Energy Equity in Grid Planning Resources
This repository contains Department of Energy (DOE) funded reports, datasets, and tools related to energy equity in grid planning and operations. It was developed through a Grid-Modernization Laboratory Consortium project led by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. For questions on this repository or to share additional DOE-funded resources, please contact Kendall Parker (Kendall.parker@pnnl.gov) or Juliet Homer (Juliet.homer@pnnl.gov).
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| Daniel, C., J. Gehin, K. Laurin-Kovitz, B. Morreale, R. Stevens, W. Tumas, M. Anitescu, A. Poczatek, A. Siegel, S. Som, R. Vilim, R. Grout, B. Kroposki, M. Yue, K. Rose, A. Al Rashdan, C. Ritter, P. Balaprakash, P. Jain, T. Kuruganti, M. Piette, T. Hong, C. Corley, R. Rallo, J. Grosh, B. Van Essen, M. Reno, H. Viswanathan, F. Alexander, and E. Dietrich. 2024. Advanced Research Directions on Ai for Energy. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/2340139. | This report explores how AI technologies improve energy systems by enhancing efficiency, sustainability, and resilience. It includes case studies and recommendations for implementing AI to boost energy capacity, ensure equitable deployment, and address socioeconomic factors in vulnerability predictions. | Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Regulation and Policy; Metrics; Program Design |
| Bharati, A. K., A. Singhal, R. Jinsiwale, K. Kazimierczuk, J. Yoshimura, and B. Tarekegne. 2023. Advancing Energy Equity Considerations in Distribution Systems Planning. 2023 IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT), 2023/01/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/isgt51731.2023.10066350. | This paper critiques current distribution system planning (DSP) for overlooking energy equity and proposes a framework to include energy justice metrics. Case studies on systems with EVs and rooftop solar reveal disparities in DER hosting capacity and outage vulnerability, underscoring the need to integrate equity into DSP practices. | Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Program Design; Interconnection |
| Farley, C., J. Howat, J. Bosco, N. Thakar, J. Wise, and J. Su. 2021. Advancing Equity in Utility Regulation. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1828753. | This webinar outlined strategies to improve equity in energy efficiency initiatives, including targeted outreach, culturally responsive design, and data-driven evaluation, to ensure fair access and outcomes for diverse communities, aiming to promote inclusive participation and fair outcomes across diverse communities. | Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Regulation and Policy; Program Design |
| Barlow, J., R. Tapio, and B. Tarekegne. 2022. Advancing the State of Energy Equity Metrics. The Electricity Journal 35 (10): 107208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tej.2022.107208. | Metrics were surveyed from the literature and distilled to a set that identifies which stakeholders may be associated with which metrics. This organization is intended to enable discussion and collaboration among stakeholders, as the objectives embodied in energy equity metrics are often beyond the control of individual stakeholders. | Metrics; Regulation and Policy; Program Design; Integrated and Distribution System Planning |
| Tarekegne, B., D. Powell, K. Oikonomou, E. Jacroux, and R. O'Neil. 2022. Analysis of Energy Justice and Equity Impacts from Replacing Peaker Plants with Energy Storage. 2022 IEEE Electrical Energy Storage Application and Technologies Conference (EESAT), 2022/11/08. https://doi.org/10.1109/eesat55007.2022.9998034. | The report examines the energy justice and equity impacts of replacing peaker plants with energy storage systems, focusing on environmental, economic, and social effects in disadvantaged communities. It highlights benefits like reduced air pollution and increased resilience, while also addressing challenges such as costs and community engagement for equitable deployment. | Energy Communities in Transition; Energy Storage; Infrastructure Siting; Decarbonization |
| Hanus, N., J. Barlow, A. Satchwell, and P. Cappers. 2023. Assessing the Current State of U.S. Energy Equity Regulation and Legislation [Slides]. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1958540. | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, in collaboration with E9 Insight, created a database of 95 energy equity actions targeting electricity and natural gas utilities. The database includes documents like bills and executive orders, with details on drivers, regulatory focus, objectives, outcomes, and metrics. | Regulation and Policy; Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Metrics |
| Tarekegne, B., J. Kerby, A. K. Bharati, and R. O'Neil. 2022. Assessing the Energy Equity Benefits of Energy Storage Solutions. 2022 IEEE Electrical Energy Storage Application and Technologies Conference (EESAT), 2022/11/08. https://doi.org/10.1109/eesat55007.2022.9998019. | This study characterizes the energy equity and community benefits of energy storage systems (ESS) under 3 use cases models: utility ESS that are operated within the distribution system, community-owned ESS, and behind-the-meter ESS that are customer-owned to serve the household. | Energy Storage; Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Resilience; Energy Burden |
| Kerby, J., A. K. Bharati, and B. Tarekegne. 2022. Assessing the Energy Equity Benefits of Mobile Energy Storage Solutions. 6th E-Mobility Power System Integration Symposium (EMOB 2022). https://doi.org/10.1049/icp.2022.2722. | This study aims to characterize the energy equity and community benefits of mobile energy storage solutions (MESS) via a storage adequacy analysis of energy access for the following three use-cases–utility-scale networks of MESS assets that are operated within the distribution system; community public transit MESS assets; and behind-the-meter personal vehicle MESS assets. | Energy Storage; Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Resilience; Energy Burden |
| Schleifer, A., A. King, J. Homer, and T. Levin. 2023. Assessing the Resource Adequacy and Community Impacts of an Evolving Grid: Considerations for State Regulators. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/2208815. | This report equips PUCs with foundational knowledge to assess the resource adequacy implications of proposed baseload retirements. It aims to help regulators critically evaluate technical analyses from utilities and third parties, rather than provide tools for conducting their own assessments. | Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Energy Communities in Transition; Regulation and Policy; Infrastructure Siting |
| White, C., M. Sharma, C. Cleaveland, D. Amrine, L. Romeo, K. Rose, and J. Bauer. 2023. The Ccs-Ej-Sj Database: A Tool for Addressing Justice Challenges in Carbon Capture and Storage. https://doi.org/10.18141/1964057. | This tool highlights the innovative database designed to integrate environmental, social, energy, and economic justice into CCS projects. The CCS-EJ-SJ Database serves as a comprehensive resource for stakeholders, offering an interactive dashboard that provides access to essential data across various justice themes. | Decarbonization; Infrastructure Siting; Metrics; Program Design |
| Tarekegne, B., K. Kazimierczuk, and R. O'Neil. 2022. Communities in Energy Transition: Exploring Best Practices and Decision Support Tools to Provide Equitable Outcomes. Discover Sustainability 3 (1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-022-00080-z. | This paper examines the economic, environmental, and social challenges of the energy transition in coal-dependent communities, presenting four case studies to identify best practices in coal plant decommissioning. It combines these practices into two support tools: a decommissioning checklist and a redevelopment decision-making framework. | Metrics; Energy Communities in Transition; Integrated and Distribution System Planning |
| O'Neil, R. 2022. Considerations for Planning for Resilience and Equity. PNNL-SA-173309. https://pubs.naruc.org/pub/79D55D37-1866-DAAC-99FB-65E0878FB43D. | This presentation reviews the current state of practice of equity in grid planning across states and proposes a methodology for public utility commissions to balance multiple grid objectives. | Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Resilience; Transmission Planning; Regulation and Policy |
