AIRE’s mission is to help ensure that the benefits of our nurturing planet will remain available to current and future generations by reducing our society’s continued use of fossil fuels for power generation. We will accomplish this by being a leading voice for renewable energy in the Southeast and Appalachian region providing education for individuals and organizations about the choices and benefits of community based renewable energy.

We will work in collaboration with community groups, non-governmental organizations, renewable energy professionals, and individuals to assist with project design and implementation, and to improve access to and enhance the availability of affordable financing, including use of tax credits and other incentives, for purchasing and installing renewable energy systems.

We will hasten the growth of “green” jobs and a robust economy in our promotion of renewable energy by the establishment of a cooperative association of renewable energy professionals to operate with an ethical code of conduct and quality standards that shall be third-party verified and transparent. This cooperative will become the recognized standard for integrity, competence and professionalism in the renewable industry.

We will advocate for favorable public policies that improve the acceptance and adoption of community based renewable energy.

AIRE’s workplace environment will be supportive, equitable, and cooperative, and will provide each employee the opportunity to achieve his or her greatest potential. We will respect diversity and protect the rights of others.

The overriding challenge for our generation is to build a new economy--one that is powered largely by renewable sources of energy... We have the technology to build this new economy, an economy that will allow us to sustain economic progress. Can we build it fast enough to avoid a breakdown of social systems? - Lester Brown. Plan B 3.0