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New Energy Code Sets a National Precedent for Climate Resilient Affordable Housing
As climate change intensifies and extreme weather events become more frequent, the need for resilient, energy-secure housing has never been more urgent. In response, a team led by Clean Energy Group has taken a groundbreaking step by developing a climate resilient energy code for multifamily affordable housing — a first-of-its-kind framework aimed at ensuring that…
Read MoreThe Cape Light Compact’s Equity-Centered Model for Solar+Storage+Electrification
Since 2019, Massachusetts utilities have offered battery performance payments to wealthier customers, but without any equity provisions to help low-income residents access the program. Now, an innovative new model combining solar PV and energy storage with electrification and traditional efficiency measures is providing new opportunities for some low- and moderate-income households to fully decarbonize their…
Read MoreNew Power Plant Data Show Another Year of Racial and Economic Inequities
Peaker power plants, which produce some of the most polluting and expensive electricity on the power grid, disproportionately impact neighborhoods inhabited by low-income people and people of color. These findings are based on 2022 demographic and emissions data recently released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Clean Energy Group (CEG) tracks and analyzes this data…
Read MoreRegional Hydrogen Hubs Move Forward, Ignoring Community Pushback and Economic Uncertainty
In October of 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $7 billion in federal funding for seven regional Hydrogen Hubs. As of January 2025, five of the Hubs have been awarded an initial pot of money to initiate Phase 1 activities, which entail additional project planning and analysis as well as community and labor…
Read MoreReducing Peak Demand: Lessons from State Energy Storage Programs
States are increasingly adopting clean energy plans and climate goals, meaning our electric grids are more frequently fueled by variable renewables like solar PV and wind energy. While renewables are inexpensive and clean, they are not dispatchable without energy storage – in other words, they may not generate power at the right times to meet demand.…
Read MoreA 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…
Read MorePlaying The Long Game: Why States Are Turning Their Attention to Long-Duration Energy Storage
After a decade of lithium-ion procurement, the leading clean energy states are finally turning their attention to long duration energy storage. These leading states send a powerful message to the storage industry. Yet, long duration requirements can present significant challenges for storage developers.
Read MoreAre Blue and Green Hydrogen Too Water Intensive to Be Sustainable?
Despite continued outcry from environmental justice advocates and frontline communities, the US continues to lead the world on federal spending for hydrogen, a fuel whose dangers threaten to outweigh any benefits it can provide to the clean energy transition. The Biden Administration continues to pour billions of dollars into large-scale projects like the Regional Hydrogen…
Read MoreSolar+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.
Read MoreThe Promise and Pitfalls of Fossil Power Plant Hybridization with Energy Storage
Fossil fuel power plants paired with battery storage – also known as hybridized power plants – can cause more harm than good, particularly if hybridization is used to prolong the use of polluting peaker plants.
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