Clean, local, affordable.
Equitable, resilient, restorative.
Groundswell is building community power.
Illustration by Ngadi Smart
Groundswell is a 501c3 nonprofit that serves local communities by developing solar projects and resilience hubs; helping neighbors share power; reducing energy burdens through efficiency; connecting clean energy supply chains to local economic development; and leading pioneering research to help light the way to affordable energy. Through our work, we are building clean energy futures that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.
Notably founded by a woman - St. Teresa of Jesus of Avila - during the 16th century, the Order of Carmelite Friars in Washington DC hosts a community solar project that shares power with 50 local DC households.
In service to Spelman College, Morehouse College, and the AUCC and with Partnership for Southern Equity, we’re developing a pioneering Resilience Hub with support from NREL.
As a part of the IL Solar for All program, we’re building a new community solar project in service to Christ for Everyone Ministries in Chicago Heights.
Typical approaches for financing solar projects excludes households with lower incomes and credit scores. Funding through the U.S. Department of Energy, The LIFT solar finance research initiative seeks to transform the market to rapidly expand solar access for everyone.
Groundswell is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Donations help us to serve more people and get more good work done. Please consider supporting our mission through a tax deductible one-time or recurring donation.