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April 17, 2024

Two Communities Find Electric Vehicle Options That Meet Local Goals Through Clean Energy to Communities

When the Board of Commissioners for Washtenaw County, Michigan, approved a climate action plan in 2022, the county was uncertain what implementation steps it needed to take—and how to pay for all of it.

April 11, 2024

Local Priorities Drive Energy Transitions in Remote, Coastal, and Island Communities

Remote, coastal, and island communities across the country face similar energy resilience challenges—from high energy costs and aging infrastructure to outages from extreme weather events and climate change impacts—but each community's values and priorities create a unique path toward energy resilience.

April 8, 2024

Puerto Rico Can Reach Its 100% Renewable Energy Goal by 2050

NREL led PR100 to model possible scenarios built on stakeholder priorities of energy affordability, resilience and reliability, land use, and economic benefits.

March 18, 2024

Peer Learning Helps San Diego Center Community Voices in Clean Energy Plans

The San Diego Association of Governments has ambitious plans to make local progress toward California's goal of carbon neutrality by 2045.

March 1, 2024

Communities in Hawaii and Alaska Exchange Ideas To Engage Residents in Energy Transitions

When the third cohort of Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project communities was announced in 2023, the inclusion of Molokai, Hawaii, caught the eye of Bri Gabel, a sustainability coordinator for the City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska.

Feb. 27, 2024

SLOPE Illustrates Opportunities in Philadelphia's Equitable Carbon Neutrality Quest

The city of Philadelphia has pledged carbon neutrality by 2050, and the State and Local Planning for Energy (SLOPE) Platform is illustrating opportunities to reach that goal equitably.

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