Industry Partners
Amicus O&M Cooperative partners with these organizations to further advance topics of critical importance to our industry: transparent financing, responsible waste management, and justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI).
Clean Energy Credit Union
Clean Energy Credit Union was founded in 2017 by a group of people who are passionate about promoting clean energy in order to protect our environment and improve the economy. Clean Energy Credit Union’s mission is to promote clean energy, environmental stewardship, and cooperative enterprises through the financial services we provide to our members. It accelerates the adoption of clean energy by offering customized loans that are specifically tailored to clean energy products and services. Learn more
Solar Recycle
SolarRecycle.org was born out of a recognition that the industry lacks accessible information on recycling processes, standards, and commercial vendors. The goal of the website is to promote alternatives to landfilling by enabling engagement with vendors who facilitate resale, donation, and recycling for solar equipment in pursuit of a circular economy for the solar industry. To do this, they aggregate and centralize information to educate stakeholders about current end-use options. Learn more
Renewables Forward
Amicus O&M is a member of Renewables Forward, a non-profit founded to address historic economic and social inequities. Its members commit to taking action within their industries to champion a new system of diversity, equity and inclusion that elevates opportunities for all and delivers a just energy transition. Amanda Bybee currently serves on the board of RF and participates in the Renewable Energy Entrepreneurial Partnership (REEP) program, which supports women and minority entrepreneurs. Learn more
WRISE Speakers Bureau
The Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE) Speakers Bureau is a public, searchable database for journalists and event coordinators to find qualified speakers to present and engage on renewable energy topics. The Speakers Bureau supports WRISE’s mission by promoting systemically excluded voices across the renewable energy industry and increasing representation of women onstage at conferences and in the media. It also offers free professional development opportunities. Learn more
Initiatives
Safety
O&M work can be dangerous, with technicians often working inside energized equipment to perform necessary tests and inspections. We care deeply about our technicians and frequently discuss how to keep our safety cultures alive and fresh.
Amicus Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Work
With the solar industry poised for rapid growth in the coming years, we see tremendous opportunity to increase justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) in the workforce. We strive to practice this with individual growth and study, by increasing JEDI awareness and action in our companies, and through collective action across both Amicus O&M and Amicus Solar cooperatives. We hold monthly discussions on JEDI-related topics, which are open to all employees of the combined cooperatives’ 85+ member companies. Since 2020, we have hosted regular meetings for companies to learn from each other’s JEDI initiatives. We have a committee for HR professionals to share best practices and discuss compassionate solutions to the issues that HR leads often face. This committee has offered resources to the other member-companies to help them draft diversity statements, improve job postings with inclusive language, and draft policies on matters from accommodations to workforce development.
