Affordability, Access, and Resiliency

  • Storm.of.constraints
    Supporting Income-Eligible Customers in a “Perfect Storm” of Constraints

    Articles

    Meeting the Moment We’re In  Across the country, utilities are navigating a convergence of pressures—rising temperatures, escalating energy costs, shrinking federal…

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  • Women leaders in energy
    Women Leaders in Energy

    Podcasts

    In this episode of Current, An Energy Podcast, we talk with inspiring women leaders and business owners in Energy. You’ll hear…

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  • Powering.partnerships
    Powering Partnerships

    Podcasts

    Listen to our new podcast episode where team members from ILLUME and Encolor discuss our new strategic partnership.

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    Energy Changemakers

    Webinars

    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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  • Opportunity in disruption
    ACEEE Summer Study 2024

    Conferences

    Let’s Connect at ACEEE in Pacific Grove, CA, August 4-9, 2024. ILLUME will have multiple team members attending and presenting at…

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  • Measuring.equitable.impacts
    Measuring Broad Community Impacts In The Clean Energy Transition

    White Papers

    In this paper, written for ACEEE Summer Study 2024, we share promising practices around how jurisdictions can approach measuring equitable processes…

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    Engaging with Customers in Their Preferred Language

    White Papers

    This paper, written for ACEEE Summer Study 2024, will share the results of an expansive study focused on language-focused barriers and…

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    NECC: Inclusive Energy Codes

    Presentations

    In this talk given at the National Energy Codes Conference (NECC) 2024, Bahareh van Boekhold talks about Inclusive Energy Codes: Bridging…

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  • Addressing The Human Side Of The Great Deployment 4
    Building Trust and Demonstrating Value

    Presentations

    In this presentation, ILLUME Executive Vice President Jes Rivas will be speaking about Building Trust and Demonstrating Value.

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  • Building Codes
    Building Energy Codes: A Framework for Access and Resilience

    Presentations

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

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  • Neuac
    NEUAC: ILSFA Small Residential Barriers

    Presentations

    Mallika Jayaraman, and co-presenters from Elevate and Illinois Power Agency (IPA), presented Removing Barriers to Residential Solar: Illinois Solar for All…

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    The Intersection of Food Deserts and Energy Efficiency

    Case Studies

    The ILLUME team led a research study to support the launch of SoCalREN’s new Food Desert Energy Efficiency Equity (FDEEE) program.

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  • Threads
    Embracing Complexity

    Articles

    The future of equitable service will require new modes of collaboration between utilities, communities, stakeholders, and government. Coordination around common terminology…

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  • Maximizing.impact.and.equity
    Maximizing Impact with Innovative Policy Strategies

    Webinars

    Crack the code to transform federal, state, and local policies into tangible impact during this webinar with ILLUME Directors, Dr. Alex…

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  • Policy.to.the.real.world
    From Policy to the Real World

    Presentations

    This session will present best practices on how decision-makers at the state, agency, and utility levels can translate oftentimes opaque policy…

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  • Square.peg.round.hole
    A Square Peg and a Round Hole: Advancing Affordability, Access, and Resiliency

    Case Studies

    Many states, agencies, and utilities are entrusted with translating policies and goals into actionable strategies. In this case study, ILLUME shares…

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  • Exploring distributed solar disparities
    Exploring Distributed Solar Disparities

    Articles

    We are living in a moment of transition as people are interacting with the grid, their utilities, and their energy use…

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    Volume 4: The Great Decarbonization

    Magazine Articles

    Our fourth volume of the ILLUME Magazine, “The Great Decarbonization,” is an inspirational collection of articles, interviews, and ideas we believe…

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  • Balancing.equity.fw
    Balancing Your Priority Population Framework

    Articles

    A groundswell of energy equity and justice legislation contain guidelines for more equitable processes and outcomes. What are states considering in…

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    Georgians Transforming the Lives of Neighbors: An Interview with Eric Arnold

    Magazine Articles

    Georgia Power’s approach to energy efficiency is redefining how to engage, one neighborhood at a time.

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  • Theory.of.everything
    The Theory of Everything: A ‘Broader’ and ‘Deeper’ Approach

    Magazine Articles

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  • Workforce.development
    Workforce Development After the Pandemic

    Magazine Articles

    Workforce develop is the key to a sustainable economy and climate. How can we broaden our approach for greater success?

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  • Timeline.of.three.crises
    A Timeline of Three Crises

    Magazine Articles

    2020 was marked by three society-changing crises. We explore how this year left us forever changed.

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  • Community.engagement.to.ownership
    From Community Engagement to Ownership

    Magazine Articles

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