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Comments on the Solar for All Competition of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

May 9, 2023

Investing in Relationships: Strategies State Agencies Can Use to Equitably Partner with Community Representatives

May 5, 2023

Energize Your Impact: How Foundations Can Accelerate Solar for LMI-Serving Community Institutions

April 4, 2023

How Energy Modeling Works: The Uses and Limitations of Energy Modeling for Decarbonization Planning

March 30, 2023

CESA Response to RFI about the DOE Home Efficiency and Electrification Rebate Programs

March 2, 2023

States Energy Storage Policy: Best Practices for Decarbonization

February 23, 2023

Advancing Equity through 100% Clean Energy: A Review of the Plans of 12 States

February 7, 2023

Directory of Clean Energy Technical Assistance Opportunities for States

December 14, 2022

Energy Storage Benefit-Cost Analysis: A Framework for State Energy Programs

December 13, 2022

Comments on New Jersey Energy Storage Incentive Program Straw Proposal

December 12, 2022

Solar Equity and State Policy: A Survey of State Energy Agencies

December 6, 2022

Offshore Wind and Equity: State of the States Report

November 29, 2022

California’s Solar for Multifamily Affordable Housing (SOMAH) Program: Collaboration between Community Organizations and State Energy Agencies

November 15, 2022

CESA Comments to Treasury on the Role of State Agencies in IRA Implementation

November 3, 2022

Equity in State 100% Clean Energy Legislation and Executive Orders

October 18, 2022

CESA Comments to FERC on Generator Interconnection Procedures

October 17, 2022

2022 State Leadership in Clean Energy Awards: Case Studies of Six Exemplary State Programs that Advance Clean Energy Goals, Standards, and Equity

September 20, 2022

CESA Comments to FERC on Regional Transmission Planning

August 18, 2022

Energy Storage for Winter Grid Reliability: How Batteries Became the Low-Cost Solution for Power Assurance in Massachusetts

December 2, 2021

The Governance of Wholesale Power Markets

October 27, 2021

Advice for States on 100% Clean Energy Planning: The Process for Producing a Plan

October 27, 2021

Offshore Wind to Green Hydrogen: Insights from Europe

October 5, 2021

ConnectedSolutions: An Assessment for Massachusetts

September 30, 2021

How Wholesale Power Markets Work

August 19, 2021

Guide to 100% Clean Energy States

August 19, 2021

Energy Storage Policy Best Practices from New England: Ten Lessons from Six States

August 5, 2021

Performance of solar leasing for low- and middle-income customers in Connecticut

May 6, 2021

Solar for Manufactured Homes: An Assessment of the Opportunities and Challenges in 14 States

April 29, 2021

Overcoming Barriers to Solar+Storage in Critical Facilities Serving Low-Income Communities: A Survey of Service Providers

April 21, 2021

Expanding Access to Solar for Low-to-Moderate Income Households and Communities: Lessons Learned for State Agencies

April 20, 2021

Advancing Toward 100 Percent: State Policies, Programs, and Plans for Zero-Carbon Electricity

April 2, 2021

Directory of State Low- and Moderate-Income Clean Energy Programs

March 11, 2021

Community Outreach and Solar Equity: A Guide for States on Collaborating with Community-Based Organizations

February 17, 2021

ConnectedSolutions: A New State Funding Mechanism to Make Battery Storage Accessible to All

February 11, 2021

ConnectedSolutions: The New Economics of Solar+Storage for Affordable Housing in Massachusetts

February 11, 2021

Overcoming Barriers to Solar+Storage in Affordable Housing: A Survey of Multifamily Affordable Housing Developers

January 13, 2021

A Vermonter’s Guide to Residential Clean Heating and Cooling

January 12, 2021

The Role of Hydropower in State Clean Energy Policy

July 31, 2020

2020 State Leadership in Clean Energy Awards: Case Studies of Award-Winning Programs that Are Accelerating the Clean Energy Transition

