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CESA Best Practice Recommendation: Visual Impacts Assessment Process for Evaluating Wind-Energy Projects

August 1, 2007

CESA Memo: Summary of National Research Council Report on Environmental Impacts of Wind-Energy Projects

May 1, 2007

Exploring the Economic Value of EPAct 2005’s PV Tax Credits

February 5, 2007

Designing PV Incentive Programs to Promote Performance – A Review of Current Practice

October 2, 2006

Supporting Photovoltaics in Market-Rate Residential New Construction: A Summary of Programmatic Experience to Date and Lessons Learned

February 1, 2006

Strategies to Foster Solar Energy & Advanced Efficiency Housing in Affordable Multi-Family Homes

February 1, 2006

Low-Income Renewable Energy Programs: A Survey of State Clean Energy Funds

May 3, 2004

CESA’s Public Education Project on Clean Energy

April 6, 2004

Green Buildings: The Expanding Role of State Clean Energy Funds

September 1, 2003

Webinars & Events

Investing in Relationships: Six Community Engagement Models from Energy Trust of Oregon

June 8, 2023

Electric Vehicles and Equity

June 6, 2023

The Energy Storage Interconnection Bottleneck

May 23, 2023

Advancing Towards 100% Clean Energy: A State-Federal Summit

May 17, 2023

CESA 2023 Members Meeting

May 15, 2023

Building a Resilient Workforce: The Detroit Clean Energy Contractor Accelerator Program

May 3, 2023

The Department of Defense’s Clean Energy and Energy Resilience Programs and Policies

May 2, 2023

Progress Towards 100% Clean Energy: A State Leaders Roundtable

April 26, 2023

Implementing Community Programs Alongside Resilience Hub Development

April 25, 2023

Energy Modeling for Decarbonization Planning: Advice and Resources for States

April 10, 2023

States Energy Storage Policy: Best Practices for Decarbonization

March 23, 2023

Distributed Energy Storage for Health and Resilience

March 14, 2023

Advancing Equity through 100% Clean Energy

February 27, 2023

Deploying Solar for Manufactured Homes in Colorado

February 23, 2023

Assessing the Value of Energy Storage: A Framework for States

January 31, 2023

Incorporating Equity into State Offshore Wind Policies and Programs

January 25, 2023

Bringing Community Perspectives to Community Solar

January 23, 2023

State of the U.S. Energy Storage Industry: 2022 Year in Review

January 10, 2023

New Federal Money for Energy Storage: The Inflation Reduction Act

December 16, 2022

Environmental Justice Strategies for Hydrogen Opposition

December 15, 2022

State Leadership in Solar+Storage, Featuring Maryland and Oregon

December 9, 2022

California’s Solar for Multifamily Affordable Housing Program: Effective Collaboration for Equitable Solar

December 2, 2022

Energy Storage in the Southwest: Battery Case Studies from Albuquerque Public Schools and the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority

December 1, 2022

Behind-the-Meter Energy Storage: Comparing State Policies

November 17, 2022

Resilient Solar+Storage for Cooling Centers

November 16, 2022

Innovative Avenues to Public Participation in Clean Energy Development, Featuring Connecticut and Washington

November 9, 2022

IPA Webinar: The Role of Energy Storage for Accelerating the Transition to a Decarbonized, Clean Energy Future in Illinois

October 28, 2022

State Leadership in Decarbonizing the Building Sector, Featuring California and New York

October 26, 2022

Evaluating the Capabilities of Behind-the-Meter Solar+Storage for Providing Backup Power during Long-Duration Power Interruptions

October 20, 2022

Introduction to Floating Wind Technology and Markets

October 13, 2022

Solving the Grid Connection Problem

September 28, 2022

Advancing Solar for Manufactured Homes through Community Solar

September 14, 2022

Commissioning an Energy Storage System: Lessons Learned in the Field

September 7, 2022

Glad Tidings: How a California Congregation Is Pioneering a New Model by Building a Clean Energy Hub with Solar and Electric Vehicles

