Publications Library
Solar+Storage Frequently Asked Questions
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…
Status of the Investment Tax Credit in 2025
In July 2025, Congress acted to accelerate the phase-out of the Investment Tax Credit (ITC), bonus credits and Direct Pay provision. Community-serving solar, wind, and energy storage projects are typically eligible for a 30% baseline credit, available to tax-exempt entites through Direct Pay. This fact sheet provides a timeline for the ITC eligibility of both…
Investment Tax Credit (ITC) Direct Pay Fact Sheet for Nonprofits
This Direct Pay Fact Sheet details which types of tax-exempt entities are eligible to receive direct pay, outlines the process to receive direct pay, and introduces additional resources.
Energy Resilience: How Solar+Storage Provides Backup Power for Affordable Senior Housing in Boston
This video profiles the solar+storage installation at the Kenzi Apartments, a senior affordable housing building in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston.
Boston Medical Center: New England’s Largest Safety-Net Hospital Installs Energy Storage
A battery storage installation at Boston Medical Center demonstrates how hospitals can integrate energy storage into an efficiency or sustainability program to better manage peak demand and lower costly demand charges. The project is profiled in this case study by Clean Energy Group. Boston Medical Center (BMC) is the largest and busiest trauma and emergency…
Resilient Power Project Impacts: 2014-2024
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.
Video Series: Resilient Solar+Storage for Community Facilities
This video series is intended to introduce audiences to key concepts about solar and energy storage and guide viewers through how to size a solar and battery storage system.
Equitable Resilience: Opportunities to Advance Solar Paired with Battery Storage in Historically Marginalized Communities
This report by Clean Energy Group (CEG) presents findings resulting from the Resilience, Storage and Grid Benefits Community of Practice, an effort through the Equitable Solar Communities of Practice program initiative by The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office.
Resilient Power Funding Programs: 2023 Annual Impact Report
This report measures and tracks the growth of CEG’s Resilient Power Funding Programs over the past year, and our progress towards goals such as awarding 50% of funding to BIPOC-led organizations. The report includes an overview of the 2023 awardees, representing 17 states and 38 community service partners.
Understanding Solar+Storage: Answers to Commonly Asked Questions About Solar PV and Battery Storage
This guide is meant to serve as a starting point to establish a foundation of understanding for individuals and organizations beginning to explore solar+storage options for their homes, businesses, or community facilities.