July 20, 2020

State Strategies for Valuing Distributed Energy Resources in Cost-Effective Locations

March 25, 2020

Building a State Solar Program for Low- and Moderate-Income Homeowners: Replicating Connecticut’s Success

February 6, 2020

State Pollinator-Friendly Solar Initiatives

January 22, 2020

Financing Resilient Power Fact Sheet

January 9, 2020

Energy Storage Best Practice Guide, developed by the Advancing Contracting in Energy Storage (ACES) Working Group

December 18, 2019

Solar with Justice: Strategies for Powering Up Under-Resourced Communities and Growing an Inclusive Solar Market

December 10, 2019

Energía Solar con Equidad Social – Resumen Ejecutivo

December 10, 2019

Returning Champions: State Clean Energy Leadership Since 2015

November 5, 2019

Community Campaigns for Renewable Heating and Cooling Technologies: Four Case Studies

June 26, 2019

Energy Storage: The New Efficiency ― How States Can Use Efficiency Funds to Support Battery Storage and Flatten Costly Demand Peaks

April 3, 2019

Case Study – Stafford Hill Solar Farm and Microgrid

January 23, 2019

Design and Implementation of Community Solar Programs for Low- and Moderate-Income Customers

December 19, 2018

A Homeowner’s Guide to Solar Financing: Leases, Loans and PPAs

November 28, 2018

A Vermonter’s Guide to Residential Solar

September 28, 2018

State Solar Contract Disclosure Requirements

August 2, 2018

Credit Multipliers in Renewable Portfolio Standards

July 23, 2018

Case Studies of RPS Best Practices: Solar Carve-Outs, SREC Tracking, and Thermal Inclusion

July 20, 2018

Renewable Thermal in State Renewable Portfolio Standards

July 12, 2018

Advancing Clean Energy Progress: Past, Present, and Future

June 28, 2018

Case Study – McKnight Lane Redevelopment Project

June 27, 2018

Modeling the Cost of LMI Community Solar Participation: Preliminary Results

May 29, 2018

A DC Consumer’s Guide to Going Solar

April 27, 2018

Income Trends of Residential PV Adopters: An analysis of household-level income estimates

April 2, 2018

Case Study: Sterling Municipal Light Department

March 29, 2018

Project Overview: Sterling Municipal Energy Storage Project

February 26, 2018

Owning the Benefits of Solar+Storage: New Ownership and Investment Models for Affordable Housing and Community Facilities

February 15, 2018

Unlocking Solar for Low-and Moderate-Income Residents: A Matrix of Financing Options by Resident, Provider, and Housing Type

January 31, 2018

A Maryland Consumer’s Guide to Solar

January 17, 2018

Distributed Wind Energy Zoning and Permitting: A Toolkit for Local Governments

November 13, 2017

Northeast Offshore Wind Regional Market Characterization

November 2, 2017

U.S. Job Creation in Offshore Wind

November 2, 2017

U.S. Jones Act Compliant Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Study

November 2, 2017

Customers in Most States Could Cut Energy Costs by Adding Battery Storage to Solar

September 14, 2017

Sterling Municipal Light Department Energy Storage System – A Revolution for the Electric Grid (video)

September 12, 2017

Rooftop Solar Financing 101 (video)

August 10, 2017

Choosing a Solar Installer (video)

August 10, 2017

Will Solar Panels Save You Money? (video)

August 10, 2017

Two Markets, Overlapping Goals: Exploring the Intersection of RPS and Voluntary Markets for Renewable Energy in the U.S.

