Groundswell is a national leader working locally in five states, serving low to moderate-income households with clean energy and approximately $500 per year each in utility bill savings, with more than $5.5 million in clean energy savings to date.
Launched in November 2015, Groundswell’s people-centric approach to developing community solar projects pioneered new models for delivering energy equity to local communities. Groundswell’s team works with local communities to deeply connect the full value chain of each solar project with local community priorities and values.
Groundswell serves communities including the City of Baltimore and the Atlanta University Center Complex and its member HBCUs in the design and construction of resilience hubs. Developed in close collaboration with the people and neighborhoods they serve, resilience hubs include solar and energy storage connected through a microgrid and provide essential services including keeping the lights and the heat on when the power goes out.
SOUL™ (Save On Utilities Long term) reduces utility bills by improving home energy efficiency, prioritizing serving households with lower incomes and high energy bills. SOUL uses the resulting energy savings to pay for the cost of energy efficiency improvements.
SharePower is where you sign up to share solar power by subscribing to a local community solar project. SharePower puts your energy buying power to work to expand solar access, and our innovative model prioritizes energy equity by devoting 100% of the solar savings to low-income households who need solar savings the most.
Labs is where you can follow and participate in our R&D initiatives - from making solar project finance work equitably for low-income communities to connecting the renewable energy buying power of corporate sustainability leaders to community benefits and local priorities. Our research initiatives are intended to create a transformative blueprint for how to build equitable, clean energy futures.
Groundswell serves DC Solar for All subscribers with an industry leading customer support team and a custom SharePower dashboard that lets subscribers see their savings and impact over time. These services are paired with updates about DC Solar For All’s impact in the District, program updates, and savings opportunities by mail, email, and text message. Groundswell’s team continuously applies transformative research and data findings from efforts led by its research team to identify new opportunities to better serve subscribers.
Through DC Solar for All, subscribers receive up to $500 a year in electricity bill savings. Additionally, Solar for All subscribers have helped prevent roughly 17 thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide pollution while supporting clean energy careers and clean energy access in their community.