| Homer, J., K. Boenker, A. Lippert, K. Oikonomou, R. Tapio, and H. Corsair. 2022. Considerations for Resilience Guidelines for Clean Energy Plans: For the Oregon Public Utility Commission and Oregon Electricity Stakeholders. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1905600. | The U.S. Department of Energy Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium prepared a report summarizing risk-based approaches for power system and community resilience planning with an emphasis on customer-centered resilience planning for equity and developed an analysis process. | Resilience; Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Regulation and Policy |
| Forrester, S., and A. Satchwell. 2023. Developing an Equity Framework for State Regulatory Decision-Making. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1994300. | The document helps state regulatory bodies develop an equity framework for decision-making, covering equity as a goal, tool, and metric. It addresses priorities, selecting vulnerability indicators for priority communities, and methods for measuring and tracking equity progress. | Metrics; Resilience; Regulation and Policy |
| Fang, X., W. Wang, F. Ding, and N. Gao. 2023. Distributed Pv Hosting Capacity Evaluation Considering Equitable Pv Accommodation. 2023 IEEE Kansas Power and Energy Conference (KPEC), 2023/04/27. https://doi.org/10.1109/kpec58008.2023.10215100. | This paper proposes a method for evaluating distributed photovoltaic (DPV) hosting capacity with an emphasis on equitable access across sub-regions based on socio-economic indicators. The results show that incorporating equity into these evaluations supports a fair energy transition and guides future distribution network upgrades for equitable DPV deployment. | Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Program Design |
| Heleno, M., J. Carvallo, A. Valenzuela, G. Leventis, C. Miller, and J. Deason. 2023. Distribution Grid Impacts of Community Solar [Slides]. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/2228583. | Authors develop a model that identifies the most cost-effective ways community solar and storage can be sited on the grid, with a focus on minimizing interconnection costs and maximizing deployment. | Interconnection; Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Program Design |
| Woolf, T., A. Napoleon, N. M. Frick, L. C. Schwartz, and J. Michals. 2024. Distributional Equity Analysis for Energy Efficiency and Other Distributed Energy Resources: A Practical Guide. https://emp.lbl.gov/publications/distributional-equity-analysis. | This report describes a seven-stage framework for answering the question, "What are the distributional equity impacts of utility resource investments in the context of cost-effectiveness evaluation?" A companion document provides a summary of the framework proposed in the Distributional Equity Analysis (DEA) Guide and an overview of the key steps needed to conduct a DEA. | Program Design; Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Energy Burden |
| Argonne National Laboratory. Electric Vehicle Charging Justice40 Map. Department of Transportation and Department of Energy. https://www.anl.gov/esia/electric-vehicle-charging-equity-considerations. | The Department of Transportation and Department of Energy created a mapping tool of disadvantaged communities (DACs) for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program that uses publicly available data on vulnerable populations, health, transportation access, energy burden, fossil dependence, resilience, and environmental hazards. | Infrastructure Siting; EVs and EV Infrastructure; Metrics; Program Design |
| Ball, J., S. Forrester, A. Grayson, and A. Satchwell. 2023. Electric Vehicle Program Designs and Strategies to Enhance Equitable Deployment. https://emp.lbl.gov/publications/electric-vehicle-program-designs-and. | This report summarizes and discusses common themes and strategies across 64 national, regional, and state-level reports on equity-focused EVSE deployment programs. | EVs and EV Infrastructure; Program Design; Regulation and Policy |
| Homer, J., A. Cooke, K. Kazimierczuk, R. Tapio, J. Peacock, and A. King. 2023. Emerging Best Practices for Electric Utility Planning with Climate Variability: A Resource for Utilities and Regulators. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1985294. | This report is intended to support electric utilities and regulators as they work together to increase the climate resilience of the power system in the United States. It focuses on best practice methods and examples of conducting utility forecasting with climate change as well as three overlapping types of electric utility planning for climate change. | Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Energy Communities in Transition; Regulation and Policy |
| Department of Energy Office of Energy Justice and Equity. 2024. Energy Justice Mapping Tool - Disadvantaged Communities Reporter. https://energyjustice.egs.anl.gov/. | This tool is intended to allow users to explore and produce reports on census tracts that the U.S. Department of Energy has categorized as disadvantaged communities pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 14008 - Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. | Metrics; Regulation and Policy |
| Romero-Lankao, P., and E. Nobler. 2021. Energy Justice: Key Concepts and Metrics Relevant to Eere Transportation Projects. NREL/MP-5400-80206. United States. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1797919. | This document is intended to provide the Department of Energy Vehicle Technologies Office with a primer of key concepts and metrics relevant to energy equity and justice. | Metrics; EVs and EV Infrastructure |
| Tarekegne, B., R. O'Neil, and J. Twitchell. 2021. Energy Storage as an Equity Asset. Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports 8 (3): 149-155. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40518-021-00184-6. | This paper explores the connections between energy storage systems, grid reliability, renewable integration, and equity challenges. It reviews energy justice and transitions literature to offer insights on incorporating equity into storage project design and implementation. | Energy Storage; Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Program Design; Regulation and Policy |
| Spurlock, C. A., S. Elmallah, and T. G. Reames. 2022. Equitable Deep Decarbonization: A Framework to Facilitate Energy Justice-Based Multidisciplinary Modeling. Energy Research & Social Science 92: 102808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2022.102808. | Authors develop an Equitable Deep Decarbonization Framework for mapping the tenets of energy justice to the practice of large-scale deep decarbonization pathways modeling. | Decarbonization; Regulation and Policy; Energy Communities in Transition; Program Design |
| Twitchell, J. 2022. Equitable Design of Behind-the-Meter Energy Storage Programs: A Customer Perspective. 2022 IEEE Electrical Energy Storage Application and Technologies Conference (EESAT), 2022/11/08. https://doi.org/10.1109/eesat55007.2022.9998044. | This paper evaluates different approaches to energy storage procurement from the customer's perspective and evaluates how behind-the-meter programs can be equitably structured while keeping customers financially indifferent between front-of-meter and behind-the-meter energy storage procurements. | Energy Storage; Program Design; Integrated and Distribution System Planning |
| Kazimierczuk, K., M. B. DeMenno, R. S. O'Neil, and B. J. Pierre. 2023. Equitable Electric Grid: Defining, Measuring, and Integrating Equity into Electricity Sector Policy and Planning. Pacific Northwest National Laboratories, Sandia National Laboratories, Bosque Advisors PNNL-34933, SAND2023-10695R. https://www.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/media/file/MOD-Plan%20Equity%20Paper%20Final.pdf. | This white paper examines equity in electric grid policy and planning, defining it through energy and environmental justice frameworks. It details metrics for evaluating system performance, discusses policy priorities, regulatory frameworks, and utility integration efforts, and addresses related challenges and opportunities. | Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Transmission Planning; Metrics; Program Design |
