Our Mission
Clean energy wealth belongs in Connecticut kitchens, not bank vaults.
For 20 years, our team has worked inside the homes of Connecticut’s low-income families. Now we’re putting solar and backup batteries on their roofs at no cost, and sending the savings back to them.
- ✓ Up to $125 a month paid directly onto the family’s electric bill
- ✓ Battery backup when the grid goes down
- ✓ Families never owe a cent. It’s not a loan.
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Years of frontline experience
20
People trained by M=POWER
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Hartford homes weatherizing now
60
Profiled by the U.S. EPA
2024
The Pay-It-Forward Solar Model
One investment that keeps working
Most home solar is paid for with loans and leases, so much of its value flows to lenders. Our model keeps that value in the neighborhood and sends it to families, homeowners and renters alike.
The usual waySolar value → Lenders & leasing companies Families who can’t afford panels or don’t qualify for credit are left out entirely. |
Our waySolar value → Families + the next home No upfront cost, no credit check, nothing to pay back. The money stays in the community. |
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The sun produces the powerWe install solar panels and two backup batteries on an income-eligible home, owned or rented, at no cost. The power is sold to the grid. |
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Immediate reliefUp to $125 a month goes directly onto the family’s electric bill: money for groceries, medicine or heat. |
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Paying it forwardThe rest of the solar income recovers the system’s cost and refills a fund that installs solar on the next family’s home. |
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OwnershipAfter about 11 years, the system belongs to the homeowner. Renters are protected: rent can’t go up because of the system. |
The cycle repeats. Our planning model projects that $5 million could reach about 386 homes by year 20, as each home’s solar income helps fund the next. (Projection, not a guarantee.)
Our Story
20 years inside Connecticut homes
Our team has walked into the homes of low-income families all over Connecticut, in environmental justice and distressed communities from Hartford to the coast. Behind closed doors, most of these families live week to week, choosing between food, medical care and heat.
Many of these homes are drafty and under-insulated, and Connecticut’s electricity rates are among the highest in the country. Every month the bills drain the family budget and take away any chance to save or build wealth to pass down.
This program isn’t a sudden idea. It comes from 20 years of frontline work, data and relationships with the communities we serve. Since 2017, we’ve done that work as Efficiency For All, a Connecticut 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Sign up & get involved
Be part of the first homes
Homeowners and renters can join the interest list to hear first when enrollment opens. Supporters and volunteers can help us spread the word across Connecticut.
- Signing up is free and doesn’t commit you to anything.
- We’ll never ask for your Social Security number at your door.
- POP is a proposed program. Installations depend on funding.
Your gift is seed money that keeps working
Every dollar helps put solar and backup power on a Connecticut family’s home, and the money each home earns back helps fund the next one.