Advancing Equity through 100% Clean Energy

CESA Research Fellow Charles Hua discussed the findings of CESA’s new report reviewing the equity and environmental justice components of state 100% clean energy plans. Dr. Tony Reames of the US Department of Energy placed the states’ energy equity activities into the context of federal environmental justice initiatives, including the Justice40 Initiative.

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Deploying Solar for Manufactured Homes in Colorado

Panelists shared information about a community solar project being developed by Holy Cross Energy (HCE), a rural electric cooperative in Colorado, that will benefit manufactured homes residents, including information on how the project has come to be, the programs and incentives utilized to support the project, how newly available Inflation Reduction Act incentives are being used to expand the project, how this project could be replicated and scaled up to benefit more mobile home residents throughout HCE’s service area, and more.

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Incorporating Equity into State Offshore Wind Policies and Programs

CESA’s new report details how states with offshore wind potential have begun to include and operationalize principles of equity in their offshore wind policies and related economic development programs. Report authors will be joined by representatives from NY, CT and MA to discuss how their states are incorporating equity into their offshore wind programs.

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