| Houghteling, C., A. Teixeira, and C. Constant. 2024. Expanding the Baseline: Community Perspectives on Equity in Land-Based Wind Energy Development and Operations. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/2326202. | This report covers the fourth and final phase of the Wind Energy Equity Engagement Series, a series of community listening sessions on wind energy equity. These gatherings allowed community members to share their past experiences with wind energy development and envision what an equitable wind energy future could look like where they live. | Community Engagement and Perceptions; Energy Communities in Transition; Metrics |
| Romero-Lankao, P., N. Rosner, C. Brandtner, C. Rea, A. Mejia-Montero, F. Pilo, F. Dokshin, V. Castan-Broto, S. Burch, and S. Schnur. 2023. A Framework to Centre Justice in Energy Transition Innovations. Nature Energy 8 (11): 1192-1198. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-023-01351-3. | The authors present a framework to center justice in energy transition innovations and describe how recognition, procedural, and distributional justice influence each level of innovation. | Energy Communities in Transition; Decarbonization; Community Engagement and Perceptions; Infrastructure Siting |
| Anderson, D., S. Ganguli, A. Cooke, M. Moore, M. Kintner-Meyer, and J. Eto. 2019. Grid Modernization: Metrics Analysis (Gmlc1.1) - Affordability (Reference Document, Volume 6). http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1804671. | This multi-lab effort developed and tested a set of enhanced and new metrics and associated methodologies on affordability that measure the impacts of electricity costs on residential customers (customer cost burden, affordability gap, and affordability headcount gap). | Metrics; Energy Burden; Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Regulation and Policy |
| Popovich, N., A. J. Figueroa, D. A. Sunter, and M. Shah. 2024. Identifying Disadvantaged Communities in the United States: An Energy-Oriented Mapping Tool That Aggregates Environmental and Socioeconomic Burdens. Energy Research & Social Science 109: 103391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2023.103391. | This paper presents the first nationwide index of cumulative disadvantage at the census tract level that incorporates aspects of energy injustice and energy insecurity, in addition to the more traditional measures of socio-economic status and environmental hazards in the United States. | Metrics; Regulation and Policy; Program Design; Integrated and Distribution System Planning |
| Heeter, J., and T. Reames. 2022. Incorporating Energy Justice into Utility-Scale Photovoltaic Deployment: A Policy Framework. Renewable Energy Focus 42: 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ref.2022.04.003. | The study assesses how utility-scale photovoltaic systems benefit underserved communities through bill reductions and procurement from minority-owned projects. Procurement from minority-owned businesses promotes equity and restorative justice in the energy transition, leading to recommendations for policies that ensure fair distribution of PV benefits. | Program Design; Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Energy Burden; Energy Communities in Transition |
| Elizondo, M., J. Twitchell, J. Yoshimura, K. Kazimierczuk, K. Mahapatra, and R. O'Neil. 2022. Incorporating Equity Objectives into Transmission Planning. IEEE Power and Energy Society. https://www.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/media/file/2022%20IEEE%20PES%20Slide%20Deck%20Incorporating%20Equity%20Objectives%20in%20Transmission%20Planning.pdf. | This presentation reviews opportunities for addressing equity in the transmission planning process. | Transmission Planning; Resilience; Decarbonization; Regulation and Policy |
| Spurlock, A., and E. Wood. 2024. Joint Office United Support for Transportation (Just) Taxonomy of Equity Technical Resources (Jet). https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1woQe5ExsIjhDjz6swiIMPbwCwrtcEs9OpkAKnGc2pcY/htmlview#gid=647928469. | The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office) established the Joint Office United Support for Transportation (JUST) Lab Consortium to conduct actionable research on integrating equity into federally funded EV infrastructure deployment efforts. This spreadsheet provides a comprehensive list of equity resources. | EVs and EV Infrastructure; Infrastructure Siting; Program Design; Metrics |
| Palmintier, B., S. A. Abraham, K. S. Sedzro, J. Lockshin, G. Krishnamoorthy, K. Duwadi, P. Romero-Lankao, N. Rosner, and G. Bolla. 2023. La100 Equity Strategies. Chapter 12: Distribution Grid Upgrades for Equitable Resilience and Solar, Storage, and Electric Vehicle Access. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/2221829. | The LA100 Equity Strategies project integrates community guidance with robust research, modeling, and analysis to identify strategy options that can increase equitable outcomes in Los Angeles' clean energy transition. | Resilience; Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Energy Communities in Transition |
| Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 2020. Low-Income Energy Affordability Data - Lead Tool - 2018 Update. https://doi.org/10.25984/1784729. | The Low-income Energy Affordability Data (LEAD) tool was created to provide data, such as energy burden, to stakeholders to make data driven decisions. The LEAD Tool provides a starting point for local governments, NGOs, companies, etc. to find areas with higher energy burden and cost to inform decisions about funding distribution and program qualifications. | Energy Burden; Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Regulation and Policy |
| Wachtel, A., D. Melander, and R. Jeffers. 2022. Measuring Societal Infrastructure Service Burden. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1846088. | Authors apply Social Burden as a resilience metric by quantifying it following a major disruption to infrastructure in which energy systems are a major component of the disruption. | Resilience; Metrics; Energy Burden |
| Baker, E., S. Carley, S. Castellanos, D. Nock, J. F. Bozeman, D. Konisky, C. G. Monyei, M. Shah, and B. Sovacool. 2023. Metrics for Decision-Making in Energy Justice. Annual Review of Environment and Resources 48 (1): 737-760. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-112621-063400. | The article provides a working definition of energy justice and equity, along with a range of energy equity metrics related to vulnerability, wealth creation, energy poverty, life cycle, and international comparisons. It also discusses the limitations, gaps, and trade-offs of these metrics. | Metrics; Regulation and Policy |
| McAdams, J. 2022. Models for Incorporating Equity in Transportation Electrification Considerations for Public Utility Regulators, an Addendum to the Naruc Report, Electric Vehicles: Key Trends, Issues, and Considerations for State Regulators (2019). http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/2234251. | The MOD-Plan framework leverages and extends prior work to provide a framework for integrating incorporating resilience, equity, and decarbonization into integrated distribution system planning. | Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Resilience; Decarbonization; Metrics |
| Pierre, B., R. Broderick, M. DeMenno, J. Paladino, and J. Yoshimura. 2022. Mod-Plan: Multi-Objective Decision Planning Framework for Electric Grid Resilience, Equity, and Decarbonization [Slides]. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1885093. | This issue brief, published as an addendum to the 2019 NARUC report Electric Vehicles: Key Trends, Issues and Considerations for State Regulators, provides an overview of the utility programs and business models that are intended to center equity and captures key considerations for state utility regulators around these models. | EVs and EV Infrastructure; Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Decarbonization; Regulation and Policy |