August 31, 2022

Informing Energy Storage and Storage-Enabled Microgrid Project Decisions Using EPRI’s DER-VET™

August 24, 2022

The Health and Environmental Justice Impacts from Peaker Power Plants in Boston, Philadelphia, and Detroit

August 16, 2022

New Federal Funding for Energy Storage: What’s Available and How To Qualify

August 9, 2022

The Energy Storage Supply Chain – Delays and Cost Increases: What’s Happening in the Industry, and What to Expect Next

July 14, 2022

Scaling Up Solar – The Montgomery County Green Bank and Sunnova’s Low-and Moderate-Income Solar Pilot Program

July 7, 2022

Feasibility and Implications of Two Dozen States Achieving 100% Renewable Energy Goals Equitably

June 30, 2022

Exploring Peaker Power Plant Inequities with Clean Energy Group’s New Mapping Tool

June 23, 2022

Quantifying the Health Benefits of Clean Energy Policies with EPA’s AVERT and COBRA Tools

May 19, 2022

Building Community Resilience with Green Mountain Power

May 18, 2022

Mobile Solar+Storage for Emergency Management

May 10, 2022

Community Solar + Climate Resiliency: Rolling Up Our Sleeves

May 5, 2022

Resilience Hubs: Model Overview and Community Case Studies

May 5, 2022

Visualizing Equitable Energy Transitions with SLOPE

April 26, 2022

An Introduction to the Solar Power in Your Community Guidebook

April 14, 2022

The Governance of Wholesale Power Markets

April 12, 2022

How CEG and CT Green Bank are Helping Connecticut Affordable Housing Facilities Install Resilient Solar+Storage

March 29, 2022

Use of Operating Agreements and Energy Storage to Reduce Photovoltaic Interconnection Costs

March 23, 2022

Putting Policy into Practice: How the CT Green Bank, Eversource & Avangrid will Partner on Connecticut’s Energy Storage Solutions Program

March 15, 2022

Introduction to Power Markets

March 11, 2022

Connecticut’s New Energy Storage Solutions Program: How it Provides Benefits to Ratepayers, Participants and the Grid

March 1, 2022

State of the U.S. Energy Storage Industry: 2021 Year in Review

February 24, 2022

Energy Storage for Winter Grid Reliability: Lessons from Massachusetts

December 16, 2021

MFAH Collaborative Webinar: Solar and Storage in Multifamily Affordable Housing

December 9, 2021

Renewable Thermal Alliance Webinar: Calculating Cost and Carbon Savings of Clean Heating & Cooling Technologies

December 7, 2021

Benefits of Scaling Local Solar and Storage

November 22, 2021

Exploring Europe’s Approach to Using Offshore Wind for Green Hydrogen Production

November 9, 2021

Solar+Storage for Clean Energy and Cost Savings at Albuquerque Public Schools

November 5, 2021

Energy Storage for Social Equity (ES4SE): An Introduction to the DOE-OE Initiative

November 1, 2021

Making Justice40 a Reality

October 29, 2021

NASEO Webinar: Incorporating Equity Concerns into Resilience Planning

October 25, 2021

Evaluating Massachusetts’ ConnectedSolutions Program: Strengths and Weaknesses from the First Program Cycle

October 21, 2021

How SMART-E Loans Can Make Residential Energy Upgrades More Accessible

September 14, 2021

How Green is Blue Hydrogen?: Study Finds Hydrogen Produced with CCS Produces High Emissions

September 7, 2021

Energy Storage Policy Best Practices from New England

August 26, 2021

The LA100 Study: Lessons for State 100% Clean Energy Planning

August 25, 2021

Behind-the-Meter Solar+Storage Market Data and Trends

August 19, 2021

Justice in 100% Clean Energy Policies: A Scorecard for Equity and Lessons from Washington State

July 28, 2021

The Bad River Band Microgrid: Solar+Storage as a Tool for Tribal Energy Sovereignty and Resilience

