Lacey Shaver
Director, U.S. City Clean Energy Transition

Lacey Shaver is Director, U.S. City Clean Energy Transition within WRI's U.S. Energy Program. She leads a portfolio of work related to local clean energy transition and transportation electrification with a focus on equitable uptake and solutions that provide broad community benefits. Over the past 15 years, she's worked with hundreds of U.S. cities and counties and local partners like school districts, regional planning organizations, universities, and community groups.
Lacey has expertise in renewable energy purchasing, 24/7 carbon free electricity, equitable local solar deployment, public and private EV charging, school bus and municipal fleet electrification, stakeholder engagement in utility planning processes, and integrating sustainability and equity into city plans, programs, and budgets.
Prior to WRI, Lacey developed standards and certification programs for benchmarking communitywide sustainability performance, including the USGBC LEED for Cities and Communities program and the STAR Community Rating System. She has also conducted analyses of local climate and hazard mitigation planning at The Nature Conservancy; developed data management strategies for community organizing, fundraising, and marketing at Greenpeace; and performed spatial analysis of land use and energy reliance for the Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability.
Lacey holds a BA in International Studies from the University of Mississippi and a MPA in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband and daughter and spends her free time biking around the city and cheering on the Nationals baseball team.
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Clean Energy Supply
Visit ProjectWRI is committed to supporting the global goal of tripling renewable energy generation capacity by 2030.
Part of EnergyElectric School Bus Initiative
Launch PlatformLaunch Platform Visit ProjectCollaborating to equitably electrify the U.S. school bus fleet.
Part of CitiesCity Renewables Accelerator
Launch PlatformLaunch Platform Visit ProjectHelping U.S. cities advance ambitious renewable energy goals.
Part of Clean EnergyElectric Mobility
Visit ProjectIncreasing access to electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, and optimizing to reduce emissions.
Part of Cities24/7 Carbon-Free Energy
Visit ProjectThis project aims to help large energy buyers explore 24/7 carbon-free energy —commitments, demand shifting approaches, procurement strategies, and tracking.
Part of EnergyUtility Clean Energy Solutions
Visit ProjectWorking with utilities, cities and relevant stakeholders to explore how they can implement shared clean energy goals.
Part of EnergyEquitable Clean Energy for Communities
Visit ProjectWorking to expand clean energy access to all communities, especially those who are climate-vulnerable and have historically had the least access to the benefits of clean energy due to systemic inequities.
Part of EnergyLocal and State Clean Energy Programs
Visit ProjectWRI provides technical assistance and support at the state, local and tribal level to help public agencies and communities in the U.S. advance their clean energy and equity goals.
Part of EnergyElectric Vehicles in the U.S.
Visit ProjectAssessing the climate, environmental, social and economic impact of the shift to electric vehicles and ensuring an equitable transition to clean transportation in the U.S.
Part of Clean EnergyU.S. Climate Policy Resource Center
Visit ProjectBreaking down climate policy and investments in the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to facilitate implementation at the federal, state and local levels and support uptake by both the public and private sectors.
Part of ClimateElectric Mobility
Visit ProjectIncreasing access to electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, and optimizing to reduce emissions.
Part of CitiesU.S. People-Centered Transitions
Visit ProjectAddressing environmental justice, equity and just transition issues in the United States.
Part of Climate