by Jenna Barron | Sep 5, 2023 | United States
At its core, inclusive utility investments aim to ensure that everyone, not just those who can afford it, is able to benefit from clean energy upgrades. Initially hailed as a successful approach within electric distribution cooperatives, this model is now finding...
by Jenna Barron | Feb 9, 2021 | News, Resilience, United States
Clean Energy Works, in partnership with Solar United Neighbors and LibertyHomes has been selected as one of five finalists in the . This $10 million award supported by Lever for Change, aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the buildings, industry, and/or...
by Jenna Barron | Aug 27, 2020 | Solar, United States
Too many people are effectively locked out of the economic opportunity that on-site solar investments present. Access to on-site solar is determined by the ability to either pay cash upfront or arrange financing for a 20 year investment, and most households in the...
by Jenna Barron | Feb 27, 2020 | Energy Efficiency, Equity, Investor Owned Utilities, Policy, Rural Electric Cooperatives, United States
The Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance has just released a critical new resource for all utilities considering offering an energy efficiency program with site-specific investments and site-specific cost recovery based on tariffed terms: The Utility Guide to Tariffed...
by Jenna Barron | Oct 1, 2019 | Transportation Electrification, United States
Many clean energy technologies are cheaper to operate in the long term, but the initial upfront cost required to deploy them makes them unattainable for many. This is true for distributed energy resources installed at a residence, like solar panels or energy...
by Jenna Barron | Mar 27, 2019 | Energy Efficiency, Equity, Rural Electric Cooperatives, United States
Economically-distressed areas across North Carolina consist heavily of low-income residents facing high levels of energy burden. North Carolina’s 26 electric cooperatives serve these communities, who are experiencing some of the highest energy cost burdens in the...
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