Learning from Implementers: Strategies for Scaling Clean Energy Projects

Across the country, community groups are partnering with unions and government leaders on innovative campaigns to decarbonize and deploy clean energy in schools, mobile home parks, and low-income neighborhoods. By organizing grassroots support on the "outside" and effectively championing progress "inside" of government, they are winning tangible benefits in the short term while building scalable civic infrastructure at the local and state levels—critical for when the next opportunity for federal investment emerges. Join this in-person panel, hosted by the Building Power Resource Center, to hear from on-the-ground implementers scaling building decarbonization programs. Reception to follow panel discussion. Speaker Lineup Opening Remarks Jeremiah Baumann - former Senior Policy Advisor and Director of Policy & Implementation, U.S. Department of Energy Moderator Yong Jung Cho - Executive Director, Building Power Resource Center Panelists Senator Jabari Brisport - New York State Senate Julie Benabente - Deputy Director, City of San José’s Climate Smart Division Francis Eanes - Executive Director, Maine Labor Climate Council Molly Shack Strickland - Executive Director, Ohio Organizing Collaborative __ About the Host The Building Power Resource Center (BPRC) is a high-touch strategy and technical assistance provider that supports mutually accountable partnerships between communities and local governments to power a clean energy transition that delivers short-term, tangible benefits for working people. Visit our website: https://www.buildingresource.org/. Follow us on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/building-power-resource-center/.