July 22, 2021

An Introduction to Community Resilience Hubs

June 16, 2021

Storage as Wires

May 28, 2021

Evaluating the Financial Performance of Connecticut’s Low- and Moderate-Income Solar Lease Program

May 26, 2021

How Low- and Moderate-Income Solar Programs are Evaluated: Trends and Best Practices

May 20, 2021

NREL Solar Permitting Tools: An Introduction to SolarAPP+ and TRACE Tool

May 19, 2021

Solar for Manufactured Homes

May 13, 2021

Overcoming Barriers to Solar+Storage in Critical Facilities Serving Low-Income Communities

May 6, 2021

Replacing Peaker Power Plants with Clean Energy: A Frontline Vision for New York City

April 21, 2021

Maryland Energy Storage Pilot Program: Exploring Business Models and Revenue Streams in PJM

April 14, 2021

State Plans for 100% Clean Electricity: Updates from California and Rhode Island

April 6, 2021

Collaborating with Community-Based Organizations: An Energy Justice Primer for States

March 23, 2021

ConnectedSolutions: How a New Program Improves the Economics and Social Benefits of Solar+Storage in Massachusetts and Beyond

March 12, 2021

Building Community Resilience Hubs: A Conversation with the Asian Pacific Environmental Network and RYSE Center

March 10, 2021

Solar+Storage for Puerto Rico Fire Station Resilience

March 3, 2021

Designing Hybrid Combined Heat and Power Systems: An Introduction to New Features in NREL’s REopt Lite Tool

March 2, 2021

State of the U.S. Energy Storage Industry: 2020 Year in Review

February 25, 2021

Net-Zero America

February 23, 2021

CERTs Webinar: The Future of Energy Storage in Minnesota

February 23, 2021

Applying New Data from NREL’s State and Local Planning for Energy (SLOPE) Platform

January 27, 2021

Solar+Storage Fire Safety Training: Single and Multifamily Residential

January 12, 2021

Closing the Energy and Transportation Affordability Gap for Connecticut’s Low- and Moderate-Income Households

December 17, 2020

Using Overbuilding + Curtailment to Achieve 100% Clean Electricity

December 15, 2020

FERC Order 2222: How it will level the playing field for distributed energy storage and other DERs

December 10, 2020

Greenlink Equity Map: Visualizing Equity Issues to Build Stronger Climate Solutions

December 8, 2020

The Impact of Policies and Business Models on Income Equity in Rooftop Solar Adoption

December 3, 2020

Should a Carbon Tax Be Part of the Strategy for Achieving 100% Clean Energy?

November 18, 2020

The Costs and Benefits of Offshore Wind Transmission Options

October 23, 2020

Financing Resilient Power in Underserved Communities: Moving Forward with Distributed Solar+Storage Projects

October 20, 2020

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Blog Posts

EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program: Planning Grant Guidance

March 6, 2023

EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program: Preliminary Information and Timeline for States

February 16, 2023

Expanding Solar+Storage in Oregon

December 19, 2022

Battery Storage – What’s it Worth?

December 13, 2022

Expanding Resilient Power in Maryland

December 6, 2022

Washington State’s Roadmap to 100% Clean Energy – Leading with Equity and Public Participation

November 7, 2022

Connecticut’s Green Liberty Bonds: Finance Innovation and Public Participation in Clean Energy

November 1, 2022

Decarbonizing Multifamily Affordable Housing Developments in New York State

October 24, 2022

California’s 2022 Energy Code: Leading the Country in Decarbonizing the Building Sector

October 6, 2022

CESA Submits Comments to FERC on the State Role in Transmission Planning

August 18, 2022

Federal Support on Capacity Can Boost Regional Wind Goals

March 28, 2022

The Offshore Wind and Green Hydrogen Nexus: Exploring Europe’s Approach

November 8, 2021

With Forward Capacity Auction Success, Batteries are Winning in New England

September 28, 2021

Connecticut Powers into the Lead with Breakthrough Customer Battery Program

August 23, 2021

Clean Energy Group Announces Retirement of Lewis Milford as President; Seth Mullendore Named to Run Organization

