Clean Energy Group Blog
A Decade of Technical Assistance: CEG Reaches $2 Million Milestone
This year, Clean Energy Group celebrates 10 years and $2 million in small grant support to build local energy resilience in historically underserved communities through the Technical Assistance Fund (TAF). Over 150 community-serving organizations, representing 375 facilities across 33 states and territories, have received the early, individualized technical and small grant assistance they need to…
Solar+Storage for Affordable Housing in Nashville: An Interview with Be a Helping Hand’s Sara Jean Schweitzer
The outlook for resilient power– solar paired with battery storage (solar+storage) – is better than ever, but the road to installing systems can still be a challenging one. Be a Helping Hand, a nonprofit affordable housing developer in Nashville, is developing a model to scale the installation of solar+storage in a region where the need for reliable, resilient, and affordable energy is significant.
Centering Equity in Data Collection: CEG’s Resilient Power Funding Programs
CEG’s commitment to equity, and ensuring we are meeting our equity-specific goals, is the driving force behind the metrics we track for our Resilient Power Small Grants Programs.
Advancing Energy Equity in 2023: Actions and Impacts
This has been an impactful year for Clean Energy Group and our partners in advancing energy justice.
The Market for Solar+Storage is Better Than Ever – But Communities Still Need Support to Access It
Demand for early-stage technical assistance support will continue to rise as communities become increasingly vulnerable to climate disasters and an aging power grid.
2022 Year-in-Review: Technical Assistance Fund and Resilient Power Leadership Initiative
2022 was a banner year for CEG’s Technical Assistance Fund and Resilient Power Leadership Initiative. CEG awarded $200,000 to 23 community-based organizations and service providers across nine states and DC. Over 40 percent of awardees were BIPOC-led organizations.
Solar+Storage Supports Emergency Response in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Fiona
CEG checked in with our partners to better understand how solar+storage systems, installed in critical community facilities in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, performed in the wake of Hurricane Fiona. The response was overwhelmingly positive.
Resilient Power for Emergency Operations: Freeing First Responders from the Burden of Unreliable Backup Power
In recent years, emergency responders have found both stationary solar+storage – systems installed in a particular facility – and mobile units – solar+storage systems that can be transported to different communities on a trailer – valuable in the event of a disaster and corresponding power outage.
Clean Energy Groups Technical Assistance Fund: 2021 Year-in-Review
At the end of each year Clean Energy Group assesses our largest regrant program, the Resilient Power Technical Assistance Fund. This year-in-review blog overviews projects, successes, lessons learned and goals for the new year.
Solar+Storage for Critical Services Providers: Barriers and Opportunities
To gain more insight into the barriers of implementing solar+storage in under-served communities, Clean Energy Group conducted a survey of municipalities, community organizations, affordable housing developers, and technical service providers working in low-income communities.