Driving Affordable Decarbonization: Inclusive Utility Program Designs for Disadvantaged Communities

Tanushree Charan; Rois Langner; Katelyn Stenger; Craig Simmons; Zahra Fallahi; Margot Everett; Chuck Moran; Natalie Csinsi

doi:10.2172/2447819

Driving Affordable Decarbonization: Inclusive Utility Program Designs for Disadvantaged Communities

Tanushree Charan, Rois Langner, Katelyn Stenger, Craig Simmons, Zahra Fallahi, Margot Everett, Chuck Moran, Natalie Csinsi

Building Technologies and Science Center

Research output: NREL › Technical Report

Abstract

Our research team worked with 17 utility partners from various U.S. regions to study current utility program practices. We identified the key characteristics of these programs and the challenges and opportunities in implementing them. Through our research, we provide a pragmatic, design-oriented, and customer-centered perspective for effective program design and implementation. We identify 13 successful characteristics of program design that may be considered by utility partners.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	47
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2172/2447819
State	Published - 2024

NREL Publication Number

NREL/TP-5500-90459

Keywords

disadvantaged communities
equity
program design
utilities

Access to Document

10.2172/2447819

https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy24osti/90459.pdf

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