Join Groundswell CEO Michelle Moore, along with Hope Cupit (Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project) and Chris Weaver (Grid Alternatives) for a panel focused on overcoming obstacles to sustainable investments for the communities that need it most. Remote and rural local governments and communities have often faced capacity constraints when applying for and subsequently, managing large federal grants. New mandates and tools such as Justice 40, the EPA Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (EPA EJ TCTAC), and others have been established to remedy these longstanding challenges. The diverse viewpoints represented on this interactive panel will highlight the leading practices that are helping remote, rural, and tribal communities secure funding to ensure effective and sustainable investments in hopes of demystifying the funding process and calling out the lingering challenges that could be improved by outside intervention and support (Topics will include rural electrification, transportation infrastructure, etc.).
Groundswell CEO Michelle Moore's moving challenge to solar developers facing community resistance to proposed clean energy projects is featured in a compelling passage of the newly released e-book Resilience Matters: Flourishing in an Era of Extremes, available online at no cost.
On March 6, we will kick off our Energy Futures 2024 series with a webinar featuring a panel of experts on clean energy finance. This panel will share a bit about what organizations should know about financing solar, energy efficiency, and other climate solutions in the wake of the groundbreaking Inflation Reduction Act. Experts will include Autumn Long (Appalachian Solar Finance Fund), Dr. Elvis Moleka (Groundswell), and Hana V. Vizcarra (Earthjustice).Â
Michelle Moore, author of Rural Renaissance and Groundswell CEO will deliver the keynote address at the 2024 Indiana Sustainability & Resilience Conference.
Join Groundswell and Pastor Billy Humphrey, Founder and Executive Director of City of Refuge, on February 7th to hear about the impact of Direct Pay on non-profits. Pastor Humphrey has seen firsthand what the "Direct Pay" provisions of the IRA can mean for non-profits. He will share examples of the impacts of direct pay on his community, and we'll answer questions about what this could mean for your community.
Did you know that the average low to moderate-income household in Georgia pays close to a fifth of its annual income for energy? Meanwhile, the energy burdens of low to moderate-income households in Washington, DC, are four times higher than those of their higher-earning neighbors. Groundswell programs like SharePower community solar and Save On Utilities Long term help low to moderate-income households save up to $500 a year by improving access to clean energy and addressing energy inefficiencies.