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2023 01 11
Groundswell Selected for U.S. Department of Energy RACER Grant Funding for Development of Replicable Resilience Hub Model
JANUARY 11, 2023, Washington, DC – Groundswell, a nonprofit that builds community power through equitable community solar projects and resilience hubs, announced its selection to receive a $1 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) to advance community energy resilience. -
2022 08 16
Amidst Historic U.S. Investments in Infrastructure and Clean Energy, Industry Leader Provides Roadmap for Rural Renaissance
The passage of historic investments in clean energy tax credits and manufacturing incentives under the Biden administration presents an enormous opportunity for America to both reduce harmful pollution and revive the economies of long-languishing rural communities. Published today by Island Press and authored by Groundswell CEO and current nominee to the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors L. Michelle Moore, “Rural Renaissance: Revitalizing America’s Hometowns through Clean Power” offers a practical and inspiring roadmap for success. -
2022 07 29
Newly-Released Research Reveals How to Expand Solar Access for Low- and Moderate-Income Households
Three new research reports from Groundswell and Elevate chart growth of community solar, evolution of the customer experience, and new strategies for inclusive finance. -
2022 07 07
Groundswell Wins Grand Slam Welcoming D.A. Abrams, Accomplished USTA and CFP Board of Standards Executive, as Chief Operating Officer
On June 27, D.A. Abrams officially joined the Groundswell team as the nonprofit’s Chief Operating Officer. -
2022 06 22
Big Data Reveals The Inconvenient Truth About The Uncool Energy Burdens Of Rural North Carolina
According to research led by Groundswell Vice President of Labs and Data Science Dr. Elvis Moleka, low and moderate-income households in North Carolina spend 19.8% or their income on energy bills an uncool and unequal energy burden. -
2022 05 10
LaGrange SOUL Program Receives Inaugural Energy Matters Award
Georgia Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols Recognizes the LaGrange SOUL team, including Groundswell and the LaGrange Housing Authority and West Georgia Star, for Best Sustainability in an Underserved Community -
2021 09 28
Solar Array to Bring Community Solar to Chicago Heights
On Sunday, the Christ for Everyone Ministries congregation celebrated the soon to be installed Bishop Kenneth Franklin’s Christ for Everyone Community Solar along with Groundswell, Sunlight General Capital, and Supreme Solutions. The community solar project will bring energy savings and economic empowerment to low-income households of Cook County as a part of the Illinois Solar for All (ILSFA) program. -
2021 08 18
LANDMARK COMMUNITY SOLAR INSTALLATION CELEBRATED
On August 17, Groundswell, in partnership with the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County and Montgomery County Green Bank, celebrated with a ribbon cutting for Montgomery County's first community solar project built to serve low- and moderate-income households. Conventional solar projects often include financial barriers such as high consumer credit scores and long-term contracts that limit solar access to the affluent.