Follow in the Footsteps of Communities Planning Solar Deployment That Works for Them [Video]

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Apply to the Solar Community Assistance for Local Equity (Innovation at SCALE) Initiative To Receive Technical Assistance for Communities and Organizations Across the Country

When Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was looking for ways to make the city’s goal for carbon neutrality by 2050 more equitable, city of Boston staff turned to the Solar Energy Innovation Network (SEIN), a program run by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

The program informed Boston leaders how to build from insights developed by a SEIN project team from Tampa Bay, Florida, and prompted NREL researchers and SEIN partner Converge Strategies to apply the Clear Sky Toolkit, available on the Tampa Bay website. The toolkit’s capabilities and usage provided the city of Boston staff with potential sites for solar plus storage that met community needs and city goals.