Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
SUN is a 30 Million Solar Homes coalition partner, funded by The Rockefeller Foundation. The coalition advocates for incentives and removes barriers through enabling policies aimed at making one in four U.S. homes solar-powered.
When the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) went into effect in August 2022, SUN started a free national help desk to provide information about costs and financing possibilities for installing solar panels, and offer free roof reviews.
This work is directly supported by Invest in Our Future (IOF), a donor collaborative which The Rockefeller Foundation funds and is fiscally supported by its subsidiary RF Catalytic Capital.
IOF’s goal is to help unlock federal government financing to support traditionally marginalized communities transition to clean energy sources and achieve their climate priorities.
“The IRA presents a historic opportunity to accelerate decarbonization. But without intentional coordination, structural barriers can impede equitable IRA implementation in historically marginalized and underserved communities,” said Rachel Isacoff, Director, Economic Equity Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation.
“SUN aims to address the challenges of IRA implementation by helping communities navigate the complexity of the various funding streams.”
Learn more: rockefellerfoundation.org/insights/grantee-impact-story/mom-and-preteens-transform-their-neighborhood-with-solar-and-it-spreads
SUN is a 30 Million Solar Homes coalition partner, funded by The Rockefeller Foundation. The coalition advocates for incentives and removes barriers through enabling policies aimed at making one in four U.S. homes solar-powered.
When the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) went into effect in August 2022, SUN started a free national help desk to provide information about costs and financing possibilities for installing solar panels, and offer free roof reviews.
This work is directly supported by Invest in Our Future (IOF), a donor collaborative which The Rockefeller Foundation funds and is fiscally supported by its subsidiary RF Catalytic Capital.
IOF’s goal is to help unlock federal government financing to support traditionally marginalized communities transition to clean energy sources and achieve their climate priorities.
“The IRA presents a historic opportunity to accelerate decarbonization. But without intentional coordination, structural barriers can impede equitable IRA implementation in historically marginalized and underserved communities,” said Rachel Isacoff, Director, Economic Equity Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation.
“SUN aims to address the challenges of IRA implementation by helping communities navigate the complexity of the various funding streams.”
Learn more: rockefellerfoundation.org/insights/grantee-impact-story/mom-and-preteens-transform-their-neighborhood-with-solar-and-it-spreads
