Clean Energy to Communities (C2C) offers peer-learning cohorts to advance local clean energy goals. Peer-learning cohorts are funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) with support from the World Resources Institute.

The three peer-learning cohorts include:

• Planning for Microgrids to Increase Energy Resilience
• Expanding Capacity for Distributed Wind in Rural and Agricultural Communities
• Renewable Energy and Efficiency Improvements in Appalachia

To participate, you must apply by Thursday, Oct. 31. Each peer-learning cohort will commence in January 2025. Click here for more details about the program and to apply.

Peer-learning cohorts are multi-community engagements that convene community entities around a common clean energy transition topic. Participants meet regularly for approximately 6 months to exchange strategies and best practices, learn in a collaborative environment, and workshop policy or program proposals, action plans, or strategies to overcome challenges.

In each cohort, experts provide up to 15 participants with case studies, analysis and modeling tools, templates, training materials, and facilitated collaboration to enable accelerated clean energy progress.

Nearly 200 community entities have participated in one of 12 cohorts.