Climate & Environment
Clean Energy Projects
Working to accelerate an equitable transformation to a clean energy economy, Groundwork teams assist local governments, utilities, and developers in clearing the way for local renewable energy infrastructure.
SolaRISE
SolaRISE was launched to help schools and nonprofits fundraise to purchase solar and other renewable energy systems for both instruction and energy supply. Learn more about SolaRISE here.
100% Communities
We support local governments with policy and technical advice as they transition to a clean energy economy. Learn more about our 100% Clean Energy Communities work here.
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Clean Energy Project News
Access MI Solar — Sign up and save on your solar system
Today we are announcing our third annual group-buy discount program for purchasing solar panels for homes and small businesses in northwest Lower Michigan. This year the exciting change to the Access MI Solar program is we have increased the area...
Announcing Release of 2023 Annual Report
Hello Friend, Good day. A quick note to say today we are sending a link to our annual report, which shares our achievemen ts from 2023. Thanks to the team of supporters, partners, board, and staff, there's a lot to report! And to be honest, even though I'm...
Plan to relocate oil tunnel ‘unusual and especially risky.’ Here’s why.
This Groundwork op-ed first published in the Detroit Free Press. The oil company Enbridge wants to move its Line 5 oil pipeline from the Straits of Mackinac into a tunnel beneath the lake, and the Michigan Public Service Commission recently signed off on this plan,...