Unlock clean energy with better precision and equity

EnergyScore harnesses AI to reduce risk and improve access for populations traditionally left out of financing opportunities.

Clean energy access, redefined

EnergyScore is a groundbreaking machine-learning algorithm that expands clean energy accessibility while reducing financial risk.

EnergyScore’s predictive capabilities, stemming from a massive dataset, allow for a more complete view of risk for even greater degrees of accuracy and inclusion for consumers.
Used to predict consumer default risk for clean energy products
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Relating to a user’s historical tradeline data and utility payment behavior
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Increase in LMI access to financing compared to a 650 FICO score requirement
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Advancing Social Equality

Breaking free from algorithmic bias, backed by top experts

EnergyScore was initially developed with support from the Department of Energy and data scientists at MIT. In our research, which was published in the National Bureau of Economic Review, we found that EnergyScore is more accurate than FICO at predicting defaults and more inclusive of low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. 

In the summer of 2024, Solstice announced support from Google.org to help reconfigure and redevelop EnergyScore in order to prepare the model for application. Through current and past support from Google, Solstice has developed safe modeling procedures and monitoring criteria to ensure ethical and safe use of the AI algorithm at the heart of EnergyScore. Designing a model in consideration of algorithmic bias is essential to safe AI application, and is critical to Solstice’s mission. 

How does EnergyScore work?

Customer profile submission

During the qualification process, Solstice partners will feed anonymous customer credit profile data into our API.

Data analysis and trend identification

EnergyScore will use AI to find patterns in a customer's credit profile that FICO alone can't see. Then we’ll use algorithms built specifically for the clean energy space to determine default risk, resulting in a more inclusive and accurate qualification metric for clean energy products.

EnergyScore calculation

EnergyScore algorithm will output a number between 0 and 1. This number reflects the customer’s likelihood of not defaulting. For example, an EnergyScore of .90 implies there is only a 10% chance that someone would default.

Test EnergyScore

Leverage EnergyScore to build a more inclusive customer base while minimizing risk – or use it for market research to better understand your potential audience.

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How community solar works for subscribers

Subscribe to solar

Households and businesses sign up online to reserve a portion of a nearby solar farm that matches their energy use.

Get connected to a project

Solstice assigns subscribers to the project best suited to their qualifications.

Earn monthly savings

Subscribers earn solar credits for their portion of the solar farm’s production, granting them electric bill savings each month.

Subscribe to solar

Households and businesses sign up online to reserve a portion of a nearby solar farm that matches their energy use.

Get connected to a project

Solstice assigns subscribers to the project best suited to their qualifications.

Earn monthly savings

Subscribers earn solar credits for their portion of the solar farm’s production, earning them electric bill savings each month.

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