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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy LLC.

Solar Panels and Clouds

Clean Energy Connector

Community Solar Savings to Income-Verified Households

What is the Connector?

The Clean Energy Connector makes community solar subscriptions with savings more accessible to households participating in government-run low-income support programs, specifically Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) recipients. To get involved or learn more about the Connector please contact us.

September 1, 2021 - Flowers grow along some of the rows at Jack's Solar Garden in Longmont, Colo, to attract pollinators such as honeybees, bumble bees, and butterflies. Jack's is a 1.2-MW, five-acre community solar farm and is the largest agrivoltaic research project in the U.S. The solar project was designed and built by Namasté Solar. Photo by Werner Slocum / NREL

Development and Pilot Testing

Developed and maintained with funding from the Solar Energy Technologies Office within the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, learn more about the Clean Energy Connector on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) website. The Connector is currently being soft launched in three states – the District of Columbia, Illinois, and New Mexico – and is available to pilot subscription managers and local LIHEAP administrators in these states. New users can create accounts and use the Connector only upon request and approval by their participating state agencies.

Developed in Collaboration with our Partners

April 24, 2021 - Meg Caley (right), executive director and co-founder of Sprout City Farms helps out during a tour at the farming ground-breaking event at Jack's Solar Garden in Longmont, Colo. Sprout City Farms is the main partner of Jack's Solar Garden. Visitors to the event had the opportunity to tour the farm, learn about agrivoltaics, and take part in various farm-related activities. Colorado state representatives Sonya Jaquez Lewis, Tracey Bernett, and Colorado Department of Agriculture Energy Specialist Sam Anderson were also in attendance to show their support. Jack's Solar Garden is the largest crop-focused dedicated agrivoltaics site in the country. (Photo by Werner Slocum / NREL)

Empowering Income-Verified Households with Solar Energy Across the Country

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