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

STAR Solar Program

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 12,000 residents by installing 7.9 megawatts of solar. Over the next 25 years, this will save the participating developers at least $30 million in avoided electricity costs and more than $400,000 in direct resident benefits.

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)

Contact Emily Jones (ejones@lisc.org) with related questions and/or your affordable housing organization's interest in participating in STAR.

In The News

• PV Magazine 2024: Massachusetts Initiative Assists Affordable Housing Adoption of Solar
• Boston Real Estate Times 2023: MA Solar Campaign Launches Third Phase of Affordable Housing Program
• PV Magazine 2023: Assistance for Solar on Low-Income Housing in Massachusetts
• PV Magazine 2022: Program for Low-Income Housing Authority Solar Assistance Finds Success in Pilot, Set to Expand
• PV Magazine 2021: Nonprofits Get Creative to Expand the Benefits of Solar to Low- and Moderate-Income People