July 27, 2021

Five Months into the Biden Administration: A Whirlwind of Federal Action on Offshore Wind

June 29, 2021

Solar for Manufactured Homes: The Next Frontier for Energy Equity

June 21, 2021

State and Federal Initiatives Increasingly Promote Energy Equity

April 22, 2021

CESA and USCA Partner to Accelerate Progress towards 100% Clean Energy

March 16, 2021

Offshore Wind Solicitations Address Equity

March 15, 2021

The Lesson of Texas – And a New Program States Can Use to Quickly Fund the Distributed Energy Storage Solution

February 19, 2021

Cleaning Up the Power Grid Requires a Federal-State Partnership

February 8, 2021

Going Solar+Storage in Vermont: CESA’s Janice Ouellette Shares Her Story

December 4, 2020

Three Reasons to Support CESA

November 30, 2020

NYSERDA’s Award-Winning Offshore Wind Program

October 15, 2020

SMUD’s Energy StorageShares Program: The First Virtual Energy Storage Program in the US

September 21, 2020

New York State announces second offshore wind solicitation for up to 2,500 MW of projects

August 28, 2020

Michigan Solar Communities: Using a Community Solar Model to Expand Solar Access to Low- and Moderate-Income Communities

August 26, 2020

Energy Trust of Oregon’s Inclusive Innovation Project: Leveraging Community Expertise to Develop Equitable Solar Programs

August 20, 2020

The Mass Solar Loan Program: Bringing Solar Ownership to Low-Income Homeowners

August 7, 2020

Massachusetts and Vermont crack the code on distributed energy storage

July 22, 2020

ConnectedSolutions First Results: Massachusetts’ groundbreaking efficiency program for customer batteries receives its first report card

July 20, 2020

DC Court Upholds Major FERC Storage Order, Should Lead to Massive New Battery Markets Across Country

July 10, 2020

CESA Honors Six Clean Energy Programs with the 2020 State Leadership in Clean Energy Awards

June 12, 2020

The New England Battery Revolution: In a Public Health Crisis, State Efficiency Programs Are Making Resilient Power Affordable for All

April 13, 2020

CESA Launches 100% Clean Energy Collaborative

April 2, 2020

A Small-Scale Solar Project with a Big Impact in LaGrange, Georgia

March 9, 2020

Becoming More Aggressive: States Implement Ambitious Goals and Standards

March 2, 2020

Connecticut Brings Solar to Low- and Moderate-Income Homeowners

February 18, 2020

Recent Trends in State Progress on Clean Energy

February 4, 2020

Financing Resilient Power: Expanding Solar+Storage Solutions to Communities on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis

January 30, 2020

The Buzz: State Pollinator-Friendly Solar Initiatives

January 29, 2020

Solar with Justice Webinar Series

December 10, 2019

A Message from CESA’s Executive Director

November 20, 2019

Clean Energy States Alliance Launches Major Initiative to Advance Solar in Under-Resourced Communities

October 3, 2019

New Jersey’s Community Solar Program Makes Solar More Accessible

August 26, 2019

FERC Upholds Order Opening Markets to Energy Storage

May 17, 2019

Energy Storage Is the New Efficiency

April 18, 2019

Massachusetts becomes first in the nation to make battery storage eligible for energy efficiency incentives

February 1, 2019

Block Island Offshore Wind Farm Set the Stage for Further Clean Energy Development

August 6, 2018

Advancing Energy Storage Technologies to Meet Clean Energy Goals in Massachusetts

July 30, 2018

The MPRB Solar Demonstration Project: A Unique Collaboration Brings Solar to Diverse Communities

July 23, 2018

Connecticut Green Bank and PosiGen “Solar for All” Partnership – Bringing the Benefits of Clean Energy to LMI Communities

July 19, 2018

NYSERDA’s Clean Energy Communities Program Provides Funding and Technical Assistance to Support Local Clean Energy Development

July 5, 2018

Oregon’s Renewable Energy Development Grant Program: Using Tax Credits to Leverage Private Investment

June 21, 2018

Exemplary State Programs Continue Progress in Clean Energy with New Technologies and Markets

June 19, 2018

Northeast Sets Course for Abundant, Affordable Offshore Wind

April 6, 2018

Will 2018 Be Another Good Year for U.S. Offshore Wind?