July 31, 2017

Distributed Generation in State Renewable Portfolio Standards

July 25, 2017

Summary of “Framework for Testing the Effectiveness of Bat and Eagle Impact-Reduction Strategies at Wind Energy Projects”

July 20, 2017

When Renewable Portfolio Standards Max Out

June 22, 2017

Consumer Protection for Community Solar: A Guide for States

June 8, 2017

Solar Risk: How Energy Storage Can Preserve Solar Savings in California Affordable Housing

May 17, 2017

Bringing the Benefits of Solar Energy to Low-Income Consumers

May 15, 2017

Green Mountain Power (GMP): Significant Revenues from Energy Storage

May 3, 2017

Solar+Storage for Low- and Moderate-Income Communities: A Guide for States and Municipalities

March 3, 2017

The Value Proposition for Energy Storage at the Sterling Municipal Light Department

February 23, 2017

A Resilient Power Capital Scan: How Foundations Could Use Grants and Investments to Advance Solar and Storage in Low-Income Communities

February 1, 2017

Standards and Requirements for Solar Equipment, Installation, and Licensing and Certification: A Guide for States and Municipalities

January 30, 2017

Summary of “Understanding the Evidence: Wind Turbine Noise”

January 4, 2017

Summary of “Massachusetts Study on Wind Turbine Acoustics”

January 4, 2017

Publicly Supported Solar Loan Programs: A Guide for States and Municipalities

January 3, 2017

Solar Information for Consumers: A Guide for States

November 8, 2016

New England Solar Cost-Reduction Partnership: Accomplishments, Lessons Learned, and Recommendations

October 28, 2016

Project Overview: McKnight Lane Redevelopment Project

October 18, 2016

Una Guía Práctica de Financiación Solar Para Dueños de Casa

September 28, 2016

New York Homeowner’s Guide to Solar Financing: Loans, Leases, and PPAs

September 1, 2016

Energy Storage Procurement Guidance Documents for Municipalities

August 2, 2016

Does Energy Storage Fit in an RPS?

July 29, 2016

Commerce Clause Implications of Allco Finance Ltd. Challenges to Connecticut and Massachusetts RPS Programs

July 28, 2016

Potential RPS Markets for Renewable Energy Generators

July 18, 2016

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Webinars & Events

METAP Webinar: Marine Technology Industry Status Briefing

June 16, 2010

States Advancing Wind Webinar: Effective Public Financing Tools to Support Distributed Wind Development

June 1, 2010

Financing Renewable Energy Projects with Tax-Exempt and Taxable Bonds

May 28, 2010

METAP Webinar: Marine Technology Overview

May 13, 2010

The Role of State Clean Energy Funds as Equity Investors in Clean Tech

April 23, 2010

States Advancing Wind Webinar: State Policies and Programs to Advance Distributed Wind Projects

April 8, 2010

Tax Credit Financing – Clean Renewable Energy Bonds & Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds: Opportunities and Challenges

March 26, 2010

CESA Winter Meeting 2010: Sacramento, CA

February 7, 2010

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Blog Posts

EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program: Planning Grant Guidance

March 6, 2023

EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program: Preliminary Information and Timeline for States

February 16, 2023

Expanding Solar+Storage in Oregon

December 19, 2022

Battery Storage – What’s it Worth?

December 13, 2022

Expanding Resilient Power in Maryland

December 6, 2022

Washington State’s Roadmap to 100% Clean Energy – Leading with Equity and Public Participation

November 7, 2022

Connecticut’s Green Liberty Bonds: Finance Innovation and Public Participation in Clean Energy

November 1, 2022

Decarbonizing Multifamily Affordable Housing Developments in New York State

October 24, 2022

California’s 2022 Energy Code: Leading the Country in Decarbonizing the Building Sector

October 6, 2022

CESA Submits Comments to FERC on the State Role in Transmission Planning

August 18, 2022

Federal Support on Capacity Can Boost Regional Wind Goals

March 28, 2022

The Offshore Wind and Green Hydrogen Nexus: Exploring Europe’s Approach

November 8, 2021

With Forward Capacity Auction Success, Batteries are Winning in New England

September 28, 2021

Connecticut Powers into the Lead with Breakthrough Customer Battery Program

August 23, 2021

Clean Energy Group Announces Retirement of Lewis Milford as President; Seth Mullendore Named to Run Organization

