Groundswell is a national leader working locally in five states, serving low to moderate-income households with clean energy and approximately $500 per year each in utility bill savings, with more than $8 million in clean energy savings to date.
Launched in November 2015, Groundswell’s people-centric approach to developing community solar projects pioneered new models for delivering energy equity to local communities. Groundswell’s team works with local communities to deeply connect the full value chain of each solar project with local community priorities and values.
Groundswell serves communities in the design and construction of resilience hubs. Developed in close collaboration with the people and neighborhoods they serve, resilience hubs include solar and energy storage connected through a microgrid and provide essential services including keeping the lights and the heat on when the power goes out.
SOUL™ (Save On Utilities Long term) reduces utility bills by improving home energy efficiency, prioritizing serving households with lower incomes and high energy bills. SOUL uses the resulting energy savings to pay for the cost of energy efficiency improvements.
SharePower allows subscribers to expand clean energy access and improve energy equity in their communities. In addition to lowering your household’s carbon footprint, you can make a tax-deductible donation that improves access to the benefits of solar energy for low and moderate-income households in your community.
Labs is where you can follow and participate in our R&D initiatives - from making solar project finance work equitably for low-income communities to connecting the renewable energy buying power of corporate sustainability leaders to community benefits and local priorities. Our research initiatives are intended to create a transformative blueprint for how to build equitable, clean energy futures.
The Accelerating Low Income Financing and Transactions (LIFT) for Solar Access Everywhere project works to highlight optimal community solar program designs and financing structures for low- and moderate-income (LMI) residential households in each common regulatory and utility service environment.
