Resources

This report explores energy equity as the fair distribution of the benefits and burdens of energy production and consumption, presenting what several states are doing to address this, and offer recomm... This report explores energy equity as the fair distribution of the benefits and burdens of energy production and consumption, presenting what several states are doing to address this, and offer recommendations and considerations.

This toolkit provides a resource for local and state governments and their partner organizations with a focus on the characteristics of effective state and local equitable programs across the US.

This report examines residential energy affordability and highlights how weatherization as a long-term strategy that can mitigate high energy burdens, and we explore policy-related strategies to accel... This report examines residential energy affordability and highlights how weatherization as a long-term strategy that can mitigate high energy burdens, and we explore policy-related strategies to accelerate, improve, and better target low-income housing retrofits, energy efficiency and weatherization. See the the section on strategies to increase and target LMI retrofits.

Hawaiian Electric developed an RFP for developers to proposed community-based renewable energy (CBRE) projects, also called Shared Solar. This program is targeting LMI and provides a way for participa... Hawaiian Electric developed an RFP for developers to proposed community-based renewable energy (CBRE) projects, also called Shared Solar. This program is targeting LMI and provides a way for participating subscribers without privately-owned rooftop solar to benefit from electricity generated by a renewable energy facility located in their utility service territory. See RFP documents as well as Navigation guide.

This DOE report provides recommendations that DOE could implement to improve access, equity, and justice in DOE’s funding of the broader climate and clean energy ecosystem. This report identified th... This DOE report provides recommendations that DOE could implement to improve access, equity, and justice in DOE’s funding of the broader climate and clean energy ecosystem. This report identified that current DOE funding structure inherently limits participation by small organizations and emerging innovators, how to remove barriers to DOE funding, and that DOE should partner with strong, trusted, community-based organizations.