Advancing
Equitable
Climate
Solutions
Clean Energy Group
What We Do
Foster collaboration across a broad community of diverse organizations
Provide accessible information and resources to advance innovative energy solutions
Trusted expertise and analysis supporting community-led clean energy development
Inform inclusive clean energy programs, policies, and regulations
25
Years of
Clean Energy
Innovation
Who We Serve
Petersburg Community Resilience Hub
Supported by CEG’s Resilient Power Leadership Initiative and Technical Assistance Fund, this solar+storage Resilience Hub will support an emergency shelter during grid outages and provide workforce development training in renewables and efficiency.
The PEAK Coalition
As a member of the PEAK Coalition in New York City, CEG works alongside local environmental justice advocates to replace heavily polluting peaker power plants located in disadvantaged communities with clean alternatives.
Massachusetts Energy Storage Programs
CEG assists local advocates and state agencies throughout Massachusetts to advance best practices and implement inclusive and equitable clean energy policies and programs.
Publications
Electric Vehicles and Equity: How EVs Work, Their Pros and Cons, and the Role They Can Play in Making Our Communities Stronger
Resilient Solar and Battery Storage for Cooling Centers: Mitigating the Impacts of Extreme Heat on Vulnerable Populations
The Peaker Problem: An Overview of Peaker Power Plant Facts and Impacts in Boston, Philadelphia, and Detroit
Blog
Peaker Power Plant Data Show Persistent Economic and Racial Inequities
According to data released by the EPA, inefficient and expensive fossil fuel peaker power plants continue to be predominantly located near lower-income communities and disproportionately impact people of color.
Rotten Eggs in the EPA Power Plant Rule
The EPA’s proposed regulation for greenhouse gases emitted by power plants reveal the heavy influence of the fossil fuel industry.
What the EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Rules Get Wrong About CCS and Hydrogen
There are several issues with the EPA’s proposed rules for fossil fuel-fired power plants, the biggest being the inclusion of carbon capture and storage and hydrogen blending as Best Systems of Emissions Reduction pathways for new power plants as well as existing larger capacity plants.
Electric Vehicles in the Community: Challenges and Solutions
There are numerous equity concerns that must be addressed to ensure that the benefits of EVs are distributed fairly and that historically marginalized communities are not again left behind.
Innovative Massachusetts Low-Income Battery Pilot Finally Wins Approval (For Now…)
Five years after it was first proposed, Massachusetts’ Cape Light Compact is celebrating the long-awaited and hard-won regulatory approval of a first-in-the-nation energy storage pilot program for low-income customers.
Electric Vehicles and the Case for Resilience
EVs can help mitigate the risks of severe weather events. Equipped with appropriate bidirectional charging equipment, they can provide a backup source of power to keep disaster shelters, community centers, medical offices, emergency services, and other services in operation.
What Nonprofits Need to Know about the Investment Tax Credit
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 updated and expanded the Investment Tax Credit for solar and battery storage resilient power projects. This blog outlines several important changes to the ITC that could impact nonprofits.
Electric Vehicles in the Community: Benefits and Challenges
Electric vehicles for community use – including electric buses, vans, trucks, and ordinary passenger cars – represent an important opportunity for economic, environmental, and public health benefits.
The EV Revolution: Cost, Performance, Safety, and Environmental Impacts
What do EVs really have to offer if you’re among the majority of Americans who would find it challenging to purchase a Tesla? This blog, the first in a series on the topic of EVs and equity, begins to explore this question by looking at cost, safety, and environmental impacts.
Looking Back: Five Energy Equity Takeaways from 2022
A new year is upon us. This will be a big year for Clean Energy Group (CEG). We were founded 25 years ago, back in 1998 when solar and wind were more of a hopeful concept than the disruptive reality they have become today. Considering the events of last year, 2023 looks to be a…
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Our Partners
Partnership is a hallmark of our work and critical to our success. Clean Energy Group collaborates with community-based organizations, environmental justice organizations, nonprofit advocates, state and federal agencies, national laboratories, and other clean energy experts across the country.