Community Solar

Groundswell’s community solar projects expand access to solar energy by establishing a shared, centralized source of energy generation and distributing energy bill credits to income-qualified customers free of cost. Our projects both widen the reach of affordable energy to new areas across the country and help deliver economic strength by reducing energy bills by up to 50% for participating income-qualified households. We prioritize local control, hire local labor, and ensure that the benefits—from energy bill savings to tax credits—stay in the community where they belong. Groundswell’s community solar work includes the implementation of the Southeast Rural Power Solar for All Program, which is leveraging a $156 million investment to deploy more than 100 MW of solar to reduce electricity bills by 50% for 17,000 rural households, delivering more than $400 million in household savings over 20 years.