Connecting diverse local contractors with community-scale building and facility projects.
Discover how clean-energy projects work, build job-ready skills, and get matched to local opportunities.
How It Works
ALIGN Connect is a free platform for community-scale clean energy and building projects, connecting qualified contractors with real opportunities and helping project teams find the right partners.
Contractors create profiles
Profiles highlight trade, experience, certifications, and service areas so project teams can reach out with relevant opportunities.
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Explore projects and opportunities
Browse active and upcoming community-scale building and facility projects, or qualified contractors ready to help.
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Connect with the right people
Reach out through the platform to express interest, ask questions, or schedule a conversation. ALIGN Connect brokers connections to ensure quality, alignment, and meaningful opportunities on both sides.
List your project to connect with qualified local contractors.
What Kinds of Projects Are on ALIGN Connect?
ALIGN Connect focuses on community-scale building and facility projects — practical clean energy and electrification upgrades that serve people where they live, work, and gather.
These projects often include:
Solar and battery storage for reliability and cost savings
Building electrification and HVAC upgrades for comfort and efficiency
EV charging and supporting electrical work
Energy efficiency and envelope improvements
Resilience-focused retrofits for schools, community centers, affordable
housing, and other shared infrastructure
ALIGN Connect focuses on community-scale building and facility projects — practical clean energy and electrification upgrades that serve people where they live, work, and gather.
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Connecting People, Projects, and Resources
Get Discovered for Clean Energy Work
Create a contractor profile to showcase your trade, experience, certifications, and service area — so community-scale project teams can find you for relevant clean energy and building opportunities.
Highlight your specialties, past work, and areas of interest
Get visibility with CBOs, developers, and public-sector project teams
Be considered for solar, electrification, HVAC, energy storage, EV charging, and related work
Built for contractors working on projects with real community impact.
Discover Real Projects and Opportunities
ALIGN Connect is a gateway to explore local projects — from solar to HVAC, building electrification to battery storage.
See what’s happening in your region
Contractors can express interest in future opportunities
Get visibility with project developers and CBOs
Great for emerging MWBE contractors looking to break into climate tech work.
Understand How These Projects Work
Whether you’re planning a community clean energy project or just want to learn more about this fast-growing area, ALIGN Connect provides a free, easy-to-follow playbook.
Learn how to start, fund, and execute a project
Access templates, checklists, and case studies
Remove guesswork and gain confidence — even if it’s your first time
Designed for CBOs, municipal leaders, and early-stage developers building their first CCRH or community energy project.
Ongoing Support Through Events & Office Hours
We know it’s a lot to navigate. That’s why ALIGN Connect connects you to:
Webinars and events hosted by MassCEC and Beacon Climate
Expert office hours to get answers when you’re stuck
A growing community of peers tackling similar challenges
Practical upskilling through participation — not just theory.
Clean Energy Projects In Action
See how communities and contractors are bringing resilience projects to life — from concept to construction.
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The Loft
The LOFT is transforming a long-vacant commercial space in Taunton’s Whittenton neighborhood into a Clean Energy Community Resilience Hub (CCRH) and youth empowerment center. Led by The T.R.U.E. Collective, the project combines deep community engagement, major building upgrades, and clean-energy systems such as solar and heat-pump electrification. With architectural designs complete and remediation finished, the project now moves into construction—creating opportunities for diverse contractors and local workforce participation. It will serve as a model for climate-ready design in an Environmental Justice community.
The ReGen Center
The ReGen Center reimagines a 13,550-sq-ft warehouse in Four Corners, Dorchester into a mixed-use campus with affordable housing above a vibrant Clean Energy Community Resilience Hub. Anchored by Bikes Not Bombs, Agricultural Hall, and the Boston Neighborhood Community Land Trust, the project blends clean-energy systems (solar, battery storage, efficient HVAC) with youth programs, maker spaces, and community enterprises. The redevelopment showcases mass timber design, community ownership, and regenerative development. It is advancing toward engineering and construction phases, opening pathways for local contractors to participate in an innovative, high-impact EJ-community project.
Brockton Clean Energy Community Resilience Hub
Brockton’s first CCRH is being developed inside the historic Thomas Edison Building—a 25,000-sq-ft downtown landmark serving one of Massachusetts’ most diverse Gateway Cities. Led by the Old Colony Planning Council (OCPC), the project integrates HVAC upgrades, solar readiness, battery storage, EV charging, and new community spaces for training, resilience support, and clean-energy education. Early funding is secured through a federal Safe Streets grant, with additional components advancing through planning and design. The hub will create clean-energy jobs, expand local contractor opportunities, and anchor long-term community resilience across Brockton.
FAQs
Everything you need to know before getting started on ALIGN Connect.
What is the approval process after I create a profile?
We do a quick review for completeness and accuracy; once approved, your profile becomes searchable and you can express interest in projects.
What if I have questions before getting started?
Join office hours or an upcoming webinar, or contact us through the site and we’ll route your question to an expert.
Does ALIGN Connect cost money?
No—ALIGN Connect is free to use for contractors, community groups, and project owners.
What makes these projects special?
They combine measurable community benefits (comfort, safety, bills saved) with hands-on clean-energy work for local contractors.
What is a community clean energy resilience hub?
A resilience hub is a community facility (e.g., school, rec center, faith space) equipped with clean energy and backup systems to support residents during everyday use and outages. A Clean Energy Community Resilience Hub is a local facility designed to support residents during emergencies while advancing sustainability goals. Powered by renewable energy sources such as solar panels and backed by battery storage, these hubs provide reliable electricity even during grid outages. They serve as safe gathering spaces offering essential services—like heating/cooling, communications, medical support, and charging stations—while also hosting programs that promote energy efficiency, climate preparedness, and community well-being. By combining clean energy infrastructure with social services, resilience hubs strengthen neighborhoods against climate impacts and foster equity, sustainability, and collective resilience. They can also demonstrate new sustainable technologies and best practices, helping to forge local trust in the technologies while creating educational and career opportunities.
About ALIGN Connect
ALIGN Connect is developed by Beacon Climate in collaboration with regional partners like MassCEC, to scale practical decarbonization and community resilience.
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Why It Matters
Communities need trusted teams and simple, actionable guidance to deliver electrification, solar + storage, HVAC upgrades, EV charging, and resilience hubs. ALIGN Connect reduces friction—helping projects find talent faster and helping contractors access real opportunities.
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Our Vision
Accelerate equitable clean-energy deployment by making it simple for communities to build, and for diverse local businesses to win and perform the work.
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What’s Next
We’re expanding project categories, adding more trade filters and case studies, and deepening integrations with partner programs to shorten the path from interest to action.
Join ALIGN Connect and build resilience today
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