Clean Energy Grants
Funds Washington clean energy builders in solar, storage, grid resilience, and infrastructure deployment across utilities and communities.
The Clean Energy Grants program is administered by the Washington State Department of Commerce and consolidates three previously separate funding streams — the Clean Energy Fund (CEF), Clean Energy Community Grants, and Solar and Storage Grants — into a single application. The 2025 cycle distributed approximately $32 million across awards ranging from $50,000 to $2,500,000. The program is funded i…
Clean energy technology deployment and installation; grid resilience; solar; energy storage; wind; biomass; renewable hydrogen; geothermal; facility improvements; pre-development studies; community engagement; workforce development.
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