Clean Energy for Resilient Communities: Expanding Solar Generation in Baltimore's Low-Income Neighborhoods
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Commissioned by the Abell Foundation and authored by the Clean Energy Group, this report explores how solar energy can improve resilience in low-income neighborhoods in Baltimore. It evaluates opportunities for installing solar PV and storage on community buildings, examines financing and policy mechanisms, and highlights co-benefits such as job creation and reduced energy burden. The report offers recommendations for local government and community organizations to advance equitable clean energy deployment.
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AB - Commissioned by the Abell Foundation and authored by the Clean Energy Group, this report explores how solar energy can improve resilience in low-income neighborhoods in Baltimore. It evaluates opportunities for installing solar PV and storage on community buildings, examines financing and policy mechanisms, and highlights co-benefits such as job creation and reduced energy burden. The report offers recommendations for local government and community organizations to advance equitable clean energy deployment.
AU - Sanders, Robert
A2 - Milford, Lewis
DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - Solar
KW - Photovoltaics
KW - PV
KW - Battery energy storage
KW - Heat pumps
KW - Financing
KW - Business models
KW - Community engagement
KW - Tribal engagement
KW - Stakeholder engagement
KW - Resilience
KW - Extreme weather
KW - Policy and regulation
KW - Policy
KW - Regulation
LA - English
DA - 2014/02/01
PY - 2014
PB - Clean Energy Group (Prepared for the Abell Foundation)
T1 - Clean Energy for Resilient Communities: Expanding Solar Generation in Baltimore's Low-Income Neighborhoods
UR - https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/200
ER -
Sanders, Robert, and Lewis Milford. Clean Energy for Resilient Communities: Expanding Solar Generation in Baltimore's Low-Income Neighborhoods. Clean Energy Group (Prepared for the Abell Foundation), 1 February, 2014, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/200.
Sanders, R., & Milford, L. (2014). Clean Energy for Resilient Communities: Expanding Solar Generation in Baltimore's Low-Income Neighborhoods. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. Clean Energy Group (Prepared for the Abell Foundation). https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/200
Sanders, Robert and Lewis Milford. Clean Energy for Resilient Communities: Expanding Solar Generation in Baltimore's Low-Income Neighborhoods. Clean Energy Group (Prepared for the Abell Foundation), February, 1, 2014. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/200
@misc{CMIX_Dataset_200,
title = {Clean Energy for Resilient Communities: Expanding Solar Generation in Baltimore's Low-Income Neighborhoods},
author = {Sanders, Robert and Milford, Lewis},
abstractNote = {Commissioned by the Abell Foundation and authored by the Clean Energy Group, this report explores how solar energy can improve resilience in low-income neighborhoods in Baltimore. It evaluates opportunities for installing solar PV and storage on community buildings, examines financing and policy mechanisms, and highlights co-benefits such as job creation and reduced energy burden. The report offers recommendations for local government and community organizations to advance equitable clean energy deployment.},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/200},
year = {2014},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, Clean Energy Group (Prepared for the Abell Foundation), https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/200},
note = {Accessed: 2026-06-17}
}
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Last updated Mar 30, 2026
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