MOVE SOLAR NOW

Build-Ready Support for Community-Serving Organizations.

The window has narrowed. The work continues. MOVE Solar NOW helps nonprofits, schools, faith organizations, multifamily properties, small businesses, and community-serving sites move from interest to assessment, readiness, and a practical 2027 clean-energy pathway.

REQUEST A READINESS REVIEW

WHO IS THIS FOR?

MOVE Solar NOW supports community-serving sites that are ready to understand their energy options without pressure, confusion, or guesswork.

This phase is for organizations that want to gather the right information, review their site readiness, understand possible project pathways, and decide whether solar, storage, resilience, or related clean-energy strategies make sense for their building and mission.

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NONPROFITS

For mission-driven organizations seeking to protect operating dollars, strengthen long-term resilience, and make informed clean-energy decisions that support the people they serve.

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FAITH ORGANIZATIONS

For houses of worship, ministries, and affiliated community sites exploring how their buildings can support stewardship, stability, and deeper neighborhood impact.

SCHOOLS &
EDUCATION SITES

For schools, youth-serving organizations, and education partners interested in connecting clean-energy readiness with student learning, workforce awareness, and future career pathways.

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MULTIFAMILY HOUSING
& HOAs

For multifamily property owners, managers, HOAs, and affordable housing leaders who want to understand their site options before committing time, capital, or resident-facing planning.

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SMALL BUSINESSES

For local businesses exploring practical ways to review energy use, strengthen operations, and understand whether solar or related clean-energy strategies fit their site and future plans.

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COMMUNITY-SERVING
PROPERTY LEADERS

For commercial property owners, property managers, and neighborhood-serving institutions ready to ask better questions, organize site information, and move toward the right next step.

"MEET THE GREEN TEAM"

You do not need to make a complex energy decision in panic. You need trusted guidance, clear information, and the right next step for your building, budget, mission, and community.

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BUILD-READY PATHWAY

The deadline changed. The work did not stop.

MOVE Solar NOW now supports organizations that want to move from interest into readiness with clear information, trusted review, and a practical pathway toward future project decisions.

This phase is designed to help your team understand where your site stands, what information is needed, and whether solar, storage, resilience, or related clean-energy strategies may be appropriate for your building and mission.

Gather Your Site Information

Start with your utility bill, site address, ownership or leasing status, and any known roof, parking, land, or electrical constraints.

Request a Readiness Review

C4GS reviews your inquiry first so we can understand your organization, your timing, and the best next step before any technical handoff.

Move Toward a Practical Pathway

When appropriate, eligible sites may be connected to technical, policy, financing, or implementation partners for deeper review.

TRUST NOTE

MOVE Solar NOW does not guarantee savings, incentive eligibility, rebate amounts, tax outcomes, or project approval. Any incentive, Direct Pay, Safe Harbor, placed-in-service, or project timeline language must be confirmed through the appropriate technical, tax, and assessment review process.

C4GS and its partners are not tax advisors. Eligibility must be confirmed through technical review.

Who's Behind MOVE SOLAR NOW

MOVE Solar NOW is a community-led solar readiness campaign organized by C4GS to help nonprofits, schools, faith organizations, multifamily housing leaders, small businesses, and community-serving property owners understand their clean-energy options with clarity.

This is not a traditional solar sales campaign. It is a readiness pathway designed to help organizations ask better questions, organize site information, review possible next steps, and connect with trusted partners when deeper technical, policy, financing, or implementation review is appropriate.

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What Is Safe Harbor?

Safe Harbor was a federal provision that allowed eligible solar projects to lock in Investment Tax Credit rates by taking qualifying early action — spending at least 5% on costs like energy analysis, site survey, feasibility study, design, and permit and interconnection applications — before July 4, 2026. That window has now closed.

Projects moving forward today fall under a different federal timeline: they generally need to be placed in service by December 31, 2027 to claim the credit. MOVE Solar NOW helps your organization understand what that means for your site, your budget, and your timeline.

