{"id":99191,"date":"2022-07-26T07:28:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T11:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/?p=99191"},"modified":"2022-07-07T09:55:07","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T13:55:07","slug":"2022-top-solar-changemaker-micah-gold-markel-solar-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2022\/07\/2022-top-solar-changemaker-micah-gold-markel-solar-states\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Top Solar Changemaker: Micah Gold-Markel, Solar States"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Solar Power World editorial team is proud to continue our Top Solar Champions awards program that began in 2021. These four awards, open to all those employed by Top Solar Contractor companies, highlight talent in the industry in different skill areas.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-99048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Changemaker22-500x325.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Changemaker22-500x325.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Changemaker22-368x238.jpg 368w, https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Changemaker22.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>The<strong> 2022 Top Solar Changemaker <\/strong>award-winner is<span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Micah Gold-Markel, founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solar-states.com\/\">Solar States<\/a>, a Philadelphia-based solar installation company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Making positive changes<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> to the solar industry is in Gold-Markel\u2019s DNA. In 2008, he founded Solar States as a B Corp with the dual purposes of installing solar power and educating the next generation about the technology. After attending a speech by Green for All advocate Van Jones, he took that mission one step further and aspired to bring underserved communities into the green economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><div class=\"su-pullquote su-pullquote-align-right\">\u201cMicah and his Solar States team have built the on-ramp to the \u2018green collar economy\u2019 for inner-city Philadelphians.\u201d &#8211; Marilyn Candeloro, efficiency manager, Solar States<\/div><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">True to this plan, Gold-Markel led Solar States to partner with the Philadelphia Energy Authority and other organizations to create the \u201cFind Your Power\u201d curriculum, a free 38-class program for anyone interested in becoming a solar installer. Since the launch, Gold-Markel\u2019s team has trained hundreds of high school students and adults on how to install solar. A number of Find Your Power graduates are now employed by Solar States, some holding positions as master electricians or solar designers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Those working at Solar States have access to healthcare benefits and profit-sharing opportunities. Gold-Markel\u2019s dedication and drive have opened the door to stable solar careers for many people who may not have otherwise had access.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/solarpowerworldonline.com\/top-solar-contractors\/\"><em><strong>The <\/strong><\/em><strong>Solar Power World<\/strong><em><strong> Top Solar Contractors awards program is part of our annual Top Solar Contractors list.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Solar Power World editorial team is proud to continue our Top Solar Champions awards program that began in 2021. 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