Spark Northwest accelerates the shift to clean energy one community at a time. Our programs make affordable, locally-controlled clean energy more accessible for all.

Solar Energy Programs

Solarize Northwest

Our Solarize participants have installed solar panels on over 1,000 rooftops across Washington and Oregon, saving communities over $450,000 per year! Powered by Spark Northwest, this innovative group purchase program is proving that communities can come together to create resiliency and support the local solar economy through clean energy installations. Learn more about Solarize here.

Access Solar

In the past few years, solar installations have quintupled in Washington State, and the incentives that spurred this phenomenal growth have gone overwhelmingly to early adopter homeowners. Our Access Solar program aims to deliver solar energy benefits for low and moderate income families. Spark Northwest is working with Seattle housing providers, lending partners, utilities, and local foundations to slice through the complexities of affordable housing finance and get solar on multifamily housing.

Solar Plus

Solar Plus convenes stakeholders from utilities, regulators, the Washington State Energy Office, the Oregon Department of Energy, the solar industry and environmental justice organizations to scale up solar and provide greater access. Solar Plus looks beyond energy generation to additional solar value streams, through three main focus areas:

• Deploying more community shared solar projects in the region
• Creating opportunities for increased resilience and access to solar for low-income communities
• Promoting workforce and economic development strategies that reach every community

Learn more about Solar Plus here.

Community Solar

The Pacific Northwest has been a pioneer in developing community (or shared) solar projects with programs spanning across the region. Spark Northwest helps communities and utilities develop programs that offer renters, low income residents and other customers the opportunity to reap the benefits of solar without having to own as system on their roof. Learn more about this growing segment of the solar industry.