Washington, DC’s Solar for All program aims to benefit over 100,000 households with incomes at or below 80% of area median income. This case study profiles the program and the ways its administrators have handled outreach and consumer education over the program’s seven-year history. The case study especially emphasizes the valuable role that trusted community-based organizations and community institutions can play in their communities.
On April 17 and 18, 2024, 37 states, the District of Columbia, and federal government representatives gathered in Washington, DC, at “IRA, BIL, and the Future of Energy: A Summit to Support State Implementation.” The Summit, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (US DOE) Office of Policy and co-hosted by the Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA), addressed the complex challenges and opportunities arising from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
A partnership between an Arkansas renewable energy nonprofit and a multi-state organization that helps economically disadvantaged communities will use nearly $94 million in federal funds to help low-income families acquire solar power.
A partnership between an Arkansas renewable energy nonprofit and a multi-state organization that helps economically disadvantaged communities will use nearly $94 million in federal funds to help low-income families acquire solar power.
After months of rumors, the details emerged last July: A handful of the nation’s largest climate funders had joined forces to spend $180 million over the next three years to ensure that the United States’ biggest climate bill in history, the Inflation Reduction Act, and other major legislation, benefited communities across the country.
Groundswell, in partnership with the Community Church Atlanta, Stryten Energy, InterUrban Solar, the City of Atlanta, the Wells Fargo Foundation, and GM, celebrated the construction launch of one of the first community-owned resilience hubs in the Southeast.
On April 30, Groundswell, in partnership with the Community Church Atlanta, Stryten Energy, InterUrban Solar, the City of Atlanta, the Wells Fargo Foundation, and GM, celebrated the construction launch of one of the first community-owned resilience hubs in the Southeast.