We turn ideas into effective climate programs, and manage them on behalf of philanthropists and foundations.  We specialize in creating, deploying, and managing climate pilot projects that can be used as a model for municipalities to adopt, and can assist with their widespread implementation.

We manage Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) campaigns, where companies can request a specific climate-friendly campaign or ask us to create an initiative where their funds are used to develop a sustainable program or climate project that we manage and gives back to the community.  Plus, we'll assist with the public relations, showcasing the positive impact of the organizations investment on the community, and its hand in making the world a better place.

We have the pleasure of managing the Solar Moonshot Program, which supported more than 40 solar and storage projects for nonprofit organizations across the U.S. in 2020 thanks to a $1 million budget from Left Coast Fund.  The program received another $1 million in 2021 to continue helping nonprofits afford the switch to solar.

Hammond Climate Solutions manages electric bike "ride off" programs, where participants are loaned an ebike, and every mile ridden is $1 off their loan.  The goal is to get ebikes into the hands of riders who will displace a significant amount of their fossil-fueled commuting with this cleaner form of transportation.

Hammond Climate Solutions also manages the San Diego Climate Hub.  The Climate Hub brings together San Diego based organizations to expand and accelerate our collective efforts to achieve the transformational and equitable policy and infrastructure changes required to stop the immediate and dire threat of the climate crisis.  Nonprofit members include Bike San Diego, Climate Action Campaign, SanDiego350, San Diego Coastkeeper and Surfrider Foundation San Diego.

There are many public funds available for climate-related projects, however, the process of securing funds can be daunting and burdensome.

Hammond Climate Solutions Foundation has experience with clean energy projects that have secured and received various types of funding for solar power, energy storage, ebikes and electric vehicle charging stations.

Our expertise can help an organization's dream project become a reality by securing existing public funding to supplement private funds and increase investor/benefactor bandwidth to support additional projects.

We recently helped a local foundation secure rebates from the California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program (CALeVIP), which when paired with the foundation's grants, will bring EV charging stations to affordable housing developments at zero cost to the nonprofit organization.

We provide nonprofits and businesses with three types of energy consulting services, which include Energy Audits, Feasibility Studies and Proposal Procurement & Evaluations.  These services are available individually or as a package.  Learn more about the benefits of each offering below.

Energy Audits

We begin by modeling your energy usage against different utility rates to confirm that you're on the most favorable rate schedule.  

This exercise uses well-vetted, industry-leading software that's independent of utility-furnished customer rate comparison web tools.  This allows for an objective analysis of your billing options.  

We'll then develop an information-rich study of your energy consumption, profiling your usage patterns, to give you the best visibility into and control over your energy.  

Furthermore, the study provides custom low-cost and no-cost suggestions for lowering your electricity costs. 

Solar & Energy Storage Feasibility Studies

This process starts by gathering your utility data, which consists 15 or 60 minute interval data (also referred to as Green Button Data) for the trailing 12 months plus a copy of your most recent full detailed energy bill.  

Upon receipt of this information, we'll coordinate a brief discussion amongst all key stakeholders and company personnel to identify your goals and potential concerns for the system.  This conversation is a critical step in ensuring that the solution we specify hits your mark.  

After we thoroughly understand your goals and situation, we'll arrange for a site visit to document your existing electrical infrastructure and site conditions.

All of the information we've gathered is then processed to create a custom clean energy system for your organization.  The custom design in our feasibility study is accompanied with indicative pricing and a transparent cash flow analysis that can be used to supplement grant applications or fundraising efforts.  It can also be used to aid request for proposal (RFP) solicitations or as a benchmark for comparing competitive bids.

Proposal Procurement & Evaluation

We can assist you with the procurement of your clean energy system bids.  If desired, this service can include the sourcing and vetting of prospective contractors through various government agencies, consumer reports and social media platforms.

Once contractors are shortlisted, we can serve as the project liaison to streamline information requests to the organization and facilitate coordination of contractor site visits.

We will provide a detailed evaluation of the proposals you receive.  This goes well beyond the standard comparison of price per watt, equipment, warranties and guarantees, to help you identify the more subtle differences in the proposals.  We'll highlight potential shortcomings, suggest follow-up questions and make recommendations to help you safeguard your long-term investment.  

In short, we're here to be your champion and to ensure a positive experience. We go out of our way to help create solar champions because we know this will promote further adoption of clean energy technology by others, helping create a more just, livable future.