The lessons learned and best practices from the CivicPACE team's work is featured in this CivicPACE Toolkit and Replication Guide intended for program designers and practitioners nationwide.

Our popular and frequently referenced Model Inspection Checklist for Rooftop PV is now updated and expanded to include solar-specific code requirements updated to the 2017 National Electrical Code (NEC) and the most current international building, residential, and fire codes.

A comprehensive report on solar energy installed at K-12 schools nationwide.

Recognizing the opportunity and potential, especially in the county’s densely-populated, urban environment, Illinois’ Cook County Department of Environmental Control jumpstarted community shared solar in the state and across the Midwest with a Department of Energy SunShot Initiative Solar Market Pathways award.

Led by the CivicPACE initiative at The Solar Foundation (now IREC), the PACE-financed solar and efficiency retrofit project will provide a Washington D.C. school with timely and valuable upgrades to a facility that supports 350 pre-school and elementary school students.

This summit was led by the CivicPACE program at The Solar Foundation (now IREC).

The Phyllis Wheatley YWCA in Washington, D.C. is an 84-unit affordable and transitional housing facility. Financed through PACE, the solar installation and energy efficiency improvements will save nearly $6,000 a year.