| Parker, K. M., J. Barlow, J. Eisdorfer, and K. Kazimierczuk. 2023. Observations of an Evolving Grid: Resilience and Equity Performance Metrics. Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports 10 (4): 234-242. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40518-023-00227-0. | With a focus on resilience and energy equity as emerging grid objectives, this review provides an overview of emerging trends in resilience and energy equity metrics, current examples of their coupling in grid planning, and observations on both metric trajectories. | Metrics; Resilience; Regulation and Policy; Integrated and Distribution System Planning |
| Heleno, M., B. Sigrin, N. Popovich, J. Heeter, A. Jain Figueroa, M. Reiner, and T. Reames. 2022. Optimizing Equity in Energy Policy Interventions: A Quantitative Decision-Support Framework for Energy Justice. Applied Energy 325: 119771. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119771. | This is a model to support equitable deployment of energy interventions, by determining the least-cost portfolio of place-based energy investments to reduce energy insecurity of vulnerable populations. | Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Program Design; Metrics; Regulation and Policy |
| Burton, R., M. Baggu, N. Blair, J. Rhodes, M. Bonnet, M. Elizondo, L. Lewis, and M. Lave. 2022. Pr100: Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transition to 100% Renewable Energy [Slides]. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1846615. | This project is multi-lab energy planning support for Puerto Rico stakeholders to aid resilience of the electric power grid against disruptions. | Transmission Planning; Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Regulation and Policy; Resilience |
| Twitchell, J., K. Kazimierczuk, J. Yoshimura, and C. Gunn. 2023. Principles for Equitable Transmission Planning. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/2352480. | This paper highlights the increasing inclusion of energy justice in U.S. power generation and supply planning, noting its slower integration into transmission planning. It proposes a framework to incorporate procedural and recognition justice into transmission planning, aiming to enhance equity through broader public participation and addressing historical inequities. | Transmission Planning; Community Engagement and Perceptions; Program Design; Metrics |
| Oonk, D., M. Kaul, B. Maurer, and D. M.A. Karwat. 2023. Public Value Mapping to Assess and Guide Governmental Investments in Energy and Environmental Justice: Studying the United States Department of Energy. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 188: 113765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113765. | This paper presents a novel energy and environmental justice (EEJ) focused public value mapping (PVM)—an evidence-based policy analysis approach—to assess the portfolio of activities of the Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) in the Department of Energy. Overall, the approach aims to determine to what extent WPTO programs are aligned with EEJ. | Regulation and Policy; Program Design; Community Engagement and Perceptions |
| Frick, N., J. Carvallo, and L. Schwartz. 2021. Quantifying Grid Reliability and Resilience Impacts of Energy Efficiency: Examples and Opportunities. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1834369. | This brief explains how traditional reliability and emerging resilience metrics might overlook benefits from distributed energy resources like energy efficiency. It shows how existing planning processes capture the impact of energy efficiency on power system reliability and resilience, with examples. | Resilience; Metrics |
| Gunda, T., A. Wachtel, S. Khadka Mishra, and E. Moog. 2023. Quantitative Approaches for Including Equity in Risk and Resilience Infrastructure Planning Analyses. Risk Analysis. https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.14230. | This article presents logic models to streamline the integration of equity and stakeholder engagement in infrastructure planning. These models can be tailored to reflect local geographies and community priorities, incorporating them into quantitative risk assessments. | Resilience; Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Infrastructure Siting; Community Engagement and Perceptions |
| National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. 2021. Regulators' Energy Transition Primer: Economic Impacts of the Energy Transition on Energy Communities, Environmental Justice Considerations, and Implications on Clean Energy Jobs. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1869933. | This primer addresses the declining coal industry, its impact on communities and workers, and opportunities for transitioning to clean energy jobs. It covers recruitment, training strategies, and programs for a fair and equitable shift to a low-carbon economy, involving federal, state, and private sector resources. | Energy Communities in Transition; Regulation and Policy; Regulation and Policy |
| Zitelman, K., and J. McAdams. 2021. The Role of State Utility Regulators in a Just and Reasonable Energy Transition: Examining Regulatory Approaches to the Economic Impacts of Coal Retirements. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1869936. | This report examines the authority of public utility commissions (PUCs) across the country to consider non-energy economic impacts beyond direct ratepayer effects, and summarizes approaches that PUCs, utilities and other stakeholders have used to mitigate the economic fallout of coal retirements, specifically. | Regulation and Policy; Energy Communities in Transition; Energy Burden; Program Design |
| Middleton, E., J. Eidbo, M. Ford, and S. Henao. 2024. Seejust: Siting Hydrogen for Equity and Energy Justice. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2308778. | Carbon Solutions LLC created the SEEJust tool as a Phase I prototype to support hydrogen siting and policy decisions. This user-friendly software helps reduce costs and aids industry, planners, and communities in understanding hydrogen opportunities and impacts. | Decarbonization; Infrastructure Siting; Metrics |
| National Renewable Energy Laboratory. 2024. State and Local Planning for Energy (Slope). https://maps.nrel.gov/slope. | The State and Local Planning for Energy (SLOPE) Platform is an online platform integrates and delivers jurisdictionally resolved potential and projection data on energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainable transportation in an easy-to-access online platform to enable data-driven state and local energy planning and decision making. | Integrated and Distribution System Planning; EVs and EV Infrastructure; Regulation and Policy; Program Design |
| Eisdorfer, J., D. Powell, J. Barlow, and J. Homer. 2024. State Energy Equity Self-Assessment Exercise. https://www.pnnl.gov/projects/energy-equity-states. | PNNL developed a self-assessment tool for regulators and decision-makers to identify pathways to implement equity policy targets or mandates. | Regulation and Policy; Metrics; Program Design |
| McCurry, W. 2023. State Energy Justice Roundtable Series: Customer Affordability and Arrearages. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/2234241. | The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), and National Governors Association (NGA) hosted a State Energy Justice Roundtable to explore current state efforts to articulate and incorporate energy justice concerns into energy decision-making. | Energy Burden; Regulation and Policy; Program Design |
| McAdams, J. 2023. State Energy Justice Roundtable Series: Energy Justice Metrics. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/2229147. | The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), and National Governors Association (NGA) hosted a State Energy Justice Roundtable that defined energy justice, summarized a four-pillar framework for how energy justice is achieved, and described four types of metrics relevant to energy justice initiatives. | Metrics; Regulation and Policy; Program Design |
| Paslawski, T. 2023. State Energy Justice Roundtable Series: Participation in Decision Making. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/2234244. | The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), and National Governors Association (NGA) hosted a State Energy Justice Roundtable to explore current state efforts to articulate and incorporate energy justice concerns into energy-related decision-making. | Community Engagement and Perceptions; Regulation and Policy; Program Design |
