How to Make Affordable Housing Solar Work | Resonant Energy #375

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A 100 kW rooftop can be a meaningful source of energy savings—and a difficult project to finance. How do you make solar work for affordable housing, churches, and nonprofits?In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague sits down with Ben Underwood and Isaac Baker, founders of Massachusetts-based Resonant Energy, to discuss how they built a solar development business around nonprofits, houses of worship, and low-income multifamily housing.Ben and Isaac explain how a portfolio approach brings buying power and financing to smaller projects, why their business pivoted toward affordable housing, and what developers and installation partners can learn from that model.In the interview, Ben puts completed projects at roughly 5 MW, with about 15 MW in the pipeline. Behind those numbers is years of work aligning customer demand, installation partners, capital, and policy.A central question: do the savings actually reach residents? The conversation distinguishes direct utility-bill benefits from savings that support building operations and improvements, and explores the Connecticut approach described by Isaac. They also discuss changing federal incentives, battery deployment barriers, and the potential of peak-demand compensation.In this episode, you'll hear about:• Why Resonant Energy shifted from anaerobic digestion into community solar and small commercial projects• How the company used community networks to bring solar to churches, nonprofits, and other organizations that struggled to access conventional project finance• Why bundling smaller solar projects into portfolios can make them more attractive to investors• How Resonant Energy moved into affordable multifamily housing after COVID disrupted its faith-based customer base• The role of Massachusetts' net metering and SMART incentive programs in making low-income solar projects viable• How the Inflation Reduction Act helped accelerate Resonant Energy's growth• How solar is becoming increasingly important for all-electric affordable housing developments as electricity costs rise• What a typical 40-unit multifamily solar project looks like, including 75 to 150 kW behind-the-meter systems• How Connecticut's affordable housing solar policy creates a direct benefit for residents• The challenges of deploying batteries on small commercial properties, from local fire codes to federal sourcing requirements• Why rate design and peak-demand compensation matter as federal solar incentives change• Why urban and suburban rooftops and parking canopies could play a much larger role in America's future energy systemFor developers, EPCs, and affordable housing owners, the takeaway is practical: smaller projects can become a meaningful market when financing, delivery, and resident benefits are designed together.Connect with GuestsBen Underwood | LinkedIn Isaac Baker | LinkedIn Resonant Energy Support the showConnect with Tim Clean Power Hour Clean Power Hour on YouTubeTim on TwitterTim on LinkedIn Email tim@cleanpowerhour.com Review Clean Power Hour on Apple PodcastsThe Clean Power Hour is produced by the Clean Power Consulting Group and created by Tim Montague. Contact us by email: CleanPowerHour@gmail.comCorporate sponsors who share our mission to speed the energy transition are invited to check out https://www.cleanpowerhour.com/support/The Clean Power Hour is brought to you by CPS America, maker of North America’s number one 3-phase string inverter, with over 6GW shipped in the US. With a focus on commercial and utility-scale solar and energy storage, the company partners with customers to provide unparalleled performance and service. The CPS America product lineup includes 3-phase string inverters from 25kW to 275kW, exceptional data communication and controls, and energy storage solutions designed for seamless integration with CPS America systems. Learn more at www.chintpowersystems.com

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