Clean Energy Group

Increased participation from New York state facilities managers in demand response?programs could help reduce emissions and boost electrical grid resilience, according to a report released last month by the PEAK Coalition, consisting of the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Clean Energy Group, The Point Community Development Corp, and UPROSE. A system utilizing solar, battery storage, smart devices and controllable thermostats, as well as virtual power plants that aggregate these technologies, could help reduce the city’s reliance on costly, polluting fossil fuel peaker plants,?according to the report.?Read more from Nish Amarnath in Utility Dive: https://lnkd.in/d2ZQusug

Clean Energy Group (CEG) would like to introduce the newest addition to our team, Eva Morgan! Eva is CEG's Project Manager for Fossil Fuel Replacement Initiatives. She supports two of CEG’s innovative programs: Phase Out Peakers and Hydrogen?Information and Public Education. She will be conducting outreach to community partners, developing educational tools and informational materials to help on-the-ground fossil fuel opposition efforts, and providing research and data analysis support. Read Eva's bio here: https://lnkd.in/e5gc2_sP

Exciting opportunity from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office. ?? The $10 million Community Power Accelerator Prize is open for a new round of funding! Round 3 of the competition seeks organizations that have the desire and ambition to develop and finance a portfolio of two or more projects that, in aggregate, total at least 1 MW AC of distributed solar generation. By the end of the prize, competitors will be ready to engage with the Community Power Accelerator online platform, which provides a place for competitors to shop their credit-ready projects around to verified project developers, investors, and philanthropic organizations. To learn more about this competition including eligibility details, submission materials, and other important prize details, join an informational webinar on Nov. 13. Register to join today: https://bit.ly/4f4h1U1

Join Clean Energy Group this Wednesday, October 30 at 1pm ET to hear about a pioneering multifamily solar project?in Jackson, Mississippi. Speakers from Allume, Capital Good Fund, and Vesica Real Estate will share their experiences with bringing the project to life. Read more and register here: https://lnkd.in/eaDg6X_4

The PEAK Coalition – Clean Energy Group, New York City Environmental Justice Alliance, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, THE POINT Community Development Corporation, and UPROSE – has published a new report highlighting ways to address New York City’s growing electricity demand and accelerate peaker power plant retirement through robust demand management solutions that harness the flexibility of customer devices, such as smart thermostats, heat pumps, electric vehicle chargers, solar, and battery storage. The report includes best practices for centering equity in demand management program development, with a focus on demand response and virtual power plants, as well as establishing a regulatory framework for implementation. The report is available here: https://lnkd.in/ez8QqGQx?? Join report authors for a discussion of their findings in a webinar on November 12. Speakers will include Sebastian Baez, Megan Carr, Daniel Chu, dariella rodriguez, and Seth Mullendore. Register here: https://lnkd.in/es8Cts4h?

Detroit's Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood is a designated flood zone. 39% of residents live below the poverty line, and 74% of residents are Black. ? In 2020, CEG awarded a Technical Assistance Fund (TAF) grant to the City of Detroit Office of Sustainability to conduct a solar+storage feasibility assessment on a vacant building that would eventually become the A.B. Ford Community Center. ? Thanks in part to this assessment provided through the TAF, the neighborhood can now rely on the community center in the event of an outage to distribute food and safe drinking water, create access to heating or air-conditioning during extreme temperatures, and provide a place to charge their phones, refrigerate medication, and gather as a community. ? CEG's Technical Assistance Fund (TAF) helps community-serving organizations in low-income and underserved communities to develop resilient power solutions in the event of a power outage. To learn more about the Technical Assistance Fund, visit our webpage: https://lnkd.in/g-teUi_C

Clean Energy Group is honored to be included in The Kresge Foundation's list of 100 notable milestones over it's 100-year history of philanthropy (see #59 - Climate Equity Field Investments)! https://lnkd.in/eEzHpbNc

Join us this Thursday, September 19 at 1pm ET to hear Clean Energy Group's Seth Mullendore and Marriele Mango answer some of the most common questions about the design, installation, and economics of solar and battery storage. Read more and register here: https://lnkd.in/exNg64Xa

Join us Tuesday, October 1 at 1pm ET for a webinar featuring speakers from Yale School of Medicine, Connecticut Green Bank, Operation Fuel, and The Towers at Tower Lane. Speakers will discuss a new report describing the pressing need for climate smart technology in affordable housing in Connecticut, to ensure the safety and well-being of residents who rely on home medical devices. Read more and register here: https://lnkd.in/gyq5wvwE Read the report here: https://lnkd.in/gZHR2feZ

Join CEG and the Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) this Thursday, September 12 at 12pm ET for the final installment of our "Batteries 101" series. Listen to speakers from MassDEP, Mass. Office of Environmental Justice and Equity, Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), and Town of Acton, MA discuss the municipal planning process for battery storage projects in Massachusetts. Read more and register here: https://lnkd.in/ez_AXqWw