STAR participant Neighborhood of Affordable Housing's solar installation at Coppersmith Village in East Boston (Photo Credit: Resonant Energy).
STAR participant Neighborhood of Affordable Housing's solar installation at Coppersmith Village in East Boston (Photo Credit: Resonant Energy).

STAR Solar Program

NOTE: The STAR application will be available in December 2024 for 2025 cohort participation. Please email the LISC team with related questions in the meantime.

LISC, MACDC, and Resonant Energy run this path-breaking program designed to remove barriers and dramatically increase the adoption of solar PV for affordable housing developments across the Commonwealth. STAR participants receive staff time support grants and free technical analysis services to analyze the solar potential and financing options for their portfolio.

So far, we are helping more than 13,000 residents by installing 8+ megawatts of solar. Over the next 25 years, this will save participating developers at least $43 million in avoided electricity costs and more than $600,000 in direct resident benefits.

STAR Stats (November 2024)
30 developers
moving forward
237 sites
being installed
8.7 megawatts
Total solar capacity in development

We applaud our STAR partners for their commitment to exploring and expanding solar access: 

  1. 2Life Communities
  2. Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation
  3. Beacon Communities
  4. Bethany Community Services
  5. Boston Housing Authority (BHA)
  6. Brookline Community Development Corporation (BCDC)
  7. B'nai B'rith Housing (BBH)
  8. Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA)
  9. Cascap
  10. Coalition for a Better Acre (CBA)
  11. Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation
  12. Commonwealth Land Trust (CLT)
  13. Community Teamwork
  14. Construct
  15. Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation
  16. Fenway Community Development Corporation
  17. HallKeen Management
  18. Harborlight Homes
  19. Hebrew SeniorLife
  20. Hilltown Community Development
  21. Home City Development, Inc. (HCDI)
  22. Homeowner's Rehab (HRI)
  23. Housing Assistance Corporation
  24. Housing Corporation of Arlington (HCA)
  25. Housing Nantucket
  26. Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC)
  27. Just A Start (JAS)
  28. Lawrence CommunityWorks (LCW)
  29. Main South Community Development Corporation
  30. Metro West Collaborative Development
  31. Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing Services (MHNHS)
  32. Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH)
  33. NeighborWorks Housing Solutions (NHS)
  34. NewVue Communities
  35. North Shore Community Development Coalition
  36. Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation
  37. Peabody Properties
  38. Pennrose
  39. Planning Office for Urban Affairs (POUA)
  40. Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH)
  41. Rural Development, Inc. (RDI)
  42. South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc. (SMOC)
  43. Supportive Living, Inc.
  44. The Caleb Group
  45. The Community Builders (TCB)
  46. The Neighborhood Developers (TND)
  47. UHM Properties
  48. Urban Edge
  49. Valley Community Development
  50. Veterans Benefits Clearinghouse Development Corporation (VBCDC)
  51. Waterfront Historic Area League of New Bedford (WHALE)
  52. Way Finders
  53. Wingate
  54. WinnCompanies
  55. Worcester Common Ground, Inc. (WCG)
  56. Worcester Community Housing Resources (WCHR)

In The News

 

Contact

Joe De Larauze, Program Officer, Green Homes
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Contact

Emily Jones, Deputy Director
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