Our Approach
At the center of our work is a practical understanding of how to transition buildings to clean energy while also creating social and economic benefits for the communities we serve.
We respond to community needs and priorities.
Our approach begins with assessment and community outreach. We work with you to engage community stakeholders, identify local champions, and review existing conditions to align with goals and resources.
This strategy makes it possible for us to match appropriate energy solutions with project opportunities that are specific to your community. We prioritize viable, beneficial projects and create an implementation plan that is tailored to your community.
Our projects maximize social and economic benefits.
Our work keeps energy dollars local and ensures that neighborhood-scale projects are community-driven. We work with you to identify appropriate project funding and ownership solutions that will best serve your project’s success and your community’s needs.
The shared infrastructure projects we develop help to make clean heating and cooling accessible and affordable, particularly for those most impacted by energy and environmental burdens. This work not only strengthens climate resilience, but also builds sustainable local wealth.
Creating successful solutions starts with building a strong team.
We draw on our deep experience with utility-scale projects, energy policy, and regulation, combining technical and engineering expertise with roles in finance, project development, civic planning, governance, and operations.
Each project is carefully planned by a team of experts and community advocates. If expertise is missing, we expand the team to fit the need.
We also build project-specific consortia of trusted leaders in energy innovation, design, and implementation to deliver coordinated services and in-house project management. We oversee this multidisciplinary team to ensure the project plan is executed on time, stays within budget, and results in ongoing smooth operations.
Our approach is rooted in Resource Efficient Decarbonization, a stepwise approach to reducing and eliminating emissions in buildings and neighborhoods.
We help communities dramatically reduce pollution at the pace and scale we need by adding neighborhood-scale projects to house-by-house solutions.