Are you Banking on a Cleaner Future?
Switch to Green Banking
Break Up With Your Fossil-Fuel Bank. Switch to Clean Energy Banking.
Stop letting your savings fund the climate crisis. Move your deposits to a federally insured credit union where 100% of your dollars exclusively finance clean energy projects.
Ready to ensure your deposits stop funding the climate crisis? When you switch to green banking with Clean Energy Credit Union, you are doing more than just opening an account—you are staging a peaceful protest with your wallet.
Open a Clean Energy CU Account
What is Clean Energy Credit Union?
Clean Energy Credit Union is a non-profit, federally insured credit union that exclusively uses member deposits to finance clean energy adoption—including residential solar panels, electric vehicles (EVs), geothermal heat pumps, and home energy efficiency upgrades. Unlike major commercial banks that invest billions in fossil fuel extraction, Clean Energy CU guarantees zero funding for oil, gas, or coal projects.
Is Your Bank Silently Financing Climate Change?
When you keep money in a traditional megabank, your savings don’t just sit in a vault. Big banks use consumer deposits to underwrite oil pipelines, coal plants, and offshore drilling.
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Fossil Fuel Investments
Fossil Fuel Investments
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Use of Deposits
Use of Deposits
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Ownership Model
Ownership Model
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Deposit Security
Deposit Security
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Everyday Banking
Everyday Banking
Traditional Megabanks
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Fossil Fuel Investments
$100s of Billions in Coal, Oil & Gas
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Use of Deposits
Corporate loans & fossil infrastructure
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Ownership Model
For-profit shareholders
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Deposit Security
FDIC Insured up to $250,000
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Everyday Banking
Checking, Savings, CDs, IRAs
Clean Energy Credit Union
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Fossil Fuel Investments
$0.00 (Strict Zero-Fossil Guarantee)
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Use of Deposits
100% Clean energy loans for members
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Ownership Model
Not-for-profit, member-owned cooperative
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Deposit Security
NCUA Insured up to $250,000
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Everyday Banking
Checking, Savings, CDs, IRAs & EV/Solar Loans
Do you Know What Your Dollars are Funding?
Most traditional megabanks use customer deposits to underwrite oil pipelines and coal projects; we do the exact opposite. By breaking up with your current bank, you transition your capital into a circular “green” economy where every dollar is recycled to fund solar panels, electric vehicles, and home efficiency.
Bank.Green
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Green America
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Ask Sustainable
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Bank for Good
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Dollars Invested into Fossil Fuels 2017-2021
This is the amount of money invested into fossil fuel projects from 2017 – 2021 by the world’s top 60 banks.
Source: bankingonclimatechaos.org
Climate-Friendly Banking, with All the Benefits You Expect From a Financial Institution
We’re a lot like other credit unions– but our passion for the environment is what sets us apart. When you bank with us, not only do you get great service, but you support a global movement.
24/7 Access to Online Banking
Whether you need to open an account, or apply for a clean energy loan, you get access to your funds anytime, anywhere.
Shared ATM and Branch Network
With almost 30,000 surcharge-free ATMs and 5,000 co-op shared branches, you can always count on us to locate a shared branch near you.
State-of-the-Art Mobile App
Our user-friendly mobile-app allows you to access your account and reduce your carbon-footprint altogether.
Competitive Interest Rates
Finance the clean energy movement with low loan rates and high rewards when you open a checking account or apply for a loan.
Joelle Broke Up with Her Bank to Stop Her Investments into Fossil Fuels
— Joelle (Tweet)“Seemed like a good day to finally break up with @PNCBank for good. Will be banking now with @CleanEnergyCU; being part of @SolarNeighbors and @GreenAmerica both enabled me to join! And I’ll be calling out the dirty banks with @IPLdmv @JoinDayenu on 4/20 in DC! #allourmight”
How to Break Up with Your Bank
Open Your Clean Energy CU Account
Apply online in under 10 minutes to set up your checking, savings, or high-yield certificate accounts. Apply Today
Move Automatic Deposits & Direct Payments
Transfer your direct deposit and recurring bill payments (utilities, subscriptions, loans) to your new account.
Transfer Your Balance
Once all pending payments have cleared, wire or transfer your remaining funds to Clean Energy Credit Union.
Close Your Fossil Fuel Bank Account
After closing your old bank account make one last statement and let them know why you left. Email them this letter.
Join the Movement
With a minimum starting deposit of $5, you can support the clean energy movement and help other members do the same. Join us to work toward a cleaner, greener future. It’s time to make the switch– Become a member today.