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Battery energy storage systems can be a cost-effective tool for utilities to meet peak demand and provide flexibility to the power grid. When properly installed, battery storage has proven to be a safe technology, and it is becoming safer every year as more protective regulations and best practices are established. However, many communities have raised…
Battery energy storage systems can serve as a clean and reliable source of backup power for homes and businesses. When properly installed, battery storage has proven to be a safe technology, and it is becoming safer every year as more protective regulations and best practices are established. However, many communities have raised concerns about battery storage…
When Hurricane Ida landed in Louisiana in August 2021, it decimated the area’s energy infrastructure. Over 1 million residents lost power, some for weeks, with outages impacting everything from communications to transportation. CrescentCare, a Federally Qualified Health Center in New Orleans, was forced to close when their backup diesel generators failed to come online. Residents…
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…
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…
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.
This video profiles the solar+storage installation at the Kenzi Apartments, a senior affordable housing building in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston.
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…
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.
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.