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Denver, CO

Denver Establishes 6 Green Workforce Development and Training Programs

Denver awarded $2.6 million through its Climate Protection Fund to create and expand workforce training programs for clean energy jobs. The Office of ...

Berkeley, CA

Berkeley, CA Strengthens Power Outage Resilience with Clean Energy Microgrid Project

The City of Berkeley researched building a clean energy microgrid community to provide power to critical facilities during power outages. After findin...

Marthas Vineyard, MA

Marthas Vineyard utilizes microgrid & solar to power the electrification of its bus fleet

With increasing demand for a reliable, cleaner and quieter bus fleet, Martha’s Vineyard Transit Authority (VTA) developed new infrastructure and a sin...

Sacramento, CA

Zero-carbon technology assessment forms Sacramento’s 2030 Net Zero Plan

Sacramento Municipal Utility District set the goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2030 to combat the impacts of climate change. SMUD used an asses...

Atlanta, GA

Solar Powered Trashcans in The City of Atlanta

Installation of solar powered trashcans throughout the City of Atlanta to help keep communities clean, advance environmental goals and support smart c...

San Diego, CA

Renewable energy-powered microgrid strengthens air base resilience to energy disruptions

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar built a microgrid that generates power using solar panels and landfill gas, expanding its use of renewable energy. Th...

Navajo Nation, NM

Addressing drinking water inequities for 250+ Navajo families with solar-powered home water systems

The Navajo Water Project has helped over 250+ families gain access to hot and cold running water in their homes. Capitalizing on community collaborati...

San Diego, CA

UCSD Microgrid represents more cost-effective, energy efficient solution to greenhouse gas reduction

As part of the UC campus-wide initiative to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, the University of California, San Diego built up its microgrid wi...

Montgomery County, MD

P3 microgrid infrastructure powers county's electric bus fleet, reduces lifetime emissions by 62%

Aspiring to reach net-zero emissions by 2035, Montgomery County resolved to electrify its bus fleet but needed infrastructure built to power the vehic...

Baltimore, MD

Baltimore Prevents Over 3M Pounds of Trash Reaching Harbor, Stimulates Environmental Awareness

Baltimore needed a solution to prevent trash from being swept out to Baltimore Habor by the Jones Falls stream, a large source of pollution. Using wat...