CE4A at the CEI Summit

CE4A is proud to join the Clean Energy Business Network at the DOE’s Community Energy Innovation (CEI) Summit in Chicago, Illinois today. The event supports local organizations with proven track records of engaging underserved communities and/or promoting environmental, climate, and energy justice as they enact community-led climate and clean energy solutions. We look forward to working and collaborating with the leaders in the climate and energy space at the CEI Summit. 

Learn more about the CEI Summit and the collegiate Community Energy Innovation Prize here.

Sincerely, Andrew and the CE4A Team

Updates from our network: 

• Today, the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie released the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q4 2024 report. The United States added a record-breaking 9.3 gigawatts (GW) of new solar module manufacturing capacity in Q3 2024. At full capacity, U.S. solar module factories can produce enough to meet nearly all demand for solar in the United States. Learn more at seia.org/smi
• Check out our recent post about good news in clean energy featuring Maureen Lincke from the CE4A Team! View it here.

Gwendolyn Summers: Preparing New York’s Workforce for the Clean Energy Boom

With four years in the clean energy industry, Gwendolyn Summers serves as the Senior Project Manager of Workforce Development & Training at NYSERDA. Her work is centered on preparing New York’s workforce for the rapidly growing clean energy sector. 

One of Gwendolyn’s most notable projects is the Pay for Success Clean Energy Training initiative, launched in 2021. Supported by up to $8.1 million in federal funding under the Social Impacts Partnerships to Pay for Results Act (SIPPRA), the program is designed to help individuals transition into meaningful clean energy careers. Partnering with Social Finance and MDRC, the program has served hundreds of low-wage workers, unemployed individuals, and young people aged 18 to 24, helping them gain the skills needed to thrive in clean energy roles.

“The clean energy industry is home to thousands of high-quality, family sustaining jobs, promising a pathway to a rewarding career,” Gwendolyn says. “In New York State alone, total employment in the clean energy sector is expected to increase by more than 60%, adding at least 211,000 jobs by 2030.”

Learn more about Gwendolyn and the other #FacesofCleanEnergy at CE4AEF.org. Submit your own story here.

Other clean energy news: 

• Toledo News: Heat pumps gaining in popularity in northwest Ohio
• WKSR: Tennessee Farmers Receive Federal Grants
• The Monroe Times: USDA invests over $24M to lower energy costs and create jobs in rural Wis. communities
• E&E News: Republicans mull fate of DOE loan program
• Detroit Free Press: US Department of Energy plans $7.5B loan to Stellantis, Samsung for battery plants
• Energy Storage News: Irresponsible to turn back on LPO-enabled clean energy investments now, says DOE spokesperson