Affordability, Access, and Resiliency

  • 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

    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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    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 Equitable Impacts in the Clean Energy Transition

    White Papers

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

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    Equitably 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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    Building Trust and Demonstrating Value

    Presentations

    In this presentation—given at the Utility Energy Forum (UEF) 2024 in Cambria, California—Executive Vice President, Jes Rivas will be speaking about…

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    Building Energy Codes: An Equity Framework

    Presentations

    Bahareh van Boekhold gave this presentation at NBI’s Getting to Zero Forum 2024. She presents on an equity framework for building…

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    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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    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 and Equity with Innovative Policy Strategies

    Webinars

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

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  • Policy.to.the.real.world
    From Policy to the Real World: Realizing an Equitable Energy Future

    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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    A Square Peg and a Round Hole: Advancing Equity in the Energy Industry

    Case Studies

    Many states, agencies, and utilities are entrusted with translating equity policies and goals into actionable strategies in their policies and programs.…

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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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    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 Your Equity 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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    Reorienting Toward Equity

    Articles

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    Unlocking Just Transportation Electrification

    White Papers

    Unlocking Just Transportation Electrification: Addressing Barriers and Promoting Access in Underserved Communities

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    ComEd Disadvantaged Communities (DACs) Study Report

    Reports

    In response to the goals outlined in Illinois’ Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), ComEd is developing initiatives for workforce development,…

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    Connecting with Communities

    Case Studies

    Expanding engagement to create more inclusive programs. With a novel and engaging research approach, ILLUME identified strategies for an electric utility…

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  • Somah
    Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing: Phase 1 Evaluation Final Report

    Reports

    In this evaluation of the Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing (SOMAH) Program for San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) ILLUME took…

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