Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project Communities

The Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP), managed by NREL, provides technical assistance to coastal, remote, and island U.S. communities.

Cohort 1 Communities

These 11 communities joined ETIPP in 2021.

Alaska Region

Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association

A fishing boat in open water.

Dillingham, Alaska

Nuyakuk River

Ouzinkie, Alaska

A boardwalk lined by trees on the left side and a rocky beach and water on the right side.

Sitka, Alaska

An aerial photo of Sitka, Alaska.

Wainwright, Alaska

An aerial view of buildings on a peninsula with water on two sides and sky.

Hawaii/Pacific Territories Region

Honolulu, Hawaii

A person who is sitting in a row of chairs speaks into a microphone, while another person kneeling in the row in front of him listens.

Kauai, Hawaii

About 25 people stand in a circle holding hands beneath palm trees.

Northeastern Seaboard

Eastport, Maine

Boats on water in front of buildings.

Isleboro, Maine

Eight people interacting on a beach with a blanket on the ground and trees in the background.

Southeastern Seaboard

Nags Head, North Carolina

A thin strip of green and brown land surrounded by water on both sides.

Ocracoke Island, North Carolina

Ferry making its way across the ocean.

These 12 communities joined ETIPP in 2022.

  • Aquinnah and Chilmark, Massachusetts
  • Bainbridge Island, Washington
  • Beaver Island, Michigan
  • Coopertiva Hidroelectrica de la Montana, Puerto Rico
  • Guam Power Authority, Guam
  • Hui o Hau’ula, Hawaii
  • Igiugig, Alaska
  • Makah Tribe, Washington
  • McGrath, Alaska
  • Mount Desert Island, Maine
  • Nikolski and St. George, Alaska
  • University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii

These nine communities joined ETIPP in 2023.

  • Block Island, Rhode Island
  • Deer Isle and Stonington, Maine
  • Moloka‘i, Hawaii
  • Nooksack Tribe, Washington
  • Oak Bluffs, Edgartown, and Tisbury, Massachusetts
  • Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, Washington
  • Shelter Island, New York
  • Sitka, Alaska
  • Vieques, Puerto Rico

These 25 communities joined ETIPP in 2024.

  • Brooklin, Maine 
  • Chebeague Island, Maine  
  • Comunidad Toro Negro, Ciales, Puerto Rico 
  • Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Oregon 
  • Cranberry Isles, Maine 
  • Fishers Island, New York 
  • Galena, Alaska  
  • Gary, Indiana  
  • Juneau, Alaska 
  • Kahikinui, Hawaii 
  • Key West, Florida 
  • Kotlik, Alaska 
  • La Margarita, Salinas, Puerto Rico 
  • Native Village of Kotzebue, Alaska 
  • Native Village of Scammon Bay, Alaska 
  • Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho 
  • Organized Village of Saxman, Alaska 
  • Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point, Maine 
  • Playa de Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico 
  • Port Orford, Oregon 
  • Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Washington 
  • Tangier, Virginia 
  • Upcountry Maui, Hawaii 
  • Waianae, Hawaii 
  • Washington County, Maine 

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