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Build America Buy America and Domestic Content: A Primer for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Solar for All Program

August 23, 2024

This document, part of CESA’s IRA Explainers and Guides Series for States, answers questions about the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act and the domestic content bonus tax credit program requirements for awardees of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Solar for All program. It will be useful to other stakeholders as well to understand how BABA will apply to Solar for All and the differences between BABA and the tax credit requirements.

US Community-Based Organizations and Solar: A Series of Reports

August 19, 2024

CESA has released a series of reports based on the findings of a nationwide survey of community-based organizations (CBOs). The survey, which included dozens of questions, yielded rich, nuanced information about the landscape of CBOs, their attitudes and experiences.

Solar with Justice Video Interview Series

August 16, 2024

CESA produced a series of video interviews on the topic of advancing solar for low-and moderate-income communities through collaboration between state energy agencies and community-based organizations.

2024 State Leadership in Clean Energy Awards: Case Studies of Four Exemplary State Programs that Demonstrate the Benefits of Innovation, Inclusion, and Investment

August 1, 2024

This report is a series of case studies highlighting the four winners of the 2024 State Leadership in Clean Energy Awards.

Solar for All Briefing for Community-Based Organizations

June 27, 2024

This deck is a short series of recommendations to Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) that wish to better understand the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Solar for All competition and how to engage with the Solar for All opportunities. It briefly introduces the Solar for All competition, offers a realistic timeline for programs and funding deployment, and suggests concrete steps and resources for CBOs to support states in ensuring the success of the program.

Implementing Washington, DC’s Solar for All Program: An Example of Equitable Solar Outreach and Consumer Education

June 6, 2024

Washington, DC’s Solar for All program aims to benefit over 100,000 households with incomes at or below 80% of area median income. This case study profiles the program and the ways its administrators have handled outreach and consumer education over the program’s seven-year history.

Understanding LMI Solar Program-Level Economics and Savings Using SAM

May 3, 2024

CESA’s Vero Bourg-Meyer and Simon Sandler from NREL discuss how to use NREL’s System Advisor Model (SAM) to understand low-and middle-income solar program-level economics, incentives, and savings.

Battery Storage for Fossil-Fueled Peaker Plant Replacement: A Maine Case Study

April 11, 2024

This analysis demonstrates that battery storage can cost effectively replace aging fossil-fueled peaker power plants in New England.

Solar For All List of Programmatic Functions

April 9, 2024

This document is a comprehensive list of the functions needed to design and deploy a low- and moderate-income solar program as part of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Solar for All competition. This list can help states clarify which functions are needed and which are not for each program/sector, evaluate which functions to keep in-house vs. procure externally, and negotiate with EPA with a clearer understanding of next steps.

Comments Regarding Maine’s Draft Assessment of Storage Procurement Mechanisms and Cost-Effectiveness

March 26, 2024

The Clean Energy States Alliance submitted comments to the Maine Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) in response to their Opportunity for Comment Regarding Draft Assessment of Storage Procurement Mechanisms and Cost-effectiveness.