1、U.S.DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY COMMUNITY POWER ACCELERATOR1Community Community Power Power AcceleratorAcceleratorConnecting distributed solar developers building projects benefitting low income and disadvantaged communities with capital providers.2U.S.DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY COMMUNITY POWER ACCELERATORWhat i
2、s the Community Power Accelerator?What is the Community Power Accelerator?Online platform“marketplace”to connect community-benefiting distributed solar developers with capital providersProjects on the platform:Projects on the platform:Distributed solar up to 5MW Project Types:Aggregations of residen
3、tial solar+storage,community solar,community-benefitting C&I,VPPs,microgrids,and other distributed solar located in or serving LIDACsProvide at least 1 of the 5 Meaningful Benefits Capital providers can:Capital providers can:View community-benefiting distributed solar projects&developersTrust that e
4、ach project and user has undergone vettingRequest a match to a project/developer&decide whether to accept a match from a project/developer.U.S.DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY COMMUNITY POWER ACCELERATOR3Solar developers and community Solar developers and community organizationsorganizations often lack expertis
5、e,capacity,and pre-development funds to access capitalCapital providersCapital providers includingincluding philanthropic philanthropic organizationsorganizations are reluctant to invest in projects they view as risky or difficult to assessWhy isWhy is the the Community Power Community Power Acceler
6、ator important?Accelerator important?Access to capitalAccess to capital is among the most-cited barriers to equitable community benefiting distributed solar project development4U.S.DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY COMMUNITY POWER ACCELERATORMeaningful Community Benefits of Distributed SolarMeaningful Community