Introducing the retrofit solutions Hub. An easier way to find retrofit solutions and whether they're a fit for your building. Since 2020, The Clean Fight has worked with multifamily building owners of all sizes, from small affordable co-ops to large public housing authorities, to connect them with proven solutions that reduce emissions, ease energy costs, and improve resident comfort. Along the way, building teams told The Clean Fight that finding the right solution - such as a heat pump that can avoid expensive rewiring or insulation that can be installed without opening wall cavities - can be prohibitively time consuming and resource intensive, stalling projects before they even start. What the Hub is, and what it isn't. The goal of the Hub is to make it easier to find solutions that might be a good fit for yor building, plus the detailed information on them, all in one place. Working with its partners at Bright Power, The Clean Fight created profiles of retrofit solutions designed to work in multifamily buildings, particularly LMI and affordable housing. Each profile opens with a quick overview: what the solution is, what sets it apart, benefits and use cases, and potential cost savings. Teams ready to go deeper can find details on building compatibility, example installations, resident experience, New York financing, and more, all in a single profile. The Hub is built around specific challenges building teams commonly face, and can help owners, engineers, and advisors start to explore what might be a good fit for an ongoing concern like rising energy costs, or a point in time issue like a disconnected gas line. It can work alongside other retrofit tools, such as NYC Accelerator and the Momentum tool. If you already have a recommendation on which retrofit measures your building needs, its tool can help you find potential solutions to put them in place. This is an initial version of a living resource - meaning The Clean Fight hope to continually improve this tool with your guidance and input. Right now, The Clean Fight has started with solutions from its programs because The Clean Fight has had firsthand experience with them. But The Clean Fight has also included links to top competitors so you can explore more options that might be right for you. The Clean Fight has no financial stake in any of these companies, and The Clean Fight encourage every building team to conduct its own due diligence. Two ways to use the Hub: Option 1: Start with a challenge. Navigate through a short series of statements about challenges and goals and the Hub will point you to potential solutions that fit your situation. Let's say you're an affordable co-op in New York City that has had its gas shut off. You would start with "Address gas line issues in my building," then choose "Electrify gas cooking stoves" to reach induction stove options. Option 2: Browse everything. If you'd rather see the full set at once, select "See all solutions." From there, you can filter by category: appliances, building energy monitoring and management, building envelope, energy storage, electric vehicle charging and management, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. What's Next This beta version is just the beginning. In future iterations, The Clean Fight'll look to expand the set of solutions and explore ways for other organizations to share vetted solutions. The Clean Fight'll also create additional search functionality, such as filtering by building typology. Of course, the Hub is about more than just solutions. If you have ever lived in a building where the heat is unreliable or the stove doesn't work, you know these upgrades shape daily life. When the right solution is easier to find, residents get safer, more comfortable and more affordable homes. The Clean Fight hope the Hub makes the first step of your next retrofit a little easier. Explore it here, and let The Clean Fight know what works and what could be better. You can share your thoughts through the feedback form or email The Clean Fight at [email protected]. Your input will help shape what the Hub becomes and the impact it can have.

The Clean Fight and Rockefeller Foundation bring clean energy solutions to communities across America. New $1 million grant will support The Clean Fight's National Deployment Grant Fund to unlock the adoption of proven solutions that lower energy bills, improve health, and create local jobs. [New York | April 22, 2026] - The Clean Fight today announced a $1 million investment from The Rockefeller Foundation to expand its National Deployment Grant Fund - an initiative that leverages targeted grants of $50,000 to $250,000 to prove out models of adoption for high-impact clean energy solutions in homes, schools, and communities across America, prioritizing vulnerable and underserved communities. The Fund is backed by anchor partners Builders Vision, Breakthrough Energy, and Turner Construction. "This is the moment to make sure that solutions that can genuinely change people's lives and make communities more resilient - economically and environmentally - don't sit on the sidelines. The right first project doesn't just benefit one community; it creates a powerful slipstream for everyone who comes after. That's exactly what this Fund is built to do. And does so using the disproportionate impact that strategically placed grant funding can have," said Kate Frucher, CEO, The Clean Fight. The solutions The Clean Fight need to make its homes healthier, its energy bills lower, and its communities more resilient already exist. Yet, too often, high upfront costs, unfamiliar technologies, and complex financing mean that too many communities, especially those that could benefit most from clean energy solutions, aren't able to adopt them. The Deployment Grant Fund addresses this directly, funding the "first" project that makes "the many" possible without ongoing subsidy. Each grant tests a replicable approach - a novel financing model, real-world performance data, or a loan loss reserve to crowd in private capital. Historically, every dollar of grant funding has attracted five dollars in private capital. Clean energy solutions are not only about future climate impacts, but they are also about improving the quality of people's lives today. They deliver immediate, tangible benefits: modern heating means families in affordable housing stay warm and breathe cleaner air; upgraded cooling systems mean students learn in quieter, healthier classrooms; executing on building retrofits means local contractors gain jobs that can't be outsourced. That combination - community benefit today, climate and economic resilience for decades to come - is central to how The Clean Fight selects the projects it funds. The Rockefeller Foundation's support will not only provide critical funding to launch projects - it will also help ensure the learnings from each are widely shared through open-source reference designs, implementation guides, and national convenings, extending the public good well beyond any single community. "Too many clean energy solutions that could materially improve lives stall in the early stages of market adoption. The Clean Fight's National Deployment Grant Fund uses strategic grantmaking to break through that barrier," said Slav Gatchev, Vice President of Innovative Finance at The Rockefeller Foundation. "This funding builds on The Rockefeller Foundation's belief that catalytic capital can derisk investment in early-stage technologies and drive the adoption of clean energy solutions in the communities that need them most - delivering immediate benefits today while building longterm resilience for the future." The Deployment Grant Fund is already making meaningful impact. An initial grant for $125,000 leveraging a 4x customer match is helping Kelvin, a smart heating company, electrify an affordable housing complex by using a novel revenue-sharing model that offsets systems cost through participation in utility rewards - a financing structure that could unlock clean heating for affordable housing providers nationwide. To date, The Clean Fight has supported 70 companies, and 22 deployment projects with $5.4 million in catalytic grants in New York, generating over 5,000 follow-on deployments statewide, and nearly 1,000 jobs created. The Deployment Grant Fund takes this proven model national. To learn more about the Deployment Grant Fund, and opportunities to join as a funder visit thecleanfight.com/programs/deployment-grant-fund or contact [email protected]. About The Clean Fight The Clean Fight is a not-for-profit dedicated to accelerating the adoption of climate solutions for 100% of the population - moving them into communities faster, more affordably, and at scale. Through catalytic grants, deployment programs, and prize competitions, The Clean Fight designs and delivers adoption models that turn one-off projects into first-of-many. The Clean Fight is supported by NYSERDA, the U.S. Economic Development Administration, and leading philanthropic partners. Learn more at thecleanfight.com. About The Rockefeller Foundation Investing $30 billion over the last 113 years to promote the well-being of humanity, The Rockefeller Foundation is a pioneering philanthropy built on unlikely partnerships and innovative solutions that deliver measurable results for people in the United States and around the world. 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