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Groundswell is building community power.

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Groundswell is a 501c3 nonprofit that builds community power through equitable community solar projects and resilience centers, clean energy programs that reduce energy burdens, and pioneering research initiatives that help light the way to clean energy futures for all. Groundswell leads clean energy programs and projects in five states, including the District of Columbia, providing low- and moderate-income households more than $5.5 million in clean energy savings to date.

 

Sharing from abundance.

The sun’s energy is plentiful, but access to power from the sun is often exclusive — available only to the financially privileged. We believe there’s a better way, so we asked ourselves how can we use the abundant energy from the sun to “love our neighbors as ourselves”? At Groundswell, we do so through building solar projects that share power and devote 100% of solar savings to the households where they are best resourced.

Whether you rent or own your home, if you live in one of the communities Groundswell serves, you can subscribe to SharePowerTM for locally-produced solar energy.

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Highlights

  • Community Resiliency Hub at City of Refuge of Baltimore Showcases Benefits of IRA

    Community Resiliency Hub at City of Refuge of Baltimore Showcases Benefits of IRA

    On October 20, Groundswell, in partnership with the City of Refuge in Baltimore, the Maryland Energy Administration, the City of Baltimore Office of Sustainability, and SunCatch Energy celebrated the first resilience hub in Maryland that will allow a nonprofit to receive direct benefits of a solar + storage project - and pass those benefits on to the community they serve.

  • Groundswell Launches First-ever Rural Renaissance Roadshow, Coming October 25-27, 2023, to Bentonville, AR

    Groundswell Launches First-ever Rural Renaissance Roadshow, Coming October 25-27, 2023, to Bentonville, AR

    As America moves forward with its biggest investment in rural power in 100 years, Groundswell announces its first-ever Rural Renaissance Roadshow, to take place from October 25-27 in Bentonville, Arkansas.

    The roadshow will feature practical workshops on topics ranging from how agrivoltaics can help farmers produce food and solar power to how clean energy supports main street economic development, with sessions designed to equip rural leaders with the information and practical technical support that communities need to get local projects funded and built.

    The three-day conference will feature education, inspiration, and practical technical support to help small towns and rural communities get their projects funded and built. 

  • LIFT for Solar Access Everywhere Research Featured in Springer Proceedings in Energy Ahead of ASES Conference

    LIFT for Solar Access Everywhere Research Featured in Springer Proceedings in Energy Ahead of ASES Conference

    Findings from innovative LIFT research was published in Springer Proceedings in Energy's Proceedings of the 52nd American Solar Energy Society National Solar Conference 2023, a peer-reviewed publication focused on present and future forms of energy as a resource for human societies. The LIFT paper discusses new community solar deployment tools, strategies for implementing financial best practices, and other key insights utilities and solar developers can leverage to improve inclusive solar access to LMI communities.
  • Groundswell Celebrates New Community Solar Array And District Milestone

    Groundswell Celebrates New Community Solar Array And District Milestone

    In June 2023, Groundswell, in partnership with  Sargent Memorial Presbyterian Church, SunLight General Capital, Working Power,  and the Office of the People's Counsel, celebrated the newest DC Solar for All community solar array, which will bring the number of income-qualified DC residents receiving free solar electricity to more than 6,000 households, as a part of the DC  Department of Energy and Environment’s (DOEE) Solar for All program. 

  • Christ for Everyone Ministries Addressing Energy Equity with Community Solar

    Christ for Everyone Ministries Addressing Energy Equity with Community Solar

    In June 2023, Groundswell joined Christ for Everyone Ministries and the Chicago Heights community in celebrating the completion of a community solar array that has transformed land previously used as a landfill into a community asset, benefiting local households. The 654 kWdc community solar array at Christ for Everyone Ministries is one of the first projects under the Illinois Solar for All: Community Solar program (ILSFA).

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