Plan Now

The evaluation is free and carries no commitment. Starting now gives you time to review fit, gather documents, and make a confident decision.

Understand Your Window

The federal Investment Tax Credit remains one of the strongest incentives available to community-serving sites. The rules and the timeline changed on July 4, 2026 — understanding exactly where your project stands now is the first step to protecting what's still available.

Build Toward 2027

Projects that didn't lock in Safe Harbor before July 4, 2026 now need a clear plan to reach placed-in-service by December 31, 2027. Starting your readiness review now protects your runway.

"You do not have to decide everything today. But you do need to understand your options before the window closes."

TRUST NOTE
Submitting this form does not create a commitment. Incentive eligibility, project savings, and Safe Harbor status must be confirmed through technical and tax review.

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Direct Pay: What Nonprofits Should Know

Eligible nonprofits and faith organizations can receive the full 50% ITC value as a direct IRS payment, even if they pay no federal income taxes. This changes the math significantly for mission-driven organizations. Your organization does not need a tax appetite to benefit.

Ownership, usage, roof/land conditions, and utility situation all affect whether a site qualifies. The evaluation process is free and designed to give your organization a clear answer.

Safe Harbor: Plain Language

The federal government offers a substantial tax credit toward solar installation costs — how much depends on your project and eligibility. The original Safe Harbor window to lock in the 2026 rate structure by beginning construction closed on July 4, 2026.

Projects starting now instead need to reach placed-in-service by December 31, 2027 to claim the credit under current rules.

Nonprofits: you can still receive this as a direct payment from the IRS, even with no federal tax burden — that part hasn't changed.

Separately, if your organization is income-qualifying or serves a low-income community, an additional bonus credit program is accepting applications through August 7, 2026. Worth checking regardless of your Safe Harbor status.

OUR COMMITMENT

How We Work With You

You do not need to be a solar expert to begin. MOVE Solar NOW is designed to help site leaders understand the opportunity, ask better questions, and connect with the right technical partners when the time is right.

  • C4GS-led review — every site is evaluated before any technical handoff
  • Transparent process — we tell you where you stand, not just what you want to hear
  • No commitment required to begin the process
  • Guided follow-up so you are never left wondering what comes next
  • Community-serving sites prioritized over commercial client

START TODAY

Start your evaluation. Free. No commitment.

SAFE HARBOR — CLOSED

The original window to lock in the 2026 rate structure by beginning construction closed July 4, 2026.

AUGUST 7, 2026

Applications close for an additional federal bonus credit available to eligible income-qualifying and community-serving sites.

DEC 31, 2027

The federal placed-in-service deadline for projects moving forward now.

What Happens After You Submit the Form?

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C4GS reviews your inquiry. 

We look at your site type, timing, and readiness.

OUR DESIGN

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We identify the best next step.

You may be invited to a webinar, in-person session, or direct conversation.

OUR DESIGN

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Qualified leads are connected to technical partners.

When appropriate, C4GS will help route you to the right solar, financing, or technical support.

OUR DESIGN

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You stay in the loop.

The goal is not pressure. The goal is clarity, timing, and informed action before key incentive deadlines.

OUR DESIGN

Not Sure If Your Location 
Is a Fit?

Start with the intake form or join an upcoming session. We will help you understand where your site stands and what comes next — with no pressure and zero commitment required.

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Campaign Description

MOVE SOLAR NOW is a Makello Solar campaign organized and led by C4GS — Communities for Global Sustainability — in coordination with Center for Community Energy and EcoFirmative to help community-serving sites move from Safe Harbor's opening chapter into a practical, build-ready pathway toward the federal December 31, 2027 placed-in-service deadline

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Privacy / Disclaimer
  • Information submitted through this page is reviewed by C4GS and is not shared with third parties without your knowledge. Submitting this form does not constitute a commitment of any kind. Incentive eligibility, project savings, and Safe Harbor status must be confirmed through technical and tax review. C4GS and its partners are not tax advisors.

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