Grant Funded Solar Projects


Cuyahoga Green Energy (CGE) currently oversees the development of several federally funded renewable energy projects. These projects include:

  • The Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG), a $129 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) being used to finance solar development in the greater Cleveland metropolitan area.
  • The Solar for All Grant, a $156 million award designed to enable residential solar development for low and moderate-income households across several dozen communities in the Midwest.
  • The Solar for Schools Grant, a program providing Cuyahoga County schools with the financial assistance necessary to facilitate solar installation on their buildings. This program is financed by grants from the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and community financial institution Growth Opportunity Partners.

 

Climate Pollution Reduction Grant

In 2024, Cuyahoga Green Energy (CGE) was selected as a winner of the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This grant, totaling $129 million, will support the development and construction of roughly 63 megawatts of solar in the greater Cleveland area between 2024 and 2029.

The City of Painesville, a partner in this project, will replace its 140-year-old coal fired power plant with 35 megawatts of solar and a 10-megawatt battery backup system.

Grant funds will be used to restore and reforest a 1000-acre brownfield near Lake Erie.

Cuyahoga County and the City of Cleveland will collectively develop 28 megawatts of solar on brownfields and landfills, with a goal of reducing energy costs for City of Cleveland residents.

Workforce development organization Manufacturing Works will create a renewable energy pre-apprenticeship program to create job opportunities for under-represented individuals.

The energy generated from these projects will, on average, have the ability to power roughly 10,000 homes.

 

 

 

 

 

Solar for All Grant

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Solar for All program is a $7 billion federal initiative to catalyze low-income solar development across the United States. Cuyahoga County is a member of the Industrial Heartland Solar Coalition, one of the 60 applicants chosen for the grant.

Managed by Growth Opportunity Partners (Growth Opps), a Cleveland-based community financial institution, the coalition has secured $156,120,000 in Solar for All grant funding that is currently being deployed to finance solar projects in low and middle-income neighborhoods within 20 different communities.

Cuyahoga County is mobilizing funds to enable training and apprenticeship programs in the solar workforce, as well as optimizing federal tax credits implemented by the Inflation Reduction Act.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solar for Schools

The Cuyahoga County Solar for Schools project will provide financial support to four Northeast Ohio school districts to collectively install between 500 kilowatts and 1 megawatt of solar on local school buildings.

The goals of this program are to:

  • Reduce electricity costs for schools
  • Reduce regional greenhouse gas emissions
  • Increase equitable access to clean, local renewable energy
  • Provide educational opportunities for K-12 students

The program is made possible through a partnership between Cuyahoga Green Energy and Growth Opportunity Partners, a Cleveland-based community financial institution, and through grant funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. Program partners include the Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio, the Ohio Schools Council, the Cleveland Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Trust, and Solar United Neighbors.


June 18, 2024 Announcement:


  
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