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
25
Years of
Clean Energy
Innovation
Who We Serve
Petersburg Community Resilience Hub
Supported by CEG’s Resilient Power Leadership Initiative and Technical Assistance Fund, this solar+storage Resilience Hub will support an emergency shelter during grid outages and provide workforce development training in renewables and efficiency.
The PEAK Coalition
As a member of the PEAK Coalition in New York City, CEG works alongside local environmental justice advocates to replace heavily polluting peaker power plants located in disadvantaged communities with clean alternatives.
Massachusetts Energy Storage Programs
CEG assists local advocates and state agencies throughout Massachusetts to advance best practices and implement inclusive and equitable clean energy policies and programs.
Publications
Resilient Power Funding Programs: Building the Foundation for Energy Resilient Communities – 2022 Annual Impact Report
Electric Vehicles and Equity: How EVs Work, Their Pros and Cons, and the Role They Can Play in Making Our Communities Stronger
Resilient Solar and Battery Storage for Cooling Centers: Mitigating the Impacts of Extreme Heat on Vulnerable Populations
Blog
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.
Ignoring Climate Scientists and Environmental Justice Advocates, DOE Awards Billions to Fossil Fuel Hydrogen
DOE announced the recipients of the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs funding, more than half of which will go towards Hubs producing hydrogen from fossil fuels with carbon capture and storage.
Peaker Power Plant Data Show Persistent Economic and Racial Inequities
According to data released by the EPA, inefficient and expensive fossil fuel peaker power plants continue to be predominantly located near lower-income communities and disproportionately impact people of color.
Rotten Eggs in the EPA Power Plant Rule
The EPA’s proposed regulation for greenhouse gases emitted by power plants reveal the heavy influence of the fossil fuel industry.
What the EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Rules Get Wrong About CCS and Hydrogen
There are several issues with the EPA’s proposed rules for fossil fuel-fired power plants, the biggest being the inclusion of carbon capture and storage and hydrogen blending as Best Systems of Emissions Reduction pathways for new power plants as well as existing larger capacity plants.
Electric Vehicles in the Community: Challenges and Solutions
There are numerous equity concerns that must be addressed to ensure that the benefits of EVs are distributed fairly and that historically marginalized communities are not again left behind.
In the News & Press Releases
Advancing Environmental Justice through Battery Energy Storage
The Current and Future State of Distributed Resources in NC
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.