The Community Power Coalition
Powering America Together Program
Public statement:
On August 7, 2025, Inclusive Prosperity Capital (IPC) received a termination letter from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding our $249.3 million Solar for All award, requiring us to immediately pause all activities. As a result, our Community Power Coalition is unable to deliver essential clean energy solutions for communities all across the country – solutions that include deploying critical domestic energy sources to lower electric bills for families while improving the resilience of our grid, promoting high-quality local jobs, and building community wealth.
We intend to fight this unlawful action and stand ready to return to work.
The Community Power Coalition’s program is set to transform communities across 46 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, and was ready to:
- Serve over 31,000 households with estimated savings of $114 million over the life of the solar projects, with a minimum of 20% savings on electric bills.
- Add more than 124 megawatts of solar generation capacity.
- Add at least 9.8 megawatts of new storage capacity.
- Support at least 500 solar developers through technical assistance and workforce development programming.
Now, more than ever, our country needs the benefits of Solar for All: essential relief for families facing rising electric bills, increased energy generation from domestic sources, and stronger grid resilience to handle spikes in demand.
Our Solar for All program addresses these needs while supporting community ownership and wealth building, with models tailored to the unique needs of rural communities and affordable multifamily housing and its tenants. It also creates high-quality, family-sustaining jobs, fosters entrepreneurship, and strengthens domestic supply chains.
These contributions to the American economy are hard to deny.
Although just getting started, our coalition had already delivered benefits to communities and was seeing strong interest and demand through various efforts, including,
- 10 committed projects, representing $48 million in invested capital, 13 MW of solar power generation, serving 2500 households
- A developed and growing pipeline with 19 additional projects applying for community solar financing across 16 states and jurisdictions, representing an additional 44 MW serving 12,840 households.
- Launched peer-to-peer support for multifamily housing and was preparing to launch pre-development financing for affordable housing property owners.
- Delivered high-level trainings and fielded requests for direct assistance.
- Our training webinars have reached over 900 participants from hundreds of organizations across 46 states, including more than 90 solar developers
- Received applications from dozens of developers for battery storage project design support and workforce development assistance
- Prepared, and was readying to release, a resource bank of essential resources to provide technical assistance to solar developers and other community stakeholders.
The EPA has funded all of this important work and more. Terminating the program now would waste those tax dollars.
IPC and the Community Power Coalition remain committed to this program and the lasting impact it can have nationwide. This is vital work that must continue.
Onward,
IPC’s Solar for All Team
ABOUT US
The Community Power Coalition is comprised of organizations with deep experience in solar development, finance, training, workforce development, entrepreneurship, affordable housing, and policy. The Community Power Coalition is IPC, B.O.S.S., Coalition for Community Solar Access, Clean Energy Group, Community Housing Capital, GRID Alternatives, Interstate Renewable Energy Council, NeighborWorks Capital Corporation, People’s Solar Energy Fund, ROC USA, University of New Hampshire Carsey School’s Center for Impact Finance, among others.
At Inclusive Prosperity Capital (IPC), we believe everyone should have access to the benefits of clean energy and resilience. We solve gaps in the market and expand access for communities seeking to transition to clean energy by aligning investment capital and financing programs with organizations, projects, and initiatives that serve underdeveloped markets. We build energy capacity through the deployment of solar and storage while reducing energy costs for families across the country. Our mission is to provide a gateway to inclusive prosperity by partnering with and investing in communities seeking energy security, resilience solutions, and sustainable economic growth.
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The Community Power Coalition
Powering America Together Program
Selectee for an announced $249.3 million award under the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Solar for All program. Delivering the benefits of community solar models in partnership with low-income and disadvantaged communities.
The program covers 46 states and territories and all 10 EPA regions
