Press Releases

April 13, 2016

Groundswell Study Finds that Working Families Pay the Most for Electricity Despite Lower Price Trends and Affordable Clean Energy Alternatives

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Jacksonville, Baltimore, Miami, Orlando, and Austin among cities with most energy cost inequality.

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February 18, 2016

Green Faith Leader Kimberly Lewis and Renewable Energy Storage Innovator Raj Krishnamurthy Join Groundswell’s Board of Directors

WASHINGTON, DC — Nationally recognized faith leader Kimberly Lewis, a champion of diversity in the green movement and Senior Vice President, Community Advancement, Conferences & Events at the U.S. Green Building Council, and Raj Krishnamurthy, the co-founder and head of engineering for Automatiks, Inc., have joined Groundswell’s Board of Directors. Lewis,…

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February 01, 2016

Groundswell and Sustainable Capital Advisors Partner to Expand Community Solar Access to Working Families

Groundswell and Sustainable Capital Advisors have announced a new strategic partnership to develop an innovative approach to community solar financing

Washington, DC — Groundswell, a nonprofit whose mission is organizing community power, and clean energy financing experts Sustainable Capital Advisors have announced a new strategic partnership to develop an innovative approach to community solar financing that will take consumer credit scores off the table as an obstacle to joining the clean…

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Groundswell builds community power.

Groundswell builds people-centered solar projects that deliver energy equity and economic opportunity. From project development to project finance, and from construction to customer enrollment and support, we focus on the “community” in community solar. Our solar projects leverage private capital for social good – providing real investment, good jobs, locally generated clean power, and deep energy savings to our neighbors who need it the most.

Groundswell’s Share Power^TM program is revolutionizing community solar by eliminating barriers like long-term contracts and high consumer credit scores. Share Power ^TM has the potential to double the addressable market for community solar and deliver deep savings to people who need it the most. Inspired by Human Centered Design and the challenge to “love your neighbor as yourself,” renters and homeowners who join a Groundswell solar project get locally generated power and share savings with local income-qualified households. Groundswell and Share Power ^TM preserve affordability for all neighbors and helps communities thrive.

Groundswell builds community power by connecting solar power with economic empowerment and putting people first. We believe that clean energy is a necessity, not a luxury; we’re all in this together; and we can’t afford to leave our neighbors behind.