Clean Energy Group, a national nonprofit organization, helped six community-serving organizations in Massachusetts access $3,632,490 in state funding to install battery storage for reliable backup power. The funding will enable the groups to build community "resilience hubs" serving as places of refuge and providing essential services to 2,000+ people during extreme weather and power outages, while also reducing energy costs. This funding was awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) as part of the Advancing Massachusetts Power (AMP) Energy Storage Grant Program. Twenty-eight organizations received funding to develop battery storage-powered community resilience projects.
"We are especially proud that the vast majority of this funding is headed to environmental justice communities, which typically are burdened by longer power outages, an aging grid, and higher energy bills," said Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources Commissioner Elizabeth Mahony in a press release from DOER announcing the funding. "Every community in Massachusetts deserves a strong, resilient grid and affordable energy bills. These grants help make that possible."
Clean Energy Group provided technical assistance support to six AMP awardees, helping them design battery storage systems sized for resilience and bills saving. Clean Energy Group also provided one-on-one grant assistance, helping them craft and submit their grant application materials. Five of these projects are multifamily affordable housing facilities, which are home to a total of nearly 700 low-income families, and the sixth is a community center serving children and families. Moving forward, Clean Energy Group will serve as a client advocate throughout the battery storage development process, with American Microgrid Solutions acting as project manager.
Read the full press release.
October 1, 2026