July 27, 2021

Five Months into the Biden Administration: A Whirlwind of Federal Action on Offshore Wind

June 29, 2021

Solar for Manufactured Homes: The Next Frontier for Energy Equity

June 21, 2021

State and Federal Initiatives Increasingly Promote Energy Equity

April 22, 2021

CESA and USCA Partner to Accelerate Progress towards 100% Clean Energy

March 16, 2021

Offshore Wind Solicitations Address Equity

March 15, 2021

The Lesson of Texas – And a New Program States Can Use to Quickly Fund the Distributed Energy Storage Solution

February 19, 2021

Cleaning Up the Power Grid Requires a Federal-State Partnership

February 8, 2021

Going Solar+Storage in Vermont: CESA’s Janice Ouellette Shares Her Story

December 4, 2020

Three Reasons to Support CESA

November 30, 2020

NYSERDA’s Award-Winning Offshore Wind Program

October 15, 2020

SMUD’s Energy StorageShares Program: The First Virtual Energy Storage Program in the US

September 21, 2020

New York State announces second offshore wind solicitation for up to 2,500 MW of projects

August 28, 2020

Michigan Solar Communities: Using a Community Solar Model to Expand Solar Access to Low- and Moderate-Income Communities

August 26, 2020

Energy Trust of Oregon’s Inclusive Innovation Project: Leveraging Community Expertise to Develop Equitable Solar Programs

August 20, 2020

The Mass Solar Loan Program: Bringing Solar Ownership to Low-Income Homeowners

August 7, 2020

Massachusetts and Vermont crack the code on distributed energy storage

July 22, 2020

ConnectedSolutions First Results: Massachusetts’ groundbreaking efficiency program for customer batteries receives its first report card

July 20, 2020

DC Court Upholds Major FERC Storage Order, Should Lead to Massive New Battery Markets Across Country

July 10, 2020

CESA Honors Six Clean Energy Programs with the 2020 State Leadership in Clean Energy Awards

June 12, 2020

The New England Battery Revolution: In a Public Health Crisis, State Efficiency Programs Are Making Resilient Power Affordable for All

April 13, 2020

CESA Launches 100% Clean Energy Collaborative

April 2, 2020

A Small-Scale Solar Project with a Big Impact in LaGrange, Georgia

March 9, 2020

Becoming More Aggressive: States Implement Ambitious Goals and Standards

March 2, 2020

Connecticut Brings Solar to Low- and Moderate-Income Homeowners

February 18, 2020

Recent Trends in State Progress on Clean Energy

February 4, 2020

Financing Resilient Power: Expanding Solar+Storage Solutions to Communities on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis

January 30, 2020

The Buzz: State Pollinator-Friendly Solar Initiatives

January 29, 2020

Solar with Justice Webinar Series

December 10, 2019

A Message from CESA’s Executive Director

November 20, 2019

Clean Energy States Alliance Launches Major Initiative to Advance Solar in Under-Resourced Communities

October 3, 2019

New Jersey’s Community Solar Program Makes Solar More Accessible

August 26, 2019

FERC Upholds Order Opening Markets to Energy Storage

May 17, 2019

Energy Storage Is the New Efficiency

April 18, 2019

Massachusetts becomes first in the nation to make battery storage eligible for energy efficiency incentives

February 1, 2019

Block Island Offshore Wind Farm Set the Stage for Further Clean Energy Development

August 6, 2018

Advancing Energy Storage Technologies to Meet Clean Energy Goals in Massachusetts

July 30, 2018

The MPRB Solar Demonstration Project: A Unique Collaboration Brings Solar to Diverse Communities

July 23, 2018

Connecticut Green Bank and PosiGen “Solar for All” Partnership – Bringing the Benefits of Clean Energy to LMI Communities

July 19, 2018

NYSERDA’s Clean Energy Communities Program Provides Funding and Technical Assistance to Support Local Clean Energy Development

July 5, 2018

Oregon’s Renewable Energy Development Grant Program: Using Tax Credits to Leverage Private Investment

June 21, 2018

Exemplary State Programs Continue Progress in Clean Energy with New Technologies and Markets

June 19, 2018

Northeast Sets Course for Abundant, Affordable Offshore Wind

April 6, 2018

Will 2018 Be Another Good Year for U.S. Offshore Wind?

