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Community Decarbonization Hubs: For Now, Tomorrow, and Always

What Is a Community Decarbonization Hub?

We advocate for equitable energy solutions that directly benefit and serve communities, not just large organizations with deep pockets.
Access to affordable, sustainable energy should be available to all, regardless of income level or location. Our solutions make it easier than ever for people to become locally based experts, helping their community lead the way towards decarbonization.

Solar-powered electric vehicle charging station with a white canopy featuring solar panels on top, positioned in a parking lot with a white car plugged in for charging and other vehicles visible in the background under an overcast sky.

Smiling female solar technician wearing a white hard hat, safety glasses, and safety harness while holding a power drill, positioned in front of blue solar panels with trees visible in the background.

Building Self-Sustaining, Sustainable Communities Across America

Investments in energy generation (solar) and usage reduction (heat pumps, insulation, efficient lighting, etc.) can make buildings net energy producers. Surplus clean energy can then be sold back to the community, while supplying a renewable resource during emergencies.

Pointing the Way Towards Workforce Development & Local Growth

Our solutions make it easier than ever for communities to reveal and review clean energy opportunities. Audits and improvement projects generate demand for skilled work, which, together with investment projects, can stimulate local economies.

Rooftop solar panel installation on an urban building with blue photovoltaic panels arranged in rows across the flat roof, with city buildings and a clear blue sky visible in the background.

Communities Can Own Their Energy Future

Decarbonization hubs aren’t just about electricity—they’re about jobs, education, social resilience, and local economic prosperity. Every hub we establish implements programming to accelerate the adoption of decarbonization measures, grow the local workforce, and drive economic and social resilience.

Local ownership of energy infrastructure leads to long-term resilience, boosted employment, and economic empowerment. Our technologies and expertise point the way toward reduced pollution, decreased grid dependence, and increased revenue-generating opportunities that enable locals to directly benefit from surplus energy creation.

EV Charging & Energy Infrastructure

Create net-energy-producing facilities that can power EV charging and other revenue-generating projects.
Develop more resilient communities that can continue to supply local energy, even during grid disruptions.
Reduce emissions to improve impact on the local environment, potentially mitigating smog, extreme heat, pollution, biodiversity loss, and more.

Workforce Development Programs

Generate jobs that require specialized skills & knowledge
Increase demand for energy auditors as well as project planners, contractors, suppliers, distributors, and more
Provide renewable opportunities within expanding career sectors, offering new paths for those entering the job market or looking to make a switch

Local Economic Investment

Stimulate local investment with projects and increased demand for labor, infrastructure, equipment, and more
Augment support for contractors, suppliers, non-profits, and other operations to stimulate local and regional growth
Coordinate projects on the community and municipal scale to expand impact and help entire regions thrive

Helping Build Sustainable Community Anchors

Any site or building can be a Decarbonization Hub. These sites act as gathering points for EV charging, net energy generators for nearby infrastructure, centers for resource sharing, and forward-thinking models for future decarbonized community improvements.

The best opportunities can be found in places the community already looks to for resources, support, and fellowship:

Places of worship
Community centers
Libraries
Municipal buildings
Schools and campuses
Downtowns (+other business corridors)

Case Studies: Empowering Communities to Decarbonize and Stimulate Jobs Growth

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