Community Power Accelerator
Powered by the U.S. Department of Energy
Connecting communities to solar power projects and investors for a renewable future for everyone.
The Community Power Accelerator™ connects developers and organizations to investors, lenders, and philanthropies to finance and deploy equitable solar projects in communities across the country. We provide training, resources, and technical assistance, helping bridge the gap between equitable solar projects that need funding, and capital providers that want to finance them, expanding access to affordable solar energy.
Accelerating Solar Deployment
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How the Accelerator Supports Capital Partners
Lenders, investors, philanthropies and other capital providers can browse and search relevant solar projects, and connect with developers directly. The Accelerator simplifies and streamlines the process of discovering and financing these credit-ready projects.
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How the Accelerator Supports Developers
Training and education
New or small developers or organizations can receive training in financing and development processes, from 101 videos to multi-week courses.
Credit-ready checklist
A comprehensive checklist, developed by experienced solar investors, will help you complete all the predevelopment requirements to put together robust, credit-ready projects.
Free technical assistance
We will help you complete the predevelopment checklist and ensure your projects incorporate equity and meaningful benefits for communities.
Connect with investors and philanthropic organizations
You find the right partners with mission-aligned funding through our networking platform to make your project happen.
Win prize money for your solar projects
The American-Made Community Power Accelerator Prize is designed to fast-track the efforts of emerging solar developers to support community solar projects.
The Community Power Accelerator is powered by the DOE National Community Solar Partnership (NCSP), a coalition of community solar stakeholders working to expand access to affordable community solar with meaningful benefits to every U.S. household.