Other Opportunities

The U.S. Department of Energy created the Community Power Accelerator to connect community-serving distributed solar projects and developers (including community-based organizations) with philanthropists, lenders, and investors in an online ecosystem to drive more local, affordable energy. The Accelerator offers four key free services including a platform to connect developers and capital providers, free training courses, technical assistance, and a credit-ready checklist.

Every distributed solar project on the Community Power Accelerator is designed to achieve one or more of the following: Solar access and consumer choice; affordability and household savings; reliability, resilience, and security; local economic development; or solar workforce and entrepreneurship.