January 5, 2018

The Connecticut Green Bank: Innovation in Finance Sparks New Model for Public/Private Investment in Clean Energy

October 19, 2017

Advancing Clean Energy: 15 Years of State Leadership

August 15, 2017

Five Ways States Are Accelerating Renewable Energy

July 7, 2017

How One Small US Town Will Save Millions with a Microgrid

July 5, 2017

Advancing Clean Energy at the State Level – An Imperative

June 10, 2017

CESA History

June 1, 2017

Small Community Saves Big with Energy Storage

April 14, 2017

Bringing the Benefits of Solar+Storage to Low-Income Communities: A Guide for States and Municipalities

March 31, 2017

Solar Insights from the 2016 RPS Summit

January 2, 2017

The States’ Role in Providing Solar Information to Consumers

November 10, 2016

Sterling, Massachusetts Breaks Ground on a Resilient Energy Storage System

October 12, 2016

Massachusetts Goes All-In on Energy Storage

September 21, 2016

New Strides in the Residential PACE Space

September 7, 2016

Solar Consumer Protection Reflections and Resource Selections

September 6, 2016

Offshore Wind Power: Finally Made in the USA

August 31, 2016

NY-Sun: A Multi-Faceted Roadmap for Creating a Self-Sustaining Solar Industry

July 25, 2016

The New Solar Homes Partnership: Transforming California’s Housing Market

July 20, 2016

Expanding Access to Solar Financing in Connecticut

July 14, 2016

US DOE, Sandia, CEG/CESA collaborate to provide municipal energy storage procurement guidance

July 13, 2016

The Many Benefits of Oregon’s Irrigation Modernization Initiative

July 12, 2016

New Hampshire’s Groundbreaking Renewable Thermal Program

July 7, 2016

Exploring the Benefits of Distributed Solar in Rhode Island

July 5, 2016

NYSERDA Sailing Forward On Offshore Wind

June 23, 2016

State Clean Energy Programs Honored for Efforts to Transform U.S. Markets

June 15, 2016

An Unexpected Renewable Energy Trend

March 23, 2016

States Support Clean Energy for Low-Income Residents

February 29, 2016

Energy Storage Brings Resiliency to Eugene, OR

December 21, 2015

Massachusetts Gets Serious About Resilient Power

November 19, 2015

Alaska Helps Remote Communities Shift to Renewables

October 21, 2015

New Hampshire Promotes Better Wood Heating

October 7, 2015

New Mexico Attracts Jobs and Revenues with Renewable Energy Tax Credit

October 2, 2015

Building a Regional Roadmap for Offshore Wind: Northeast States Receive DOE Award

September 28, 2015

Shedding Some Light on a Taxing Situation for Community-Shared Solar

September 1, 2015

States Spur Solarize Successes

July 25, 2015

Press Release: Interstate Turbine Advisory Council Adds Unique Maine-Made Wind Turbine to its Unified List

February 23, 2015

New CESA Guide Explains Options for Residential Solar Financing

February 12, 2015

Massachusetts Announces Second Round of Resilient Power Project Grants

January 2, 2015

Outstanding Clean Energy Programs from States and Municipalities – What’s Working and Why

November 24, 2014

State Leadership in Clean Energy: Innovation from Coast to Coast

November 19, 2014

State Efforts at Grid Modernization

November 14, 2014

CESA Releases Residential Solar Group-Purchasing Guide for State Policy Makers

September 4, 2014

Solar + Energy Storage = Resilient Power in Vermont

August 12, 2014