| Sumner, J., E. O'Shaughnessy, S. Jena, and J. Carey. 2023. Status and Trends in the U.S. Voluntary Green Power Market (2021 Data). http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1992505. | This report examines voluntary green power—renewable energy purchased beyond state mandates—highlighting trends and status. It identifies opportunities to integrate equity and justice into green power procurement through equitable siting and project development. | Transmission Planning; Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Infrastructure Siting |
| Lucas, H., S. Berdahl, I. Chernyakhovskiy, C. Gokhale-Welch, S. Cox, and A. Hecht. 2024. Strategies and Good Practices to Support Robust Stakeholder Engagement in Multi-Sector Energy Transition Planning. NREL/BR-7A40-88389. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2323486. | This document outlines strategies and best practices for diverse stakeholder engagement and inclusive decision-making in energy system modernization and multi-sector energy transition planning, drawing on expertise from the U.S. Agency for International Development, National Renewable Energy Lab, and other labs. | Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Community Engagement and Perceptions; Energy Communities in Transition; Decarbonization |
| Kerby, J., T. Hardy, J. Twitchell, R. O'Neil, and B. Tarekegne. 2024. A Targeted Approach to Energy Burden Reduction Measures: Comparing the Effects of Energy Storage, Rooftop Solar, Weatherization, and Energy Efficiency Upgrades. Energy Policy 184: 113867. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113867. | This paper offers a targeted approach to prioritizing energy burden reduction measures based on housing stock, energy behaviors, energy efficiency of household appliances, and climate factors. The results will assist policymakers, utilities, and households to effectively reduce energy burden. | Energy Burden; Program Design; Metrics |
| Speetles, B., E. Lockhart, and A. Warren. 2023. Virtual Power Plants and Energy Justice. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/2008456. | This paper explores how Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) can aid underserved communities in achieving just transition goals. It examines VPP use cases, value streams, and business models, the relationship between energy justice and VPPs, and strategies and incentives to enhance VPP access and benefits for these communities. | Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Program Design; Community Engagement and Perceptions; Metrics |
| Farley, C., J. Howat, J. Bosco, N. Thakar, J. Wise, and J. Su. 2024. Advancing Equity in Utility Regulation. https://doi.org/10.2172/1828753 | This webinar outlined strategies to enhance equity within energy efficiency initiatives. It discusses methods such as targeted outreach, culturally responsive program design, and data-driven evaluation to address disparities and ensure equitable access to energy-saving benefits, aiming to promote inclusive participation and fair outcomes. | Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Regulation and Policy; Program Design |
| Hanus, N., J. Barlow, A. Satchwell, and P. Cappers. 2023. Assessing the Current State of U.S. Energy Equity Regulation and Legislation. https://doi.org/10.2172/1958540 | LBNL and PNNL partnered with E9 Insight to develop a database of executive, legislative, and regulatory actions focused on energy equity and for electricity and natural gas utilities. This database contains 95 energy equity actions, consisting of documents identified through keyword searches to have association with energy equity. | Regulation and Policy; Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Metrics |
| Kirsten, V. K. Jones, K. Zitelman, W.McCurry. 2023. Clean Energy Microgrids: Considerations for State Energy Offices and Public Utility Commissions to Increase Resilience, Reduce Emissions, and Improve Affordability. https://doi.org/10.2172/2000073 | The paper discusses the challenges and benefits of clean energy microgrids and details economic and cost considerations for the development of clean energy microgrid projects. The paper outlines necessary technological components of a clean energy microgrid including generation, storage, energy efficiency measures, and smart controls. | Resilience; Program Design; Regulation and Policy |
| Brockway, A. M., L. Wang, L. N Dunn, D. Callaway, and A. Jones. 2022. Climate-aware decision-making: lessons for electric grid infrastructure planning and operations. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac7815 | Using insights from decision science, authors show how electricity sector planning could better manage uncertainties. Recommendations include improving robustness, incorporating adaptive planning principles and multi-stakeholder engagement (informed by procedural and distributional equity) as part of capacity expansion planning. | Transmission Planning; Resilience; Community Engagement and Perceptions |
| Susan, S.C., S. K.E. Peterson, M.l.A. Shelly, and R.F. Jeffers. 2022. Developing an equity-focused metric for quantifying the social burden of infrastructure disruptions. https://doi.org/10.1080/23789689.2022.2157116 | This article outlines developing an equity-focused resilience metric that captures the social consequences of infrastructure service disruptions on households. Grounded in the Capabilities Approach, this metric estimates the burden of post-event adaptations taken by households to maintain their basic capabilities and fulfill household functions. | Metrics; Infrastructure Siting; Resilience |
| Stanley, T., Blair, Nate; Bowen, Thomas; Das, Paritosh; Koebrich, Sam; McCabe, Kevin; Prasanna, Ashreeta; Ramdas, Ashwin; Sekar, Ashok; Sigrin, Ben . 2020. Distributed Generation Market Demand (dGen) model. https://doi.org/10.25984/1804719 | The Distributed Generation Market Demand model simulates customer adoption of distributed energy resources (DERs) for residential, commercial, and industrial entities through 2050. It helps identify high economic value areas for DER adoption, generate forecasts for distribution hosting capacity/load forecasting, and assess policy/market impacts. | Integrated and Distribution System Planning |
| Keen, J., J. Giraldez, E. Cook, A. Eiden, S. Placide, A. Hirayama, B. Monson, D. Mino, and F. Eldali. 2022. Distribution Capacity Expansion Planning: Current Practice, Opportunities, and Decision Support. https://doi.org/10.2172/1898008 | This comprehensive review of distribution capacity planning assesses current challenges and opportunities, proposes new metrics, and outlines essential planning criteria. These elements are crucial for integrating resilience, equity, and energy justice considerations into utility investments and exploring non-wires alternatives. | Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Resilience; |
| Lee, D-Y., F. Yang, A. Wilson, and E. Wood. 2022. EVI-Equity. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1874566 | EVI-Equity is a cross-cutting analysis tool, dedicated for evaluating equitable EV adoption and EVSE deployment, including various tools, models, and frameworks. The presentation also shows similarities and variations in preferred public charging locations. The results also imply that the importance of workplace charging may vary with income. | EVs and EV Infrastructure |
| Argonne National Laboratory. 2013. Geospatial Energy Mapper . https://gem.anl.gov/ | GEM is a public, web-based energy planning tool with a large library of mapping layers and a suitability mapping capability, both of which include a robust set of equity data which can be used to analyze equity metrics and take equity into account when mapping areas potentially suitable for energy projects. Funded by the DOE Grid Deployment Office. | Energy Equity Capabilities |
| Romero-Lankao, P., A. Wilson, and D. Â Zimny-Schmitt. 2022. Inequality and the Future of Electric Mobility in 36 U.S. Cities: An Innovative Methodology and Comparative Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2022.102760 | This paper integrates relevant literature into a micro-urban social typology approach that uses agglomerative clustering techniques to examine the factors and attributes defining transportation inequities within 36 U.S. cities, as well as the implications of these inequities for policies that foster a more equitable transportation transition. | EVs and EV Infrastructure; Decarbonization |
