Five Years of Capital, Community, and Impact
Over five years, Clean Energy Fund of Texas built the financing pathways, contractor relationships, and lending infrastructure to move capital into projects that conventional markets do not consistently reach.
Five Years in Numbers
$3.8M
Total financial impact in Texas
128
Projects funded across homes, businesses, and community facilities
73
Cities reached across Texas
39
Texas counties with completed projects
235
Contractors engaged through our statewide network
“What began as an effort to make individual clean-energy solutions more accessible is becoming a broader platform for moving mission-aligned capital into Texas projects and communities.”
– Clean Energy Fund of Texas, 2026 Impact Report
The Capital at Work
From home improvements and solar installations to commercial energy projects and water infrastructure, CEFTX financing reached communities across the state.
Home Energy Efficiency and Resilience
From home improvements and solar installations to commercial energy projects and water infrastructure, CEFTX financing reached communities across the state through our Texas Energy Relief and Resilience Fund in partnership with Solar and Energy Loan Fund (SELF).
Residential Solar and Storage
Rising Sun was created to help Texas households access affordable financing for solar and battery storage projects that can lower monthly energy costs and strengthen long-term household resilience.
Commercial and Community Investment
Through the Sustainable Green Growth Fund, we are building the lending framework for larger projects, including an 868-kW rural solar installation and LED lighting for seven Little League fields in a disadvantaged community.
Trusted Texas Contractor Network
Financing alone does not complete a project. Homeowners need qualified contractors who can identify the work, explain options, and deliver results. We built the Trusted Texas Contractor Network to connect financing with the businesses doing the work on the ground.
The network spans 161 Texas counties, creating a pathway between households that need improvements, contractors who can deliver them, and capital that helps move those projects forward.
Contractor Network (TTCN).
The Network
in Action
Local Contractors. Stronger Communities. A Cleaner Texas.
WE SERVE
161
COUNTIES
235
verified contractors
129
contractors engaged
58
with funded projects
293
workers on projects
235
labor hours supported
Access is Part of the Impact
A program’s reach is measured not by its existence, but by who can actually use it.
These figures reflect the households our financing served.
19%
low-income households
33%
projects in disadvantaged communities
9%
rural projects
23%
Veteran or military households
20%
Households with a person with a disability
Behind the Numbers
The data reflects real families and real projects. Here are two of their stories. Watch our 5 Years of You | CEFTX’s Impact video.
Ms. Goynes’s Story
Ms. Goynes was living without a working HVAC system while navigating the loss of a loved one. When she was ready to move forward, CEFTX connected her with financing for a new system. For her, the project meant restoring comfort to her home during an already difficult time.
Kristen’s Story
Kristen, a mother of five battling cancer, needed reliable transportation to get to treatment and care for her children. Traditional vehicle financing was not an option. Through the CEFTX electric-vehicle pilot with Texas EV, the City of Austin, and Foundation Communities, she secured a Ford Focus BEV and regained the mobility her family depended on.
HELP MOVE THE NEXT
$40 MILLION
INTO TEXAS PROJECTS
With the right partners, we can reach more Texas households with financing for solar, storage, energy-efficiency, and resilience improvements; move commercial and community projects from development to
closing; strengthen the contractors and workers responsible for delivery; and apply our water-energy methodology to infrastructure investments capable of reducing energy use, operating costs, and emissions.
Water and Energy
Every gallon of water requires energy. CEFTX developed a methodology to help green banks and impact funds measure the emissions reductions tied to water infrastructure investments.
Green Bank Guidelines for Tracking Clean Water Infrastructure Emissions Reductions
Water and wastewater treatment accounts for roughly 3% of U.S. energy consumption, totaling an estimated 45 million tons of greenhouse gas each year. In Texas, where population growth and climate pressures are increasing demand on water systems, the connection between water infrastructure and energy costs is becoming harder to ignore.
Developed with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Coalition for Green Capital, this methodology gives green banks and impact funds a consistent way to establish energy baselines, evaluate proposed improvements, and measure projected emissions reductions for water infrastructure projects. It covers drinking water and wastewater systems and applies to a range of interventions, from pump and aeration upgrades to leak repair and on-site renewable generation.
Prepared by Matthew Carney, Commercial Lending Manager, CEFTX
$195B
Projected water utility financing gap by 2030
25-30%
Of utility O&M costs spent on electricity
25-30%
Annual U.S. energy use for water treatment