Environment & Energy

Establish a source of credit that families and/or community institutions can access in order to make energy efficiency improvements or switch to renewable power generation, where the money used is paid back into a growing fund. read more

Green public-service banks offer the potential for local control over public financing. Rather than conventional financing that disembeds capital from particular communities, non-profit public-service banks can provide loans to support community-based renewable energy developments and related enterprises. read more

Aumentar el suministro local de energía renovable y planificar en función de una zona geográfica en específico agrupando iniciativas locales dentro de redes regionales, lo que facilitará el nivel de cambio del régimen mediante la coordinación de proyectos locales, al mismo tiempo que se respeta la autonomía de las iniciativas locales de energía. read more

Applying internet technology and two-way communication to the electricity distribution system in order to monitor demand, increase efficiency, reduce service interruptions, and integrate renewable and distributed sources of power. read more

Exige que las empresas de servicios públicos generen o adquieran un porcentaje específico de su producción de electricidad a partir de fuentes de energía renovables dentro de un plazo determinado. read more

Permite a las personas que no tienen hogar propio, o que no tienen el capital necesario para involucrarse en la energía limpia por su cuenta, juntar recursos y poseer cooperativamente una planta de energía verde con otros miembros de su comunidad. read more

A “microgrid” is a set of power generation, storage, and transmission facilities that can connect and disconnect from the larger grid, creating a more resilient energy system and one in which local control can be exercised over the entire circuit of energy creation, purchasing, sale, and utilization. read more

Operador de red independiente que conserva el acceso equitativo y gestiona los recursos desde fuentes distribuidas de energía. read more

Scale up local renewable energy supply and planning across a specified geographic region by clustering local initiatives into regional networks, facilitating regime level change through the coordination of local projects while respecting the autonomy of local energy initiatives. read more