Solstice Directs $450K+ to New Mexico Orgs

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Aug. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Solstice, a community solar provider now enrolling households and businesses in the New Mexico community solar program, has announced that more than $450,000 in community benefit funding is being deployed across the state to fuel a growing network of local efforts focused on clean energy access, workforce development, and community-led sustainability. Beneficiaries include Prosperity Works, Native Renewables, Center for Civic Policy, Sovereign Energy, and New Energy Economy.

The initiative is funded by Solstice's Community Benefit REC program. Beneficiaries are receiving funding over the coming weeks, with some funds already supporting jobs and training programs that prepare New Mexicans for high-quality careers in solar and climate tech. Uses of the funds include the launch of new programs to bring renewable energy education to indigenous students, support for nonprofits to hire full-time clean energy employees, and expansion of local businesses' ability to deliver sustainable solutions while creating jobs that stay in the community.

Solstice's Community Benefit REC model was designed to reimagine how clean energy gets built and who benefits from it. Community Benefit RECs empower corporate partners to enhance their renewable energy purchases, channeling corporate sustainability dollars directly into the hands of those driving progress on the ground. This means solar on community rooftops and increased clean energy access.

"The beauty of the community benefit fund is that we can work closely with people on the ground who know exactly how to turn these dollars into the greatest possible real impact," said Sandhya Murali, Co-Founder and CEO at Solstice. "Cleaner environments, more jobs, stronger communities, that's what the money in our Community Benefit Fund has been doing since we piloted it in 2024 and we're excited to keep using funds for these important causes."

Solstice's Community Benefit Fund is proving what's possible when climate investments center justice and equity. In New Mexico, it's helping to bring the benefits of the clean energy transition to often-excluded populations, building community power in every sense of the word.

About Solstice Power Technologies LLC
Founded in 2015, Solstice is a mission-driven company dedicated to ensuring every community can access and benefit from clean energy. Solstice connects households and businesses to community solar farms that reduce their electric bills with no upfront cost or installation, pioneers inclusive financing innovations such as the EnergyScore, and offers Community Benefit RECs, which aggregate corporate community investments to fund new clean energy projects and environmental justice initiatives. Solstice's solutions provide financial benefits to under-resourced community members and the organizations that serve them, ensuring that clean energy supports those who need it most.

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