# Resonant Energy

> Resonant Energy is a Boston-based, employee-owned solar developer that designs, finances, and installs rooftop and community solar for the customers big installers usually pass over - affordable housing, nonprofits, houses of worship, and senior living. Founded in 2016 by Isaac Baker and Ben Underwood, the B-Corp has completed 370+ projects and become the top solar provider for nonprofits in the Northeast, channeling public and utility incentives into buildings that need the savings most.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founders:** Isaac Baker (Co-CEO & Founder), Ben Underwood (Co-CEO & Founder)
- **Team size:** ~45 employees
- **Products:** Turnkey Solar Development, Solar Financing & Incentive Navigation, Solar + Storage / Resiliency, STAR for Affordable Housing, Community & Shared Solar
- **Notable:** #1 solar provider for nonprofits in the Northeast, 370+ solar projects completed, 14.8 MW of solar PV installed, including ~7 MW for affordable housing

## Products & services

- **Turnkey Solar Development** — End-to-end solar for nonprofits and affordable housing: rooftop capacity assessment, custom savings projections, engineering, permitting, and installation oversight.
- **Solar Financing & Incentive Navigation** — Connecting and managing financing plus federal, state, and utility incentives - including IRA Direct Pay for tax-exempt organizations.
- **Solar + Storage / Resiliency** — Battery storage and resiliency support so critical community facilities can keep power during outages.
- **STAR for Affordable Housing** — Solar Technical Assistance Retrofit program co-piloted with LISC and MACDC that gives affordable-housing owners free technical analysis of their solar feasibility.
- **Community & Shared Solar** — Low-income community shared solar and no-cost solar hosting programs, including work with the City of Cambridge and City of Boston.
- **Solar Upgrading Nonprofits (SUN)** — A program dedicated to bringing solar and its savings to nonprofit organizations across the region.

## Achievements

- #1 solar provider for nonprofits in the Northeast
- 370+ solar projects completed
- 14.8 MW of solar PV installed, including ~7 MW for affordable housing
- $75 million in lifetime customer savings generated
- 59% of projects deliver direct benefits to environmental justice communities
- Certified B Corporation since 2020
- Employee-owned company with profit-sharing
- Co-created the STAR program: 3,200+ sites analyzed, ~15 MW deployed, benefiting 28,000+ residents

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — pv magazine reported a Resonant-developed Boston low-income housing project set to save residents and owners over $800,000 on electricity bills.
- **2025-01** — STAR program reported roughly 15 MW deployed and $57M in lifetime savings across 67 participating housing organizations.
- **2024-03** — Massachusetts affordable-housing solar initiative expanded, with Resonant continuing as a co-pilot providing technical assistance.
- **2023-04** — Raised a $70,000 debt-financing tranche to support growth.

## Links

- Website: https://resonant.energy
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/resonant.energy
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Resonant_Energy
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/resonantenergyllc/

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Last updated: 2026-08-19