U.S. Department of Energy offering free technical assistance for community solar initiative

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Community Solar Partnership (NCSP) is offering free technical assistance (TA) to organizations seeking to expand access to affordable community solar. NCSP is a coalition of community solar stakeholders working to provide every American household access to affordable community solar by 2025. Only NCSP partners are able to apply for the free TA – click here to become a partner – and the application process is competitive. There will be an informational webinar on the TA offering and application process on March 17 at 2:30pm ET. You can register for the webinar here. Applications are due by March 31.

According to NCSP, interested parties looking to become partners must plan to:

• Actively engage to achieve your organization’s goals for community solar
• Support all efforts for sharing information
• Contribute data, when possible, to confirm progress
• Share lessons learned

Partner Eligibility: The NCSP welcomes participation from all entities that meet the following requirements: (a) citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its territories; (b) private or public entities, such as townships, tribes, corporations, governmental agencies, or other organizations that are legally formed in and maintain a primary place of business in the United States or its territories.