
Our Story
Solstice was founded as a nonprofit by two women of color, Steph Speirs and Sandhya Murali, on the belief that every American household can be powered by affordable renewable energy.
Since our founding, Solstice has been a pioneer in research and innovation to expand access to clean energy to traditionally excluded communities. Early on in Solstice’s history, it was recognized that there was a need for a customer platform that prioritized customer experience and made signing up for community solar more streamlined so that more people could get access. At that point Solstice Power Technologies spun off from Solstice Initiative to focus on customer acquisition management because of a need to raise capital for a technology platform that could not be done at a non-profit. Solstice Initiative and Solstice Power Technologies still share a name, values, overall mission and an organizational culture that is rooted in equity and with a focus on low-income communities. Although how we achieve this mission is slightly different, being part of a hybrid organization helps us tackle the challenge of creating a just clean energy transition on multiple fronts, leveraging resources and creating a movement of energy justice in America.