This resource serves as a guidebook for local governments looking to maximize the clean energy incentives and opportunities provided by the Inflation Reduction Act.
Cost Sharing Agreement for Renewable Energy Aggregation: Example of the Centre County Solar Group, PA
This memorandum provides an example of how a group of local governments and public entities can form a partnership, aggregate buying power, and procure renewable energy together at economies of scale for off-site electricity purchases.
Memorandum of Forming A Clean Energy Partnership with Utilities: Example of St. Petersburg, FL
This memorandum provides an example of how local governments can form a partnership with electric utilities to foster a clean energy collaboration.
Memorandum of Forming A Clean Energy Partnership with Utilities: Example of Charlotte, NC
This memorandum provides an example of how local governments can form a partnership with electric utilities to foster a low-carbon, smart city collaboration.
Memorandum of Forming An Aggregated Renewables Procurement Group: Example of Melbourne, Australia
This memorandum provides an example of how a group of local governments, corporations, and organizations can form a partnership, aggregate buying power, and procure renewable energy together at economies of scale for off-site electricity purchases.
Memorandum of Forming An Aggregated Renewables Procurement Group: Example of the Southern Maine Solar Collaborative
This memorandum provides an example of how a group of local governments and public entities can form a partnership, aggregate buying power, and procure renewable energy together at economies of scale for off-site electricity purchases.
Memorandum of Forming An Aggregated Renewables Procurement Group: Example of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
This memorandum provides an example of how a group of local governments and public entities can form a partnership, aggregate buying power, and procure renewable energy together at economies of scale for net metering projects.
Memorandum of Forming An Aggregated Renewables Procurement Group: Example of the Baltimore Regional Cooperative Purchasing Committee
This memorandum provides an example of how a group of local governments and public entities can form a partnership, aggregate buying power, and procure renewable energy together at economies of scale for off-site electricity purchases.
Advancing Local Government Goals through Wholesale Market Engagement: A Series of Case Studies
Local governments are becoming increasingly aware of the important role of wholesale market operators in decarbonization, the deployment of clean energy, and grid reliability. Wholesale market operators include regional transmission organizations (RTOs) and independent system operators (ISOs). Due to the technical and time-intensive nature of the process for engaging with RTOs, local governments frequently have a difficult time engaging in stakeholder and market processes. This report outlines case studies in which two municipalities and one coalition of local governments have successfully used innovative strategies to engage with their RTOs. The case studies feature the town of Hanover, NH; the PJM Cities and Communities Coalition; and the City of Castle Hills, TX.
Driving Climate Action Through Utility Integrated Resource Plans: A North Carolina Case Study of Local Government Leadership
This ACCC Renewables Accelerator case study examines a coordinated effort by local governments in North Carolina to provide insight into how and why local governments are increasingly getting involved in utility Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) processes. It shares details and takeaways from this leading example of local government collaboration to inform other local governments’ efforts to advance a cleaner, more equitable, and sustainable energy future.