Community Infrastructure
Build here.
Benefit here.
Madison is building trust and helping to meet growing power demand by creating value for communities closer to home.
Build with us →The challenge
Starting with communities.
AI is driving unprecedented electricity demand. Gigawatts of new data centers are being developed faster than traditional generation and transmission infrastructure can be built, intensifying pressure on an already strained grid. To date, this buildout has focused first on creating the necessary capacity to support the industry’s continued growth.
Community Infrastructure flips this dynamic, seeking to build trust and value with communities first through distributed local infrastructure and then as aligned partners in AI’s continued expansion.
Community
Local energy infrastructure to lower costs, boost reliability, and drive long-term investment
Engagement
Ready, willing, and able to meet surging demand
Capacity
Economic headroom to meet the moment and address the needs of AI’s buildout
Speed
Paths to power that match the pace of growth
Triple win
Community benefits, responsible development, national implications
What is Community Infrastructure?
A new approach to meeting growing power demand.
Madison has cultivated the right experience, expertise, and relationships to strengthen communities and build the distributed energy infrastructure critical for the next wave of economic growth.
We bring together customers, partners, and communities to develop solar and energy storage solutions that expand access to power, reinforce local energy infrastructure, and drive local economic investment and jobs.
Our commitment
1 GW
of Community Infrastructure by 2028.
Madison is committing to develop an additional 1 GW of distributed energy capacity by 2028, bringing new power to customers and communities across the country where it’s needed most.
Read the full announcement →The buildout of AI infrastructure and data center capacity provides a unique opportunity to deliver clean energy and local benefits to communities across the country. We are excited to grow our partnership with Madison and show up as a force for good in the communities we call home.
Andrew Brodeur
Vice President, National Real Estate and Sustainability Team Leader, EdgeConneX
Maintaining a resilient and reliable electric system is more important than ever. Partnering with Madison will allow us to deploy distributed energy storage at scale, helping enhance grid resilience, support reliability during periods of high demand and position our system to meet our communities’ future energy needs.
Chris Hildred
Chief Energy Supply Officer, CORE Electric Cooperative
Why Madison
Built to deliver at scale.
Madison has spent years building the ecosystem required to deliver distributed energy infrastructure at scale, connecting commercial and industrial customers, K-12 schools, utilities, landowners and entire communities with experience, expertise, and capital.
Deep local relationships
Regional developers, utilities, landowners and community partners that help turn local opportunities into operating projects.
Proven capabilities
Experience developing, financing, owning and operating distributed energy infrastructure across markets.
National scale
600+ distributed projects across 30+ states.
The ecosystem
The ecosystem behind Community Infrastructure.
Madison brings together demand, grid access, sites, capital and local expertise to turn power needs into operating projects.
Power demand
Large Energy Users
New capacity, reliability and flexibility for growing energy needs.
Grid access
Utilities + Grid
Grid expertise and interconnection pathways that move projects forward.
Communities
Local priorities remain at the center of every project.
Local development
Regional Developers
Local market knowledge, relationships and development expertise.
Sites + land
Landowners + Hosts
Land, rooftops and existing sites ready to become productive energy assets.
How we work across the ecosystem
Assess demand and grid constraints
Identify markets where load growth, land availability and grid capacity create viable project opportunities.
Match sites to load
Connect large energy users and grid constraints with suitable land, rooftops and host properties.
Partner with local developers
Work with regional developers to originate, permit and advance projects in their markets.
Build, own and operate
Finance, construct and operate distributed solar and storage assets over the long term.
For customers
More paths to power.
Speed to power
Solutions designed around customer timelines.
Reliable energy options
Solar and storage tailored to customer needs.
Grid flexibility + resiliency
Infrastructure that complements the grid.
Distributed path to power at scale
Multi-site solutions across markets.
Land strategy + community support
Local expertise to help projects move forward.
For communities
Growth should create value where it happens.
Lower energy costs
Helping local schools and businesses manage energy costs.
Stronger local energy infrastructure
Adding distributed generation and storage closer to where electricity is needed.
New economic investment
Bringing projects, partnerships and development opportunities into communities.
Community Infrastructure in action
Real projects. Real impact.
Community Infrastructure builds on projects Madison is already delivering with customers, utilities and communities across the country.
CORE Electric Cooperative
50 MW of energy storage | Colorado
Standalone battery storage designed to help CORE meet rising demand across its service territory.
K–12 Schools
150+ schools nationwide
More than 150 solar projects delivering energy savings and operational value for schools across the country.
City of Wapakoneta, Ohio
Local power. Local impact.
Distributed energy infrastructure designed to lower energy costs and create local value.
National customer
27 MW of Community Solar in PJM
A large-scale solar project providing a hedge against rising electricity prices in PJM.