| DOE-SETO, WETO, PNNL, NREL, and LBNL. 2024. Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X) . https://www.energy.gov/eere/i2x/interconnection-innovation-e-xchange | This program, led by the DOE’s Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) and Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) and supported by several national labs, convenes stakeholders involved in the interconnection of solar and wind energy and energy storage resources to facilitate peer-learning/knowledge exchange and inspire new ideas and capabilities. | Interconnection; Program Design; Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Energy Equity Capabilities |
| Ross, L.. 2022. Intersections of Disadvantaged Communities and Renewable Energy Potential: Data Set and Analysis to Inform Equitable Investment Prioritization in the United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ref.2022.02.002 | This article sought to identify areas where disadvantaged community indicators and high generation potential from cost-effective renewable energy opportunities intersect and deployment could lead to economic development and job creation. | Energy Communities in Transition; Decarbonization |
| Dutta, N. S., E. Gill, B. Arkhurst, M. Hallisey, K. Fu, and K. Anderson . 2023. JUST-R metrics for considering energy justice in early-stage energy research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2023.01.007 | This approach centers early-stage research to develop the Justice Underpinning Science and Technology Research (JUST-R) metrics framework - energy justice metrics specifically targeted at early-stage researchers to assess their work on an immediate timescale. | Metrics; Decarbonization |
| Anderson, K., A. Farthing, E. Elgqvist, and A. Warren. 2022. Looking Beyond Bill Savings to Equity in Renewable Energy Microgrid Deployment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ref.2022.02.001 | This paper describes a methodology for quantifying broader costs and benefits including utility bill savings, value of resilience, social cost of carbon, public health costs, and jobs associated with the construction and operation of microgrids. | Energy Communities in Transition; Decarbonization; Resilience |
| Rosenlieb, E.. 2024. MEP Metric Correlations with Socioeconomic and Built Environment Factors [Slides]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2337673 | The analysis presented examines potential relationships between the Mobility Energy Productivity (MEP) metric generated by NREL and other social, economic, demographic, and built environment variables with potentially interesting relationships with mobility in urban areas. | Metrics; Infrastructure Siting |
| Sperling, J., S. Young, V. Garikapati, A. Duvall, and J. M. Beck . 2019. Mobility Data and Models Informing Smart Cities. https://doi.org/10.2172/1571756 | The objective of this study is to explore and document how aspiring Smart Cities are using data and models to inform mobility and energy initiatives within Smart City programs and in so doing identify gaps in knowledge and processes guiding Smart City mobility investment strategies, programs, projects, and pilots. | Infrastructure Siting; Program Design; Regulation and Policy |
| Kuiper, J. A., X. Wu, Y. Zhou, and M. A. Rood. 2022. Modeling Electric Vehicle Charging Station Siting Suitability with a Focus on Equity. https://doi.org/10.2172/1887567 | This analysis shows how interested stakeholders can use the Argonne’s Energy Zones Mapping Tool (EZMT) to run the example Multi-criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) models defined in this study, modify them to suit their needs, or create new MCDA to analyze the factors that influence how suitable a location is for adding new charging infrastructure. | EVs and EV Infrastructure; Infrastructure Siting; Metrics |
| Forrester, S. P., C. C. Montañés, E. O’Shaughnessy, and G. Barbose. 2024. Modeling the potential effects of rooftop solar on household energy burden in the United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-48967-x | This study demonstrates that rooftop solar adoption significantly reduces energy burden for households across various income levels in the United States, contributing to policy objectives aimed at alleviating energy burden through complementary measures like weatherization and bill assistance. | Energy Burden; Decarbonization; Program Design; Regulation and Policy |
| Oonk, D., D. M. A Karwat, and B. Maurer. 2023. Practical Approaches to Embed Energy and Environmental Justice into DOE Technology Portfolios (August 2021–August 2024). https://doi.org/10.2172/2007856 | This document serves as a resource to science and technology offices within DOE seeking to incorporate energy and environmental justice (EEJ) into their programs and portfolios. | Program Design |
| David, O., K. Mokshda, B. Maurer, D. M. A. Karwat . 2023. Public Value Mapping to Assess and Guide Governmental Investments in Energy and Environmental Justice: Studying the United States Department of Energy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113765 | This paper presents a novel energy and environmental justice (EEJ) focused public value mapping (PVM)—an evidence-based policy analysis approach—to assess the portfolio of activities of the WPTO in the DOE EERE. Overall, this EEJ-focused PVM aims to answer whether and to what extent WPTO programs are aligned with EEJ and what explains the results. | Regulation and Policy; Program Design; Community Engagement and Perceptions |
| Baggu, M., R. Burton, N. Blair, M. Sengupta, T. Harris, C. Barrows, H. Sky, V. Gevorgian, J. Keen, E. Smith, M. Campton, S. Jena, J. Yang, T. Williams, P. Das, J. Elsworth, P. Joshi, C. Weiner, J. Morris, J. McKinsey, S. Dhulipala, S. Molnar, W. Yan, P. Sharma, W. Wang, A. Latif, D. Thom, S. Dalvi, I. Baring-Gould, M. Lave, A. Wachtel, C. Jones, E. Moog, A. Mammoli, R. Garrett, T. Haines, W. Vining, C. Newlun, O. Hart, M. Elizondo, X. Fan, P. Maloney, A. Bharati, B. Vyakaranam, V. Chalishazar, P. Royer, F. Bereta dos Reis, X (M). Li, K. Mahapatra, J. Dagle, X. Ke, M. Zhao, O. Vasios, T. Franklin, M. Abdelmalak, K. Guddanti, S. Acharya, M. Cruz, P. Etingov, C. Qin, J. Bedoya, T. Nguyen, S. Bhadra, A. Tbaileh, L. Ward, V. Sinnott, P. Mendez-Curbelo, P. Cappers, J. Deason, M. Pigman, L. Lewis, J. Murphy, T. Kobayashi-Carvalhaes, M. Bennett, Y. Liu, H. Cutler, M. Shields, H. Jeon, and M. Chait. 2024. Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100): Final Report. https://doi.org/10.2172/2335361 | This report is a comprehensive analysis based on extensive stakeholder input of possible pathways for Puerto Rico to achieve its goal of 100% renewable energy by 2050. The purpose of the study is to provide decision support and inform investment decisions for implementers of Puerto Rico's energy transition. | Energy Communities in Transition; Decarbonization; Resilience; Regulation and Policy |
| Lee, K., A. Cooper, L. Wood, M. Shuster, A. Hoskins, C. M. Worley, K. Horton, K. Barbato, B.Kates-Garnick, and M. McCafferty. 2022. The Role of Innovation in the Electric Utility Sector. https://doi.org/10.2172/1864544 | This Berkeley Lab report examines perspectives from various stakeholders, urging state regulatory reforms to enable adoption of new technologies essential for meeting clean energy targets and enhancing grid resilience and reliability. | Regulation and Policy; Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Resilience |
| Sigrin, B. O. and M. E. Mooney. 2018. Rooftop Solar Technical Potential for Low-to-Moderate Income Households in the United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1434891 | This report presents a first-of-kind assessment of the technical potential of rooftop solar for low and moderate-income households, as well as providing insight on the distribution of solar potential by tenure, income, and other building characteristics | Energy Communities in Transition; Decarbonization |
| Gill, E., C. Houghteling, S. Maniak, C. Constant, and J. Stefek. 2023. Setting the Baseline: The Current Understanding of Equity in Land-Based Wind Energy Development and Operation. https://doi.org/10.2172/1974576 | NREL's Wind Energy Equity Engagement Series aims to better understand equity in wind energy through engagement with experts and communities, including representation in decision-making for new developments, potential impacts to communities near wind energy installations, and community-level distribution of the benefits and burdens of wind energy. | Decarbonization; Energy Communities in Transition; Infrastructure Siting |
