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Progress and Potential for Community-Scale Solar
A growing number of electric cooperatives and municipal utilities are capturing the economic, grid, and environmental benefits from community-scale solar (CSS) installations as institutional barriers…
Best Practices for Leasing NZE Buildings
An actionable guide explaining the business case and process for developers and landlords to pursue net-zero energy (NZE) leased buildings.
Reimagining the Utility
This paper is focused on changes needed at the grid distribution level to adapt the grid, and on associated options for how to evolve the utility market serving that part of the system.
Focusing the Sun: State Considerations for Designing Community Solar Policy
An assessment of dynamic line rating technologies for transmission systems, analyzing how real-time monitoring of line conditions can increase grid capacity, improve reliability, and reduce congestion costs compared to static ratings.
The High Cost of Energy in Rural America: Household Energy Burdens and Opportunities for Energy Efficiency
A report documenting how rural U.S. households face disproportionately high energy burdens compared to metropolitan households, with recommendations for expanding energy efficiency programs, improving program design and targeting, and leveraging innovative financing and partnerships to reduce energy costs.
