American cities climate challenge renewable energy accelerator
City Renewables Procurement Guidance
The Renewable Accelerator Procurement Guidance is a free online guide for city governments looking to procure renewable energy. Practical and detailed, the guide outlines the processes, tools, resources and best practices for implementing municipal renewable energy projects.
About us
The Renewables Accelerator provides cutting-edge tools, resources and technical assistance to help U.S. cities advance ambitious renewable energy goals. Our partnership supports the Bloomberg Philanthropies American Cities Climate Challenge and the Urban Sustainability Directors'' Network cities with renewable energy commitments.
AMERICAN CITIES CLIMATE CHALLENGE:
Bloomberg Philanthropies'' American Cities Climate Challenge is a two-year acceleration . program with powerful new resources and access to cutting-edge support to help cities meet – or beat – their near-term carbon reduction goals. The Renewables Accelerator, an initiative of the Climate Challenge, supports U.S. cities in procuring
AMERICAN CITIES CLIMATE CHALLENGE
American Cities Climate Challenge - Over Two Years, 25 Cities and Their Mayors Demon-strate Major Climate Wins and Emissions Reductions Are Possible (PDF) CLIMATE CHALLENGE CITIES INCREASED RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR A CLEANER ELECTRICITY GRID, IMPROVED BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND PHASED OUT
Fulfilling America''s Pledge
Columbus must protect natural resources, reduce waste, embrace renewable energy, and be a leader in the sustainability movement," said Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther. Powering Forward. Representatives from both cities will be participating in the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge Renewables Accelerator this week.
Four Creative Ways Cities Are Transitioning to a Clean Energy
The Renewables Accelerator is a key resource for cities already leading on procuring renewable energy and those kickstarting their clean energy programs. The Accelerator brings cities together to share successes and challenges, learn from each other and access technical support. Learn more about the American Cities Climate Challenge Renewables
Winning Cities From the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge
With support from the Climate Challenge, these cities passed 54 major buildings, energy, and transportation policies and launched 71 new climate programs and initiatives – leading to the adoption of over 800MW of renewable energy, development of 510 miles of new or improved bike lanes, and deployment of over 1,100 new EVs.
Healthy, Zero-Carbon Cities
Cities can be at the center of combating climate change by leading the charge to renewable energy. The American Cities Climate Challenge Renewables Accelerator aims to go beyond the theoretical and scale up high-impact urban climate solutions that are already proven to succeed. The Renewables Accelerator is a free one-stop shop providing the
GPP Webinar: US City & Corporate Clean Energy Procurement
The American Cities Climate Challenge Renewables Accelerator, co-led by World Resources Institute (WRI) and RMI and supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, is a program that helps U.S. cities meet—or beat—their near-term carbon reduction goals with cutting-edge technical support and resources.
US Local Governments Lead the Way in the Clean Energy
About the American Cities Climate Challenge Renewables Accelerator The Renewables Accelerator is part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies'' American Cities Climate Challenge, an initiative that aims to go beyond the theoretical and scale up high-impact urban climate solutions that are already proven to succeed.
How US cities and counties are getting renewable energy
A new tool from the American Cities Climate Challenge Renewables Accelerator, the Local Government Renewables Action Tracker, showcases renewable energy deals made by U.S. cities, counties, tribal governments, municipal utilities and community choice aggregations since 2015. Cataloguing over 300 deals, the tool equips local governments with the
Despite Challenges, Virginia Cities Envision a Bold Clean Energy
The Renewables Accelerator is a key resource for cities already leading on renewable energy and those kickstarting their clean energy programs. Learn more about renewable energy procurement options for cities and the American Cities Climate Challenge Renewables Accelerator at Relevant Work.
Intern, Research U.S. Renewable Energy
The majority of your work will focus on research support for local governments under the American Cities Climate Challenge Renewable Energy Accelerator. Examples of research support will include best practices and case studies for municipal electricity procurement, innovative financing models, clean energy technology trends, and decarbonization
Brightfields Accelerator
This technical assistance builds directly on RMI''s experience co-leading the American Cities Climate Challenge''s Renewables Accelerator. In this initiative, RMI helped cities small and large across America implement their energy and
4 Creative Ways Cities Are Transitioning to a Clean Energy Future
The Renewables Accelerator is a key resource for cities already leading on procuring renewable energy and those kickstarting their clean energy programs. The Accelerator brings cities together to share successes and challenges, learn from each other and access technical support. Learn more about the American Cities Climate Challenge Renewables
Chicago Pursues Ambitious and Innovative Procurement to Meet Renewable
Last week, the City of Chicago took a major step toward realizing its commitment to power city operations entirely with renewable energy by 2025. The City released a request for proposals (RFP) intended to facilitate the purchase of almost 1 terawatt-hour (TWh) of renewable electricity annually. In the absence of federal action on climate change []
Charlotte, NC, Announces Partnership to Construct Major Utility
The City completed a competitive procurement process to select Carolina Solar Energy, in partnership with Ecoplexus, and the planned 35 MW solar energy project. Charlotte is one of 25 cities selected to participate in the American Cities Climate Challenge, an effort to resource cities to take strong action to reduce pollution that contributes
American Cities Climate Challenge
As part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies American Cities Climate Challenge, 25 cities are laying the groundwork for a world run on clean, renewable energy— while improving their residents'' health and creating jobs along the way.
Chicago becomes largest US city to commit to 100% clean energy
The Chicago City Council on Wednesday unanimously voted to commit to 100% renewable energy the American Cities Climate Challenge Renewables Accelerator to offer cities technical support
Cities in the U.S. and Companies in China and Mexico Are
Greater renewable energy supply options are needed if cities and companies are to meet their clean energy goals. WRI is helping accelerate demand for renewable energy through new coalitions, such as supporting the city of Cincinnati on a deal for the largest municipal solar array in the U.S. and helping companies in China and Mexico set examples for their peers.
4 Ways Local Solar Projects Can Benefit Cities
About the Renewables Accelerator: Leaders in U.S. clean energy development are beginning to realize how important it is to help cities achieve their renewable energy goals. Last year, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the American Cities Climate Challenge, a two-year program which provides cities with powerful new resources and access to cutting-edge
Charlotte, North Carolina, becomes largest US city to acquire
Other cities have charged hard on rolling out solar programs, spurred in part by the American Cities Climate Challenge Renewables Accelerator, a joint effort launched last year between the
Charlotte Is the Largest US City to Buy Renewable Energy
More than 200 US cities, townships, and counties have adopted 100 percent clean energy targets. While some have already achieved them, many more are still trying to figure out how they will work with many stakeholders, most notably their electric utilities, to get there.
RELEASE: US Local Governments Lead the Way in the Clean Energy
New data from cityrenewables shows renewable energy deals signed by US local governments rising dramatically, totaling nearly 8.3 gigawatts of new capacity announced since 2015.. WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 24, 2020)—As of March 2020, local governments signed 335 deals to procure a total of 8.28 gigawatts of renewable energy over the last five
C40 Renewable Energy Accelerator: How cities are accelerating
Implement ambitious policies, programmes and projects and engage with the private sector to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy. This report captures the actions of the 15 cities that were required to report their progress in late 2023. It summarises steps taken by the cities on renewable energy in line with the accelerator commitments.
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