| Ahlstrom, M., S. Awara, B. Brickhouse, B. Frew, M. Heleno, T. Levin, J. Novacheck, R. O'Neil, J. Okullo, and B. Tarekegne. 2024. Summary of a Workshop on Integrating Energy Equity into Power System Planning and Operation. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2372881 | This report summarizes a workshop on integrating energy equity considerations into power system planning/operation. Participants included utility planners, energy justice academics, NGOs, non-profits, consumer advocates, DOE, and national labs. Topics included grid structure, investment models, and engineering designs to meet energy equity goals. | Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Transmission Planning; Regulation and Policy |
| Jorgenson, J., K. Doubleday, I. Chernyakhovskiy, K. Obika, T. Williams, E. Rosenlieb, and V. Igwe. 2024. The Lithuania 100% Renewable Energy Study - Interim Results: Electricity System Scenarios for 2030 [Slides]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2350649 | This report provides key interim result highlights from modeling of Lithuania's electricity grid through 2030. Results show Lithuania has sufficient renewable energy potential, flexible generation capacity, and interconnection with neighboring European Union countries to reliably meet projected 2030 electricity demand with 100% renewable energy. | Energy Communities in Transition; Decarbonization; Regulation and Policy; Integrated and Distribution System Planning |
| Zhou, Y., D. Gohlke, M. Sansone, J. Kuiper, and M. P. Smith . 2022. Using Mapping Tools to Prioritize Electric Vehicle Charger Benefits to Underserved Communities. https://doi.org/10.2172/1870157 | This report provides examples of how to apply mapping tools to identify priority locations for installing EV chargers that may benefit EEJ underserved communities through four EV charger planning approaches: corridor charging, community charging, fleet electrification, and diversity in STEM and workforce development. | EVs and EV Infrastructure; Energy Communities in Transition; Community Engagement and Perceptions |
| Rickerson, W., K. Zitelman, and K. Jones. 2022. Valuing Resilience for Microgrids: Challenges, Innovative Approaches, and State Needs. https://doi.org/10.2172/1984433 | This report underscores the need to enhance U.S. electricity system resilience amidst increasing challenges from natural disasters and societal dependence on reliable power for essential services. It discusses equity in microgrids for resilience, including an example from New Mexico that examined low/moderate-income programs to modernize the grid. | Resilience; Program Design; Regulation and Policy |
| Anderson, D., S. Ganguli, A. Cooke, and M. Moore. 2019. Electricity Rate Affordability. https://www.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/media/file/PNNL-28562.pdf | This multi-lab effort developed and tested a set of enhanced and new metrics and associated methodologies on affordability that measure the impacts of electricity costs on residential customers (customer cost burden, affordability gap, and affordability headcount gap). | Metrics; Energy Burden; Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Regulation and Policy |
| LBNL. 2022. Justice40 Model. https://eta.lbl.gov/publications/optimizing-equity-energy-policy | This is a model to support equitable deployment of energy interventions, by determining the least-cost portfolio of place-based energy investments to reduce energy insecurity of vulnerable populations. | Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Program Design; Metrics; Regulation and Policy |
| Heleno, M., J. P.Carvallo, A.Valenzuela, G. Leventis, C. Miller, and J. Deason. 2023. Least-Cost Optimal Distribution Grid Expansion (LODGE) Model. https://doi.org/10.2172/2228583 | Authors develop a model that identifies the most cost-effective ways community solar and storage can be sited on the grid, with a focus on minimizing interconnection costs and maximizing deployment. | Interconnection; Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Program Design |
| Lee, D.Y., M. McDermott, B. K. Sovacool, and R. Isaac. 2024. Toward Just and Equitable Mobility: Socioeconomic and Perceptual Barriers for Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure in the United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egycc.2024.100146 | The article discusses how equitable deployment of personal electric vehicles and charging infrastructure may require shifting the focus from vehicles to the people who own and drive them. Their findings suggest that street chargers, curbside chargers, and other public access charging options could improve EV charging access. | EVs and EV Infrastructure |
| O'Shaughnessy, E., G. Barbose, S. Kannan, and J. Sumner. 2024. Community Solar Reaches Adopters Underserved by Rooftop Solar. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-024-01575-x | The authors explain that community solar has not yet achieved equitable access for the general population. They discuss how policies to enable community solar could be expanded to support community solar adoption in underserved communities. | Regulation and Policy; Infrastructure Siting |
| Joint Office of Energy and Transportation. 2024. Embedding Equity into Community EV Readiness Planning. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2376839 | This brochure provides an overview of how to incorporate equity considerations into electric vehicle infrastructure in a community, including through community engagement, consumer education and outreach, EV-friendly zoning, improving access to EV charging stations, shared mobility and micromobility, and by conducting a needs assessment. | EVs and EV Infrastructure; Community Engagement and Perceptions; Infrastructure Siting |
| McAdams, J., and N. L. Hanus. 2024. Establishing and Maintaining Engagement for a Distributional Equity Analysis. https://doi.org/10.2172/2396674 | This guide supports utilities, nonprofits, and other organizations in development an engagement strategy for conducting a distributional equity analysis (DEA) for distributed energy resources. It points to key resources and considerations that may address common barriers to meaningful and accessible engagement. | Integrated and Distribution System Planning; Community Engagement and Perceptions |
| Joint Office of Energy and Transportation. 2024. Embedding Equity into Electric Vehicle Charging Station Design. https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy24osti/90147.pdf | This guide provides information on planning and designing EV charging stations in an equitable manner. | EVs and EV Infrastructure |
| Leddy, L., M. Schmink, A. Kramer, and L. Ross. 2024. A Fair and Equitable Clean Energy Transition in Alachua County: Project EMPOWER Final Report. https://doi.org/10.2172/2370981 | This report discusses the collaboration between the DOE's Communities LEAP Pilot and the community-led Project EMPOWER in Alachua County, FL. Through Communities LEAP, NREL and others provided technical assistance to Project EMPOWER in community engagement, solar power, weatherization and energy efficiency, green jobs, and fund development. | Energy Communities in Transition; Community Engagement and Perceptions |
| Chan, G., M. Grimley, J. Stallman, J. Anderson, and M. Teklinski . 2024. Planning for Equitable Solar Deployment with Electric Cooperatives. https://doi.org/10.2172/2377642 | The study aimed to understand how electric cooperatives can design equitable solar photovoltaic (PV) projects aligned with their organizational goals. The team defined cross-subsidy by delving into the structure of electric cooperatives and created a model to track economic value flows of solar PV projects across cooperative system tiers. | Energy Communities in Transition; Decarbonization |
| Lee, S.H.,T. Hong, M. Le, L. Medina, Y. Xu, A. Robinson, M. A. Piette. 2024. Assessment of energy and thermal resilience performance to inform climate mitigation of multifamily buildings in disadvantaged communities. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2024.105319 | Heatwaves and power outages pose a serious heat-related health risk for disadvantaged communities with limited or no air conditioning. We selected 13 heat-vulnerable multifamily buildings in El Monte, LA County, and used CityBES to evaluate their energy and thermal resilience. A retrofit package was assessed under 2018 and projected 2058 conditions. | Resilience; Regulation and Policy; Energy Burden |
