Energizing Rural Communities Prize
In September of 2024, DOE announced 33 winners of the second phase of the Energizing Rural Communities Prize.
In July of 2023, DOE announced 67 winners of Phase One. See below for all winners from both the finance and partner tracks of the two phases of the prize.
For more information about each winning team, visit herox.com/rural-energy/
Phase Two Winners
| Team (sorted alphabetically) | Primary Location |
|---|---|
| Collective Energy, Community Health Center Capital Fund, and Chiricahua Community Health Center Microgrid Lending and Development Project | Willcox, AZ |
| Fahe | Whitesburg, KY |
| Native CDFI Network | White Cloud, KS |
| Nevada Clean Energy Fund | Battle Mountain, NV |
| SolarShare Wisconsin Cooperative | Lake Hallie, WI |
| Team (sorted alphabetically) | Primary Location |
|---|---|
| A Microgrid for the Mountain | Blue Mountain, MS |
| Advancing Tribal Energy Sovereignty | Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe |
| AgWind Qualifiers Team | Sinton, TX |
| Alaska Municipal League | Kotzebue, AK |
| Clean Energy Bounty | Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation |
| Clean Energy NH | Twin Mountain, NH |
| Clean Energy Solutions Group | Monticello, FL |
| Coal to Solar in Carrier Mills | Village of Carrier Mills, IL |
| Cuyama Energy Team | New Cuyama, CA |
| Energy Conservation Works | Afton, WY |
| Farmers Conservation Alliance Energy and Resilience | Bend, OR |
| Island Institute | Eastport, ME |
| Kichi-Gami Sisu | Munising, MI |
| Maine Community Power Cooperative | Norway, ME |
| Navajo Nation Solar Initiative | Shonto, AZ |
| RISE Project: Rural Innovation through Solar Empowerment | Aliquippa, PA |
| Rural Action | Stewart, OH |
| SAGE Development Authority | Standing Rock Nation |
| Shake Energy Collaborative | Southeast Hawaii |
| Silverton Team GOLD | Silverton, CO |
| Solar4Us @ Mountain Maryland | Western Maryland |
| Steering South Texas Toward Solar Success | Los Fresnos, TX |
| SUN Rural Solar Projects & Workforce Development | Georgetown, SC |
| Team SEGA | Galena, AK |
| Team Smart Grid | Magnolia, MN |
| Team Strong (AR) | Strong, AR |
| The Morris Model Partnership | Morris, MN |
| Village of Dowell & City of Carbondale, IL Collaboration | Village of Dowell, IL |
Phase One Winners
| Team (sorted alphabetically) | Primary Location |
|---|---|
| CDC-PHP Empowerment Coalition | Pembroke, IL |
| Collective Energy, Community Health Center Capital Fund, and Chiricahua Community Health Center Microgrid Lending and Development Project | Willcox, AZ |
| Fahe | Whitesburg, KY |
| Funding Sicangu Energy | Rosebud, SD |
| Garfield Clean Energy Collaborative | Parachute, CO |
| GRID Alternatives, Energy Resilience Fund | Wellpinit, WA |
| Making Mr. CEF'S (Minnesota Rural Clean Energy Finance) Capital Stack Burger | Motley, MN |
| Native CDFI Network | White Cloud, KS |
| Nevada Clean Energy Fund | Town of Battle Mountain, NV |
| Project Greenlight | Lakeview, OR |
| SolarShare WI Cooperative | Town of Lemonweir, WI |
| Triple Bottom Line Foundation (TBL Fund) | Acoma, NM |
| Team (sorted alphabetically) | Primary Location |
|---|---|
| Advancing Tribal Energy Sovereignty - Spark Northwest | Kingston, WA |
| AgWind Qualifiers | Sinton, TX |
| Alaska Municipal League | Toksook Bay, AK |
| Beaver Island Smart Energy Team | Beaver Island, MI |
| Big Bend Community Development Team | Quincy, FL |
| CEBE Cooperative Solar | Norway, ME |
| CERTs & WETCC | Mahnomen, MN |
| Clean Energy Bounty Seekers | Owyhee, NV |
| Clean Energy NH | Whitefield, NH |
| Clean Energy Solutions Group | Monticello, FL |
| Coal to Solar in Carrier Mills | Village of Carrier Mills, IL |
| Cuyama Energy Team | New Cuyama, CA |
| E.A.R.T.H. | Oldenburg, IN |
| Energizing Dinétah | Pinon, AZ |
| Energy Conservation Works | Afton, WY |
| Farmers Conservation Energy and Resiliency Team | Towaoc, CO |
| Georgette Jean Enterprises, LLC | Idlewild, MI |
| Illu Global Inc and Waldron Power & Light | Waldron Island, WA |
| Intertribal Community-Owned Solar Program Team | Pleasant Point, ME |
| Island Institute | Eastport, ME |
| Islesboro Energy Committee | Islesboro, ME |
| Kitchi-Gami Sisu | Alger County, MI |
| Lafayette County Arkansas Rural Energy Project | Bradley City, AR |
| Little Bob Technologies | Lowndesboro, AL |
| Midi Enterprises-Bloom Energy Corp Partnership | New Town, ND |
| Navajo Nation Solar Initiative Team | Shonto, AZ |
| NRECA's Partnerships Delivering Defined Mutual Goals (PADEDMUG) | Sumterville, FL |
| PowerUP Philadelphia, MS Clean Energy Solar Project & Workshops | City of Philadelphia, MS |
| Pueblo of San Ildefonso Solar Energy Team | San Ildefonso Pueblo, NM |
| RED HOT | China Spring, TX |
| Region Nine Development Commission | St. James, MN |
| Regional Climate Solutions Team | Basalt, CO |
| RISE Project: Rural Innovation through Solar Empowerment | Aliquippa, PA |
| Rural Action | Glouster, OH |
| SAGE Development Authority | Fort Yates, ND |
| Shake Energy Collaborative | Hoʻolehua, HI |
| Silverton GOLD Team | Town of Silverton, CO |
| Smart Grid | Magnolia, MN |
| Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia | Norton, VA |
| Solar4Us @ Mountain Maryland | Allegany County, MD |
| Son Solar Mississippi | Mendenhall, MS |
| Steering South Texas Toward Solar Success | Los Fresnos, TX |
| Strong, Arkansas Team | Strong, AR |
| SUN Rural Solar Projects & Workforce Development | Georgetown, SC |
| Sustainable Grand County | Granby, CO |
| Team Climate-Resilient Gerlach | Gerlach, NV |
| Team SEGA | Galena, AK |
| Team SPUR: Sustaining Productive Utilization of Resources | Kemmerer, WY |
| The Morris Model Partnership (morrismodel.org) | Morris, MN |
| The National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) | Blue Mountain, MS |
| Turtle Mountain Community Renewable Energy Partners | Belcourt, ND |
| Vieques Energy Partnership | Vieques, PR |
| Village of Dowell & City of Carbondale, IL Collaboration | Village of Dowell, IL |
| Wallowa Resources | Wallowa County, OR |
| Yellow Springs Development Corporation | Yellow Springs, OH |