January 5, 2018

The Connecticut Green Bank: Innovation in Finance Sparks New Model for Public/Private Investment in Clean Energy

October 19, 2017

Advancing Clean Energy: 15 Years of State Leadership

August 15, 2017

Five Ways States Are Accelerating Renewable Energy

July 7, 2017

How One Small US Town Will Save Millions with a Microgrid

July 5, 2017

Advancing Clean Energy at the State Level – An Imperative

June 10, 2017

CESA History

June 1, 2017

Small Community Saves Big with Energy Storage

April 14, 2017

Bringing the Benefits of Solar+Storage to Low-Income Communities: A Guide for States and Municipalities

March 31, 2017

Solar Insights from the 2016 RPS Summit

January 2, 2017

The States’ Role in Providing Solar Information to Consumers

November 10, 2016

Sterling, Massachusetts Breaks Ground on a Resilient Energy Storage System

October 12, 2016

Massachusetts Goes All-In on Energy Storage

September 21, 2016

New Strides in the Residential PACE Space

September 7, 2016

Solar Consumer Protection Reflections and Resource Selections

September 6, 2016

Offshore Wind Power: Finally Made in the USA

August 31, 2016

NY-Sun: A Multi-Faceted Roadmap for Creating a Self-Sustaining Solar Industry

July 25, 2016

The New Solar Homes Partnership: Transforming California’s Housing Market

July 20, 2016

Expanding Access to Solar Financing in Connecticut

July 14, 2016

US DOE, Sandia, CEG/CESA collaborate to provide municipal energy storage procurement guidance

July 13, 2016

The Many Benefits of Oregon’s Irrigation Modernization Initiative

July 12, 2016

New Hampshire’s Groundbreaking Renewable Thermal Program

July 7, 2016

Exploring the Benefits of Distributed Solar in Rhode Island

July 5, 2016

NYSERDA Sailing Forward On Offshore Wind

June 23, 2016

State Clean Energy Programs Honored for Efforts to Transform U.S. Markets

June 15, 2016

An Unexpected Renewable Energy Trend

March 23, 2016

States Support Clean Energy for Low-Income Residents

February 29, 2016

Energy Storage Brings Resiliency to Eugene, OR

December 21, 2015

Massachusetts Gets Serious About Resilient Power

November 19, 2015

Alaska Helps Remote Communities Shift to Renewables

October 21, 2015

New Hampshire Promotes Better Wood Heating

October 7, 2015

New Mexico Attracts Jobs and Revenues with Renewable Energy Tax Credit

October 2, 2015

Building a Regional Roadmap for Offshore Wind: Northeast States Receive DOE Award

September 28, 2015

Shedding Some Light on a Taxing Situation for Community-Shared Solar

September 1, 2015

States Spur Solarize Successes

July 25, 2015

Press Release: Interstate Turbine Advisory Council Adds Unique Maine-Made Wind Turbine to its Unified List

February 23, 2015

New CESA Guide Explains Options for Residential Solar Financing

February 12, 2015

Massachusetts Announces Second Round of Resilient Power Project Grants

January 2, 2015

Outstanding Clean Energy Programs from States and Municipalities – What’s Working and Why

November 24, 2014

State Leadership in Clean Energy: Innovation from Coast to Coast

November 19, 2014

State Efforts at Grid Modernization

November 14, 2014

CESA Releases Residential Solar Group-Purchasing Guide for State Policy Makers

September 4, 2014

Solar + Energy Storage = Resilient Power in Vermont

August 12, 2014