Resiliency 

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    Key Takeaways from Executive Actions & Energy Industry Trends

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    Thank you for joining us for the second session in our ongoing webinar series on the evolving energy landscape under the…

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    Unstable Governance, Uncertain Markets: The Business Costs of Federal Disinvestment

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    In today’s global and national economy, businesses—especially those in capital-intensive industries like energy, infrastructure, and transportation—thrive on stability, predictability, and long-term…

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    Navigating the Impact of Executive Orders on the Utility Industry

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    We are excited to share with you an exclusive, ChangeMaker Q&A session featuring legal experts from Van Ness Feldman (VNF), renowned…

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    Energy Changemakers

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    Regional Energy Efficiency Organizations (REEOs) play a pivotal role in enabling energy efficiency initiatives across the United States. In this webinar,…

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    Building Energy Codes: A Framework for Access and Resilience

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    Bahareh van Boekhold presented this framework for building energy codes at NBI’s Getting to Zero Forum 2024.

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    Unpacking the Utility’s Value in a Time of Climate Shocks

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    Reach Anxiety

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    Unlocking Transportation Electrification in South LA

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    In this StoryMap, we share the story of KIGT – a Los Angeles-based, Black, and independently owned EVSE company. By addressing…

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    Environmental Justice Screening Tools

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    ILLUME Founder Anne Dougherty talks with ILLUME Analyst Arianna Zrzavy about Environmental Justice (EJ) and how screening tools can help communities…

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    Value, Cost, and Price In A Time of Climate Shocks

    Case Studies

    Extreme weather events nearly always result in the same outcome: power failures. When this happens, utilities can activate incident command protocols…

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    Community Offerings in the Era of Justice40

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    The Biden administration recently issued a memo to the heads of all Federal agencies centering Justice40 as part of its whole-of-government…

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    Bringing Our Full Selves to the Workplace

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    In this special preview of ILLUME’s next podcast series, we sit down with Dr. Eric Plemons, University of Arizona Associate Professor…

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    Workforce Development as Economic Agency

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    Much of our recent research has explored how vulnerable communities lag behind affluent communities in receiving benefits from distributed energy resources,…

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    Understanding Our Underserved Majority

    Case Studies

    What happens when we reject monolithic thinking, and listen to customers’ lived experiences to find out what matters most to them?…

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    Doubling Down on Climate Change

    Webinars

    In this webinar, we speak with government leaders in Arizona, Florida, and Wisconsin to examine resilience through clean energy investments, climate…

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    Isolated but Innovative: Learning from Islands

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    Learn how Puerto Rico and other islands have deployed technologies like microgrids, solar, and storage to meet their renewable energy goals…

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    Fostering Safe Spaces That Enable Change In The Energy Industry

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    2020 is a watershed year for the energy industry to seize long-awaited opportunities to diversify board rooms, enable pathways for new…

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    Interview with Yassamin Ansari

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    Listen in as Anne Dougherty talks with Yassamin Ansari about climate and energy issues from a local perspective, as well as…

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    Virtual Focus Group with Small Businesses on the Impacts of COVID-19

    Reports

    ILLUME talks with small- and medium-sized business owners as they share their thinking through critical business challenges in a time of…

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    Climate and Energy Action in a Public Health Crisis

    Webinars

    Amanda Dwelley and Anne Dougherty discuss the convergence of public health and energy, and how to support vulnerable populations with Lawrence…

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    Energy Efficiency Deserts

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    Lisa Obear presents findings from her research with Liz Kelley and Amanda Maass exploring energy efficiency deserts in Metro Atlanta.

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    Generation and Impact: A Tale of Three Cities

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    by Erin LaVoie When you flip the switch, the lights come on. That’s about the extent most people think about electricity…

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    Entrepreneurs: Tapping the Culture of Energy Efficiency in Small Businesses

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    My mother-in-law owned a small flower and gift shop in New Hampshire. She opened her doors in a historic building in…

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