Update: Raise Green Rises From Crowdfunding Concept to Operating Platform. What's Next?

Published on September 1, 2020

Crowdfunding has operated for a while, and community solar has emerged as a category for investors and developers. For Raise Green, a financing platform that aims to bring crowdfunding to community solar projects, the past year has brought evolution and discovery. Our reporter brings the team's ambitions and methods up to date.

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To Stoke Solar Power for Low-Income Communities, New York Frees Up More Capital

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People who live in areas where it's hard to own a home and hard to breathe clean air often also find it hard to tap solar power. The New York State Economic Research and Development Authority just signaled an intent to right this imbalance. The agency's new solicitation for bids makes capital more available for predevelopment work and feasibility studies- and plies nonprofit developers with capita