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    January 17, 2025

    ‘Direct Pay’ Tax Credits Bring Clean Energy and So Much More to US Communities

    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Energy
    Workers installing solar panels at elementary school.
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Energy
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    September 25, 2023

    Many US Communities Face EV ‘Charging Deserts.’ 5 Strategies Can Help

    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    A young man plugs in an electric vehicle in a city neighborhood with apartment buildings in the background.
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    November 7, 2022

    Aggregated Renewables Purchasing: 5 Key Questions, Answered

    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    Solar panels with the cityscape of Los Angeles in the background
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    September 15, 2022

    How Local Governments Can Advance Community Solar for Low- and Moderate-Income Households

    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Community Solar
    A construction worker secures new solar panels to a residential roof.
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Community Solar
    Energy
    North America
    Technical Perspectives
    August 4, 2022

    How Prepared Are US Cities to Implement the Justice40 Initiative?

    • environmental justice
    • Equity & Governance
    • Cities
    • infrastructure
    • Energy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    An electric bus against the backdrop of greenspace within a city
    • environmental justice
    • Equity & Governance
    • Cities
    • infrastructure
    • Energy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    June 21, 2022

    For Vibrant US Cities, Invest in Multi-modal Transportation

    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    • electric mobility
    • Equity & Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cyclist using the bike lane in a busy urban street.
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    • electric mobility
    • Equity & Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • Health & Road Safety
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    May 26, 2022

    7 Ways US Cities Can Make Clean Energy Initiatives More Equitable

    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Equity & Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • Energy
    Installing rooftop solar panels in upstate New York
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Equity & Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • Energy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    May 18, 2022

    3 Ways US Cities Broke Clean Energy Records in 2021

    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    Rooftop solar panels in West Seattle
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    Energy
    North America
    Technical Perspectives
    March 24, 2022

    Cities Can Tackle Clean Energy Goals By Focusing on Utility Planning

    • Clean Energy
    • Energy
    • net-zero emissions
    Solar panels in the USA
    • Clean Energy
    • Energy
    • net-zero emissions
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    January 13, 2022

    5 Ways US States Can Get More Electric School Buses on the Road

    • electric mobility
    • net-zero emissions
    • Climate
    • Air Quality
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Schools
    Electric school buses in the US
    • electric mobility
    • net-zero emissions
    • Climate
    • Air Quality
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Schools
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    September 1, 2021

    How US Cities and Corporations Can Collaborate on Clean Energy

    • Clean Energy
    • Business
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    • COP26
    Roof top solar installation with Midtown Manhattan view as background.
    • Clean Energy
    • Business
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    • COP26
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    May 6, 2021

    6 Innovative Ways to Fund Climate Action and Equity in US Cities

    • Climate
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • climate finance
    Solar panels on homes in Boulder, Colorado.
    • Climate
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • climate finance
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    April 1, 2021

    US Cities Bought More Renewable Energy Than Ever in 2020. Here's How

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
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    • Climate
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    November 18, 2020

    US State and Local Ballot Measures Advancing the Energy Transition

    • Urban Mobility
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • U.S. Climate
    Multiple "I Voted" stickers on a white table.
    • Urban Mobility
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • U.S. Climate
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    October 29, 2020

    How Some U.S. Cities Are Working to Align Energy Markets with Their Clean Energy Goals

    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Power lines at sunset.
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    North America
    Technical Perspectives
    July 27, 2020

    INSIDER: Beyond Buying Renewables: How Cities Can Influence the Energy System

    • renewable energy
    • Equity & Governance
    Solar panels in a field.
    • renewable energy
    • Equity & Governance
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