bringing jobs and educational opportunities to St. Louis’ West End neighborhood.
The Delmar DivINe is collaborating with Ameren Missouri as part of the Neighborhood Solar Program, which adapts underutilized land for solar generation at no cost to nonprofits, small businesses and schools. This will be the fourth site in the program since it launched in late 2019.
Annemarie Nauert, renewables program supervisor at Ameren Missouri, said the solar panels will be installed later this year over Delmar DivINe’s parking lot, creating a canopy.
“It provides shaded parking in the summer. It provides LED lighting, which helps with security of that area at night, and of course it’s adding clean energy locally to the grid there for the benefit of all of Ameren Missouri’s customers,” she said.
Nauert said the project will create 20 local construction jobs and training opportunities for installation and ongoing maintenance.