This guide outlines the key steps that cities should undertake to create a comprehensive energy action plan. Section 4, “Stakeholder Collaboration and Community Engagement,” provides suggestions on successfully engaging your community on key energy issues.
Renewable Energy Credits Guide
The EnergySage website provides basic introductory materials explaining renewable energy credits, also known as renewable energy certificates.
Describing Purchaser Impact in U.S. Voluntary Renewable Energy Markets
This report provides suggested language to help cities transparently and clearly communicate the impact that they are having in terms of energy and greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
WattTime
WattTime’s more granular, real-time emissions data resources can assist cities in making more accurate and nuanced assessments of the potential greenhouse gas emissions impact of prospective projects.
Institutional Renewable Energy Procurement: Guidance for Purchasing and Making Associated Environmental Impact Claims
This report outlines common renewable energy transaction structures, provides a framework for analyzing and prioritizing these options, and explains how to properly communicate the impact of different types of deals.
Electric Power Markets: National Overview
FERC provides an overview of U.S. electric power markets, including independent system operators (ISOs) and regional transmission organizations (RTOs).
Communication Best Practices for Renewable Energy
This study presents 15 case studies of government, private sector, and civil society renewable energy communications campaigns, from development to evaluation, and advice on how to optimally organize such communications campaigns to help overcome some of the barriers facing renewable energy today.
Local Government Solar Project Press Release Template
This document provides examples of press release templates to help municipalities announce their efforts to develop solar projects.
Toolbox for Renewable Energy Project Development
This website provides helpful resources in each of the following categories: solar policies and regulations, project financing, requests for proposals, project development, and environmental claims.
The Stakeholder Engagement Process: An Overview
This short document outlines a four-step model for successful stakeholder engagement.