Name
EQUITY DISCUSSION -- ENERGY JUSTICE: Social Wins for Retrofitting
Date & Time
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Description
Retrofitting projects offer opportunities to enhance energy justice by providing health, safety, social and economic benefits to underserved communities. In this session, you will learn about:
• Integrating energy justice frameworks and equity principles into retrofitting project planning to emphasize equitable outcomes.
• Maximizing the economic benefits by creating local job opportunities, lowering energy costs, and improving living conditions in historically marginalized communities to reduce energy poverty.
• Coordinating community inclusion in decision-making by engaging local communities in retrofitting project planning.
• Measuring social impact: techniques for measuring and reporting on the social goals.