Eligibility for each cohort depends on the cohort topic, but ideal participants may include local and regional governments, not-for-profit economic development districts, municipal and cooperative utilities, Tribes, and community-based organizations.

The three peer-learning cohort topics in this round are:

• Distributed wind
• Renewable energy and energy efficiency 101 in Appalachia
• Microgrids

Applications are due by October 31 at Clean Energy to Communities Program: Peer-Learning Cohorts | State, Local, and Tribal Governments | NREL

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We learned that other regions do have successful voluntary energy conservation programs. Advocates in this region want to see more of an effort to incorporate this kind of demand response – one that makes our polluting peaker plants irrelevant!

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Here is the recording of the event if you would like to watch it again.

Here are the slides and here is the forum handout.

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OPP’s next WorkshOPP, this fall, will focus on participating as an intervenor in Commission proceedings.

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