Access Studies

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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 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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    Code and Communities

    White Papers

    This paper summarizes the work the authors undertook to identify strategies and best practices to consider as part of an equitable…

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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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    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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    EFX24: Ramping Up Residential

    Presentations

    In this presentation given at the Efficiency Exchange 2024 (EFX24) Conference, Mallika talks about using human insights to enhance residential program…

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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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    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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    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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    Looking Ahead in Uncertain Times: How Evaluation Can Help Lead the Way

    Magazine Articles

    As market conditions and policies change, ensuring success can be a challenge. Evaluation is an often over-looked answer.

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    Supporting New York’s Communities

    Magazine Articles

    Read on to learn how ILLUME is helping the State of New York discern how annual investments will be allocated to…

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    Reorienting How We Approach Program Design for Communities

    Articles

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    New York Leans Into Community-Focused Climate Goals

    Case Studies

    Disadvantaged communities face numerous barriers when accessing clean energy and climate adaptation services. To overcome these barriers, NYSERDA enlisted ILLUME to…

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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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