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In January, the California Energy Commission (CEC) will launch a $30 million equity-focused rebate project to help businesses, nonprofits, tribes and public entities in disadvantaged and low-income communities in 30 counties install elec

A new year is a fitting time to look ahead and make predictions. From our vantage point as a nonprofit that administers clean transportation and distributed energy programs across the U.S., we see hopeful signs. Policymakers, businesses and individuals are picking up the pace in the journey toward a more sustainable and equitable energy future.

To increase the cost-effectiveness of electric vehicle (EV) incentives and outreach, this research examined consumers who would not have purchased/leased their EV without

What progress has the transportation sector made in electrifying transportation in Hawai’i? What are the challenges? What lessons can be learned from within and outside Hawaii?

Dr. Brett Williams, Senior Principal Advisor for Electric Vehicle Programs at the Center for Sustainable Energy, made this presentation and participated in a discussion at the Hawai’i Energy Conference.

We are moving toward a more electrified future with all-electric homes and fully electric cars rapidly growing in popularity.  

For utilities, this means increased challenges to plan to meet growing and changing load demand. It also means opportunities to be catalysts for the adoption of new technologies and to leverage these technologies to manage demand. 

Owners and prospective buyers of electric vehicles (EVs) hope to see more public places to rapidly charge their vehicles thanks to billions of dollars in federal and state charger incentive programs.