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Workshop: Building a Just Energy Transition in New England

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    A view of a mobile home park in Woodstock, VT, where members of Dartmouth's Energy Justice Clinic volunteered with COVER Home Repair, a local community partner organization, to help make energy efficiency upgrades at a resident's home.

Connect, Collaborate, and Help Build a Brighter Future for All

When: Friday and Saturday, September 27-28, 2024

Where: Irving Institute for Energy and Society, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Who Should Attend: Northern New England residents focused on energy and equity issues, such as members of community energy committees, municipal officials, or community-led NGO's, are welcome to register. Workshop participation will be dependent on available space. 

Agenda to include:

  • University-community collaborations: Dive into sessions that bring together academic and local expertise and include breakout discussions.    
  • Lunch Panels: Discover success stories in IRA funding and energy navigator programs that train community members to assist other community members to learn about energy efficiency, renewable energy and more.
  • Community partnerships: collaborate with towns, nonprofits, and local leaders.
  • A wide range of topics, such as:
    • Decarbonization
    • Reducing energy burdens
    • Household electrification
    • Community solar, and more!

REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED. 

Questions?

Contact Dr. Sarah Kelly, Program Manager for Dartmouth's Energy Justice Clinic and Lecturer in Geography

About the Workshop

The energy planning challenges facing rural northern New England are considerable, with rural, cold-region communities facing high energy burdens, an older, energy-inefficient housing stock, and the need to adapt to the impacts of climate change. To help prepare communities in this region to equitably meet these challenges, the New England Energy Justice Collaborative, comprising Dartmouth College's Energy Justice Clinic and Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society, the Vermont Law and Graduate School's Institute for Energy and the Environment, the University of Maine's Senator George Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst's Energy Transition Institute, will lead this two-day workshop at Dartmouth College. Supported by a grant from the University Energy Initiative Leadership Collaborative, the workshop will focus on sharing methods and fostering best practices for sustainable energy initiatives in underserved communities in northern New England.