Entries for Energizing Rural Communities Prize

Reduce the financial burden on residents in rural and remote areas of Sampson County. Delive results with zero cost solutions to residents

Financial and technical planning and development for a solar + storage-powered microgrid at a municipally-owned community service center.

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

Groundswell will design a financial model for community ownership of nonprofit solar energy projects and apply it in a rural community.

Make energy finance available to deploy clean energy projects that achieve energy savings for tribal members and tribal communities.

A data-driven solution to end to energy poverty by efficient energy usage to decrease energy costs and accurate monitoring of GHG emissions.

Fahe's proposed SHINE project aims to address the aftermath of devastating floods in Whitesburg, Kentucky with three core focus areas.

The Ajo Community Solar Project will support the community of Ajo Arizona by providing affordable energy to Low- and Middle-Income household

CERN will offer rural school districts, electric cooperatives, and others technical expertise & affordable financing to deploy clean energy.

Our finance program, with local banks, offers financing for energy-efficient retrofitting; Greener affordable homes at a lower cost

Providing clean energy project funding and technical support to maximize incentives and provide a bridge to obtain those incentives.

Halo Funding is working to bring more resources to clean energy projects in the rural US through partnerships with local capital providers

We are bringing heat pumps to rural communities in the Northeast that disproportionately use costly heating fuels like fuel oil and propane

Developing a financial model to transform Chama’s community center into a place for resilience to extreme events with renewable energy.

The Burns Community Solar Project will serve the underserved and overburdened community of Burns in Oregon

Develop a clean energy TA program for rural community lenders to unlock powerful incentive programs & increase access to project capital.