More Opportunities to Lead

The new Clean Energy Communities (CEC) Program provides the tools and resources you need to take your community to the next level, with new high-impact action items and increased access to grant funding. You can customize your participation in the program to best fit the needs and resources of your community and bring energy savings and economic opportunities to your community.

Communities that complete at least four high-impact actions earn initial Clean Energy Communities designation and are eligible to apply for grants to fund additional clean energy projects. Round 3.0 of the CEC Program also awarded points for high-impact actions that a community completed. Communities could earn 1 to 5-star designation and larger grant awards based on the number of points they achieved through high-impact actions. Note that the CEC Program is no longer accepting submissions for completing high-impact actions toward 1 to 5-star designation.

Get started and follow these five steps to participate in the CEC Program and help your community achieve energy savings.