Research & Policy Publications

Examines the rapid expansion of data centers in the U.S. and explores how collaborative planning, stakeholder engagement, and policy reform can help balance AI infrastructure growth with community impacts, energy reliability, and public interest.

Examines how utility-led thermal energy networks are emerging as a key strategy to decarbonize building heating and cooling, highlighting policy trends, pilot programs, and equity considerations.

Provides a comparative analysis of siting laws across 12 states, identifying trends in state authority, permitting, public engagement, and environmental justice.

Explores models, financing, and challenges of community-owned solar to promote more equitable and locally controlled renewable energy systems.

Analyzes stakeholder perspectives and conflicts in U.S. offshore wind development, emphasizing the need for early engagement and collaborative decision-making.

Examines how CBAs can ensure equitable outcomes in renewable energy projects by formalizing community-developer agreements and reducing conflict.

Introduces a university-led clinical model to improve renewable energy siting through stakeholder engagement, conflict resolution, and energy justice.

Identifies the key social and institutional drivers of opposition to renewable projects, showing how early and inclusive engagement can reduce delays and cancellations.

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