Clean Energy Incentive Navigator
A nationwide network of solar+storage learning hubs.
The Clean Energy Incentive Navigator program is a nationwide effort to advance affordable, renewable, and resilient power resources in communities that have historically been left out of the clean energy transition.
Organizations in six cities (Baltimore, Boulder, Buffalo, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and Kaunakakai) were awarded funding to support internal capacity building to become a Clean Energy Incentive Navigator. Navigator organizations will become local knowledge hubs for solar and battery storage technologies and available incentives, so that they can support community members that are developing and seeking funding for a solar paired with battery storage (solar+storage) project. Navigator organizations will conduct regional outreach and engagement on solar+storage, and they will develop learning materials geared towards their community’s needs. The lessons learned and resources developed through this effort will support community-serving organizations nationwide in advancing renewable, resilient, and reliable energy technologies.
The Clean Energy Incentive Navigator Program is supported with funding from the Leon Lowenstein Foundation.
Who We Serve
Clean Energy Group’s 2025 Navigator grantees are: Baltimore Green Justice Workers Cooperative in Baltimore, Maryland; Empower Our Future in Boulder, Colorado; Forward Together Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Green Building United in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; PUSH Buffalo in Buffalo, New York; and Sustʻāinable Molokai in Kaunakakai, Hawaii. Each grantee organization will work within their local community to expand knowledge of and access to clean and resilient energy technologies. Navigator grantees were selected based on their commitment to energy equity and community engagement, and based on how the Navigator program will support and expand on their existing work.
Read more about the 2025 Navigator grantees here. For communities nationwide interested in exploring solar+storage for their homes and community facilities, resources are available here.
Project Impact
$180,00 awarded across 6 community-serving organizations to support staff education on solar and battery storage technologies and available incentives, community outreach and education efforts, and the development of tailored educational materials.
Each Navigator grantee will provide one-on-one support to at least 5 organizations, local businesses, and/or residents working to develop solar+storage projects. This support might include help finding and navigating funding opportunities and answering questions about the project development process.
Navigator grantees will each publish at least 3 solar+storage resources tailored to their community, with an emphasis on local, state, and federal funding opportunities. Clean Energy Group will post the Navigator publications on this webpage and share with our networks.
Meet Our Team
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