Current and Past Peer-Learning Cohorts

Explore topics from current and previous Clean Energy to Communities (C2C) peer-learning cohorts, managed by NREL, that have helped communities advance local clean energy progress.

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July 2024 Cohort Topics and Communities

Appalachian Sustainable Development, Bristol, Virginia 
Black Oaks Center, Kankakee County, Illinois  
Community Power Collaborative, California 
Equitable Solar Investments, Chicago, Illinois 
Florida Educational Development 
Moline, Illinois 
Nature Conservancy Florida 
Oregon State University/Sheba LLC 
Paragon Cooperative, Fulton County, Georgia 
Phoenix Community Farm, Midland, Michigan 
Piedmont Environmental Council, Warrenton, Virginia 
Spark Northwest, Seattle, Washington 
Strengthen ND 
The Bronx Land Trust, New York 
The Latino Coalition of San Benito County (California) and Costanoan Indian Research

Cheyenne River Long-Term Recovery Group, Eagle Butte, South Dakota 
Indiana County Thrives, Indiana County, Pennsylvania 
Kansas City, Missouri 
Kotzebue, Alaska 
Lebanon Energy Advisory Committee, New Hampshire 
Lincoln, Nebraska 
Lowell Light & Power, Michigan 
Missoula, Montana 
New Orleans, Louisiana 
Reading Public Works, Pennsylvania 
Sedona, Arizona 
Somerville, Massachusetts 
Southern Sustainability Institute, Athens, Georgia  
Turlock, California 
West Central Initiative, Fergus Falls, Minnesota  

Columbus, Ohio Department of Public Utilities 
Cook County, Illinois 
Denver, Colorado Office of Climate Action, Sustainability, and Resiliency 
Falmouth, Maine 
Kansas City, Missouri 
Natick, Massachusetts Department of Sustainability 
Oak Park, Illinois 
Orange County, Florida 
Palo Alto, California 
Potawatomi Ventures, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 
Reno, Nevada 
Richmond, Virginia Office of Sustainability 
Santa Cruz, California 
Sedona, Arizona 
Watsonville, California

January 2024 Cohort Topics and Communities

Ames, Iowa
Baltimore, Maryland
Boca Raton, Florida
Cincinnati, Ohio
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Crafton Borough, Pennsylvania
Hailey, Idaho
Howard County, Maryland
Key West, Florida
Mount Vernon, New York
Reading, Pennsylvania
Salem, Oregon
Skokie, Illinois
Washtenaw County, Michigan
Windham, Maine
Albemarle County, Virginia
Bellevue College, Washington
Cook County, Illinois
Detroit, Michigan
Edmond Electric, Oklahoma
Lander, Wyoming
LUMA Energy, Puerto Rico
Mesa, Arizona
Miami, Florida
Morris, Minnesota
Penobscot Indian Nation
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Santa Monica, California
Sipayik Resilience Committee
Stowe Electric Department, Vermont
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Bellevue, Washington
Bronzeville Partners, Illinois
Centre County Metropolitan Planning Organization, Pennsylvania
Durham, North Carolina
Fort Collins Utilities, Colorado
Greater Portland Council of Governments, Maine
Ithaca, New York
Missoula, Montana
North Miami, Florida
Salt Lake County, Utah
San Jose, California
SEEED, Inc., Tennessee
Sovereign Energy, New Mexico
Vancouver, Washington

July 2023 Cohort Topics and Communities

Alexandria, Virginia
Bozeman, Montana
Broward County, Florida
Centre County, Pennsylvania
Frontier Metropolitan Planning Organization, Arkansas
Greater Portland Council of Governments, Maine
Keene, New Hampshire
Lincoln, Nebraska
Loveland/Larimer County, Colorado
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Montgomery County, Maryland
New Haven, Connecticut
Olympia, Washington
Sedona, Arizona
Whatcom County, Washington

Explore the topics that were highlighted in this electric vehicle charging cohort.

Alexandria, Virginia
Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission, Vermont
Commerce City, Colorado
Dunedin, Florida
Erie County, New York
Framingham, Massachusetts
Greensboro, North Carolina
Loveland/Larimer County, Colorado
Midlothian, Texas
Nashville, Tennessee
New Rochelle, New York
Oldsmar, Florida
Phoenix, Arizona
Reading, Pennsylvania
St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Explore the topics that were highlighted in this municipal clean energy cohort.

Ann Arbor, Michigan
Boston Metropolitan Area Planning Council, Massachusetts
Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission, Vermont
Fairfax, Virginia
Fremont, California
Glendale Water and Power, California
Idaho Falls Power, Idaho
Ithaca, New York
Los Alamos County, New Mexico
Lowell, Massachusetts
North Central Texas Council of Governments, Texas
Palm Springs, California
Portland, Oregon
Reno, Nevada
San Diego Association of Governments, California

Explore the topics that were highlighted in this community voices cohort.

Pilot Topics

Apex, North Carolina
Baltimore City, Maryland
Breckenridge, Colorado
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Centre Region Council of Governments, Pennsylvania
Commerce City, Colorado
Dillingham, Alaska
Eastern Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma
Lawrence, Kansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Norman, Oklahoma
Orange County, North Carolina
Phoenix, Arizona
Rochester, New York
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Boston, Massachusetts
Burbank, California
Centralina Regional Council, North Carolina
Chicago, Illinois
Clark County, Nevada
Columbia, South Carolina
Columbus, Ohio
Cook County, Illinois
Dallas, Texas
Fort Collins, Colorado
Los Alamos County, New Mexico
Missoula, Montana
Salt Lake City, Utah
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Burbank, California
Burlington, Vermont
Chicago, Illinois
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cohoes, New York
Columbus, Ohio
City and County of Denver, Colorado
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Hawaii County, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Los Angeles, California
San Diego, California
Santa Monica, California
Westminster, Colorado

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