Advancing
Equitable
Climate
Solutions
Clean Energy Group
What We Do
Foster collaboration across a broad community of diverse organizations
Develop and disseminate accessible information and resources to advance innovative energy solutions
Provide trusted expertise and analysis supporting community-led clean energy development
Inform inclusive clean energy programs, policies, and regulations
Who We Serve
Community-Based Organizations
CEG collaborates with community-based organizations to implement clean, resilient power solutions, providing technical assistance to dozens of organizations each year to protect community members during power outages. CEG develops introductory guides and fact sheets to help address knowledge gaps and build local capacity.
Environmental Justice Advocates
CEG partners with environmental justice advocates across the country to fight for clean alternatives to polluting fossil power plants and combat harmful false solutions. Partnerships include collaborative initiatives with the PEAK Coalition in New York City and the Clean Peak Coalition in Massachusetts.
State and Local Government Leaders
CEG works with state agencies to advance equitable clean energy policy, like climate resilient energy codes for affordable housing and innovative distributed energy storage programs. CEG assists states and municipalities in developing resilient power solutions for community-serving facilities, including community centers, fire stations, and affordable housing.
Publications
Demanding a Better Grid: How Demand Management Can Accelerate the Phase-Out of New York City’s Peaker Power Plants
Resilient Power Funding Programs: Building the Foundation for Energy Resilient Communities – 2022 Annual Impact Report
Blog
Playing 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. Although it may still seem like a new idea, state-mandated procurement of energy storage has actually been going on for more than a decade. As of mid-2024, twelve U.S. states have set intentions to procure…
Are 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…
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.
The 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.
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.
Peaker Plant Reliability Must Run (RMR) Designation: Expensive and Flawed
“Reliability Must Run” designations keep peaker power plants operating in the name of reliability, regardless of the economic impacts to ratepayers and health and environmental impacts to surrounding communities, and despite available cost-effective non-combustion alternatives.
What Nonprofits Need to Know about the Investment Tax Credit
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 updated and expanded the Investment Tax Credit for solar and battery storage resilient power projects. This blog outlines several important changes to the ITC that could impact nonprofits.
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.
How to Make the Most of the Investment Tax Credit: Applying for Bonus Credits
The Investment Tax Credit and its Bonus Credits are a game changer for improving the economics of solar and solar+storage projects. This blog post explains the application process for the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program, including how and when projects should apply.
In the News & Press Releases
Our Partners
Partnership is a hallmark of our work and critical to our success. Clean Energy Group collaborates with community-based organizations, environmental justice organizations, nonprofit advocates, state and federal agencies, national laboratories, and other clean energy experts across the country.