| Paranjothi, G.. 2024. Incorporating Justice40 Principles Into the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2404300 | This presentation discusses the basics of the Justice40 Initiative and how Justice40 principles can be incorporated by Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program applicants. | Program Design; Regulation and Policy |
| Ross, L., M. Day, C. Ivanova, A., McLeod, and J. Lockshin. 2022. Intersections of Disadvantaged Communities and Renewable Energy Potential: Analyses to Inform Equitable Investment Prioritization. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1876871 | We sought to identify areas where indicators of disadvantaged communities intersect with high generation potential from cost- effective renewable energy opportunities. This presentation highlights the geospatial intersection of the technical potential and levelized cost of energy for three renewable technologies and three sociodemographic metrics. | Energy Burden; Decarbonization; Energy Communities in Transition |
| Weisz, M., S.Wiese, and P. Parsons. 2024. New Pathways for Equitable Solar Adoption in Texas. https://doi.org/10.2172/2373101 | The project aimed to demonstrate pilot projects that equitably deployed rooftop solar to properties owned or rented by families in disadvantaged communities. Our goal was to create a clear path for low income households to reduce electricity bills and access clean energy by using existing energy efficiency programs with existing federal resources. | Decarbonization; Energy Communities in Transition; Program Design |
| Sun, K., P. Kusumah, W. Zhang, M. Wei, and T. Hong. 2022. Exploring Decarbonization and Clean Energy Pathways for Disadvantaged Communities in California. https://doi.org/10.2172/1879645 | Decarbonization for disadvantaged communities (DACs) poses extra challenges due to financial, informational, language, and other barriers. This paper presents the methodology, results, and analysis of energy efficiency measures to save energy, reduce CO2 emission, and promote clean energy access at the district scale for two DACs in Fresno, CA. | Decarbonization; Energy Communities in Transition |
| Schellenberg, J. A. and L. C. Schwartz. 2024. Grid Resilience Plans: State Requirements, Utility Practices, and Utility Plan Template. https://doi.org/10.2172/2406449 | As of June 2024, 14 states and one city require jurisdictional electric utilities to file resilience plans. Drawing on these requirements and filed plans, this report offers a template that states and utilities can consider to improve utility filings for grid resilience plans, either as part of a distribution system plan or as a separate filing. | Resilience; Regulation and Policy; Program Design |
| NREL. 2024. A Path to Clean Energy: Cross-Subsidization Concerns From Local Solar Development in Frankfort, Kentucky That Can Apply to Other Communities. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2406183 | This case study in Frankfort, KY explores how plans to meet 100% of city government electricity loads with renewable energy by 2023 might affect an all-requirements contract with a regional provider. It demonstrates how cross-subsidization can be addressed using quantitative analysis to increase transparency and stakeholder buy-in | Decarbonization; Energy Communities in Transition; Program Design |
| Supple, L.. 2024. Equitable Strategies for Residential Building Energy Efficiency and Electrification in San José, California. https://doi.org/10.2172/2396315 | This report builds on the Electrify San Jose Framework for Existing Building Electrification, identifying strategies to make single- and multi-family buildings energy-efficient and all-electric. It provides data, insights, and actionable analysis to support the San Jose Climate Smart team in engaging key stakeholders. | Program Design; Decarbonization; Energy Communities in Transition |
| Ferrall-Wolf, I. and J. McLaren. 2024. Screening Tool for Equitable Adoption and Deployment of Solar (STEADy Solar). https://doi.org/10.7799/2361133 | The Screening Tool for Equitable Adoption and DeploYment of Solar (STEADy Solar) is a database/mapping tool designed to promoting clean energy investments for low-income communities across the US. It can be used to find sites where solar projects may be economical and where federal incentives may be available to support equitable adoption of solar. | Decarbonization; Energy Communities in Transition; Energy Equity Capabilities |
| Flores, R., S.Houssainy, W. Wang, K. Nguyen Cu, X. Nie, N. Woolfolk, B. Polly, R. Faramarzi, J. Maclay, J. Lee c , Jack Brouwer a. 2024. Addressing building related energy burden, air pollution, and carbon emissions of a low-income community in Southern California. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adapen.2024.100169 | This report studies impacts of low-income assistance and electrification programs on a disadvantaged community in Southern CA. By pairing an urban energy model with an AC power flow/degradation model, it evaluates changes in energy costs and carbon/pollutant emissions after applying weatherization, energy efficiency, and electrification measures. | Program Design; Decarbonization; Energy Communities in Transition |
| NREL. 2023. Community Engagement Tips for EV Infrastructure Deployment. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1991508 | This sheet provides tips for conducting community engagement to support electric vehicle infrastructure planning and deployment. This document is a tool and an informative resource to be used in conjunction with other guidance. It is not intended to set policy or establish or replace any standards under state or federal law. | EVs and EV Infrastructure; Community Engagement and Perceptions |
| Romero-Lankao, P., N. Rosner, R. A. Efroymson, E. S. Parisch, L. Blanco, S. Smolinski, and K. Kline. 2023. Community Engagement and Equity in Renewable Energy Projects: A Literature Review. https://doi.org/10.2172/1996557 | This literature review examines the relationship between engagement and equity in energy transition projects, offering lessons, best practices, and options. It aims to inform the DOE and renewable energy proponents on how engagement works in practice, and its connection to energy equity elements. | Decarbonization; Community Engagement and Perceptions; Energy Communities in Transition |
| Dombrovski, K., M. McIntyre, and F. Jimenez. 2023. A Guide to Engaging Underserved Communities in Commercial Energy Efficiency Field Validations. https://doi.org/10.2172/1993818 | This paper develops guidance for researchers pursuing field validations with underserved communities. In this paper, we analyzed technical reports to identify common field validation building characteristics and conducted semi-structured expert conversations to identify key stages and major themes of engaging underserved communities. | Energy Communities in Transition; Resilience; Energy Burden |
| Bowen, T., A. Smith, J. Cutlip-Gorman, I. Langlois-Romero, and S. Cong. 2024. Louisville Communities LEAP Engagement: Improving Energy Efficiency in Affordable Housing. https://doi.org/10.2172/2438012 | This report summarizes workstreams from the Communities LEAP pilot Technical Assistance program in Louisville, KY. It covers energy efficiency technologies, community impacts, benchmarking ordinances, workforce development, and policies. It highlights building envelope improvements, peer community comparisons, and tailored policy recommendations. | Energy Communities in Transition; Community Engagement and Perceptions; Program Design |
| Nilson, R., J. Rand, B. Hoen, and S. Elmallah. 2024. Halfway up the ladder: Developer practices and perspectives on community engagement for utility-scale renewable energy in the United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103706 | This paper reveals the practices and perspectives of project developers for utility-scale renewable energy facility development surrounding community engagement. This study operationalizes the engagement preferences of developers and finds that most developers prefer that members of the public provide input but not recommend or make decisions. | Community Engagement and Perceptions; Energy Communities in Transition |