Communities Advancing the U.S. Energy Transition.

As policy makers increasingly recognize the value of community-driven energy investments, we highlight three examples of U.S. states where community-driven projects are an active part of the transitioning energy sector. Each demonstrates the importance of legislatures, regulators, utilities, third-party developers, non-profits, and individual community members in driving energy communities and community driven projects. These examples show that energy community programs use different business models, involve different levels of utility involvement, seek electricity products in addition to energy, and incorporate other policy goals. We draw out aspects of the programs that appear to be working well. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]