Entries for Energizing Rural Communities Prize

A fun way to inspire homeowners to use foam home insulation to increase energy efficiency through partnerships with community leaders.

Developing the Ratiwe:ras Tribal Energy Resiliency Plan as the first step to help our community to become energy interdependent.

​​The Silverton Goal of Less Dependency (GOLD) Project will bring energy security, resiliency, and modernization to a frontier community.

We aim to de-risk investments in rural microgrid projects by carrying out engineering feasibility studies with selected technology partners.

Connecting workforce to rural solar development: career pathways pilot project + asset mapping for tribal and non-tribal collaboration

We are creating a non-profit coop to build a fleet of small (100k - 200k) solar projects that serve 10 - 40 homes each.

Midi Enterprises, LLC a Tribally-owned family of companies, has partnered with Bloom Energy Corp. to bring microgrids to rural tribal lands.

CORE and its partners will retrofit multifamily buildings in rural communities of Central West Colorado, focusing on affordable housing.

Supplements rural Energy Treasure Hunts. Creates regional engagement through prize awards & technical, finance & implementation support.

Clean Energy Project is Hybrid Solar Generation–Pumped HydroElectric Storage Facilities at Mines distributed among affected Communities.

Energy Conservation Works is leading a partnership to develop Wyoming's first community solar, serving Lower Valley Energy's rural members.

Segina & Associates is exploring the development of a power generation and energy distribution (microgrid) company for Laurens NY 13796

Groundswell will develop the partnerships to needed to secure a commitment to building a community-owned resilience hub in Will County, IL.

A community engagement program to facilitate the development of renewable energy projects and leadership in Appalachian Ohio

Partnerships For Rural Clean Energy Projects: C&I Solar w/Storage and Efficiency Utility Scale AgriSolar w/Storage Workforce Development

Site rural solar + storage facilities co-located with essential food producers, creating resiliency benefits for communities and the nation.