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This document summarizes some of the key project outcomes of the Resilient Power Project through providing information, knowledge-building support, and technical assistance to organizations working in low-income communities and communities of color across the country.
When properly installed, battery storage has proven to be a safe technology, and it is becoming safer every year as more protective regulations and best practices are established. However, many communities have raised concerns about battery storage safety, especially regarding lithium-ion batteries, which currently dominate the battery storage technology market. To build battery storage safety…
This Clean Energy Group case study covers the first-ever Beehive Microgrid project in New Orleans, Louisiana. The study includes financial details, design schematics, and lessons learned throughout the process.
This short guide to developing capital stacks outlines considerations for nonprofits interested in pursuing solar+storage. The guide includes real examples of capital stacks from nonprofit-led solar+storage projects across the country.
This case study profiles the Kenzi apartments, an affordable housing building for residents aged 55+ located in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. It is Massachusetts’ first all-electric building greater than four stories with a city-permitted solar+storage system, negating the need for a diesel generator. Clean Energy Group provided a solar+storage feasibility assessment for this project, which found that a solar+storage system would be cost effective.
In September 2017, Hurricane Maria knocked out all power across Puerto Rico. Vieques, an island of about 8,000 people located eight miles east of the Puerto Rican mainland, remained without electricity for 18 months, the second-longest blackout in world history. Once power was restored, service remained unreliable and expensive. The Vieques Microgrid Network is an effort led by…
Battery energy storage systems can be a cost-effective tool for utilities to meet peak demand and provide flexibility to the power grid. When properly installed, battery storage has proven to be a safe technology, and it is becoming safer every year as more protective regulations and best practices are established. However, many communities have raised…
Battery energy storage systems can serve as a clean and reliable source of backup power for homes and businesses. When properly installed, battery storage has proven to be a safe technology, and it is becoming safer every year as more protective regulations and best practices are established. However, many communities have raised concerns about battery storage…
When Hurricane Ida landed in Louisiana in August 2021, it decimated the area’s energy infrastructure. Over 1 million residents lost power, some for weeks, with outages impacting everything from communications to transportation. CrescentCare, a Federally Qualified Health Center in New Orleans, was forced to close when their backup diesel generators failed to come online. Residents…
Solar combined with energy storage (solar+storage) can provide cost savings and keep essential services powered during grid outages. Clean Energy Group has published a series of short fact sheets answering the following frequently asked questions about solar+storage: These fact sheets are adapted from Clean Energy Group’s 2024 publication, Understanding Solar+Storage: Answers to Commonly Asked Questions…