Resilient Power Project
Building the foundation for energy resilient communities
As extreme weather and prolonged power outages become more frequent and severe, clean energy solutions – primarily, solar paired with battery storage (solar+storage) – can provide reliable, life-saving backup power during emergencies, and generate economic benefits and improve grid reliability during times of regular grid operations.
Through its Resilient Power Project, Clean Energy Group accelerates the equitable deployment of solar+storage technologies in historically marginalized communities, including environmental justice communities, low-income communities, and communities of color. CEG supports and promotes the advancement of inclusive resilient power development nationwide by offering solar+storage technical assistance to community-serving organizations, supporting community energy resilience capacity building, advancing policies and programs that ensure more equitable access to solar+storage technologies, preparing and disseminating solar+storage information and resources, and amplifying community voices through close collaboration with partner organizations and promoting partner successes.
Who We Serve
The communities that could most benefit from resilient power typically have the least access to these technologies. The Resilient Power Project aims to reverse this trend by supporting community-led and community-serving solar+storage projects that build local resilience, reduce utility burdens, and improve grid reliability.
The Resilient Power Project houses Clean Energy Group’s Resilient Power Small Grant Programs:
The Technical Assistance Fund supports community-serving organizations, including service providers, affordable housing, and first responders, by providing one-on-one project development support to communities.
The Resilient Power Leadership Initiative supports nonprofit community-based organizations in their efforts to build more resilient communities. The funding enables organizations to devote more time to their energy resilience efforts, as well as to build their internal capacity to support resilient power efforts in the communities they serve.
Project Impact
Awarded over two million dollars in funds to support solar+storage project development and capacity building in historically marginalized and under-resourced communities.
Informed and guided the development and implementation of innovative resilient power programs, policies, market mechanisms, and financing initiatives nationwide, unlocking hundreds of millions of dollars for resilient solar+storage development.
Provided technical support to over 200 community-serving organizations, municipalities, and affordable housing providers to assess solar+storage opportunities at community-serving institutions through the Technical Assistance Fund.
Supported 24 community organizations in their efforts to build internal capacity about resilient power through the Resilient Power Leadership Initiative.
Engaged and informed thousands of stakeholders each year through creation and dissemination of solar+storage and resilient power resources.
Project Partners
Meet Our Team
Photo Credits, top to bottom: Resonant Energy; Footprint Project; Via Mobility Services; Solar Responders.