Project Examples

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Project types align with the Green Bank’s Technical Assistance Hubs.

Provided here are examples of projects to inspire community lenders, borrowers, and local leaders as they work to develop new projects in rural communities across America. Thank you to our partners for providing project examples to be shared on our website in the early days of the Green Bank for Rural America’s work.

To find TA support to start projects like these, visit our Resource Hub.

HBCU Community Development Action Coalition

North Carolina

The HBCU CDAC is advancing solar accessibility and workforce training in communities surrounding Historic Black Colleges and Universities...

Hemphill Community Center

Kentucky

Hemphill Community Center in Neon, Kentucky, serves as a vibrant hub for arts, community resources, and businesses providing employment for those in recovery from addiction...

Long’s Pic Pac

Kentucky

Long’s Pic Pac grocery store in Pineville, Kentucky, installed solar panels and a 60KWh battery to help maintain jobs and essential services in the community...

Marsh River Cooperative

Maine

Marsh River Cooperative in Brooks, Maine, serves as a central energy hub for over 70 local farms...

National Guard Armory Building

Michigan

The historic National Guard Armory building in Owosso, Michigan, has been transformed into a vibrant co-working and incubator space that supports local small businesses and nonprofits...

Secure Solar Futures – Carilion New River Medical Center

Virginia

Carilion New River Medical Center in Christiansburg, Virginia, became the state’s first solar-powered hospital...

Steelton-Highspire School District

Pennsylvania

Steelton-Highspire School District in Pennsylvania became the first in the state to adopt an electric bus fleet, allowing the district to reinvest in school programs...