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Webinar THIS Wednesday ⏩ Join National Renewable Energy Laboratory researchers on 8 January, 2025 from 1-2PM ET to gain insight on free technical assistance offered through #SEIN Innovation at SCALE. Details and Registration. https://lnkd.in/egxQKBYm

2️⃣ Weeks Out | Don't miss the chance to work with Converge Strategies, LLC, AND the National Renewable Energy Laboratory through their Innovation at SCALE (Solar Community Assistance for Local Equity) program. The Opportunity. Innovation at SCALE applies lessons learned and adapts solutions developed through the Solar Energy Innovation Network (#SEIN) to offer community-focused #solar adoption assistance. Work With Us. Innovation at SCALE provides a network of regional knowledge and specialized expertise. We are thrilled to contribute technical assistance on: 🔸#Resilience assessments and exercises 🔸Project development and facilitation 🔸Policy and programmatic design 🔸Partnerships and networking building Learn More and Apply by 16 January by 5 p.m. ET. https://lnkd.in/exkKrEtb #SEIN is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office and is led by National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

ONE Week Out ▶️ Don't miss the 1️⃣0️⃣4️⃣th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting #TRBAM for insights into transportation #resilience, #decarbonization, and more. 🗓️ When. Sunday 5 January - 9 January 2025 📍 Where. Washington, D.C. 💻Details. Advance Registration ends 2 JAN. https://lnkd.in/gwHEZCge ✈️ Can't Make It? Join the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) for the "Improving Extreme Weather Resiliency of Airport Infrastructure" Insight Event for a discussion on strengthening #airportresilience to extreme weather. Why It Matters. Findings from this event will inform and guide ACRP's and the broader TRB's future research activities and events. Dates and Location. 7 - 8 MAY 2025 at the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 🤝 Connect with Meredith Pringle at the TRB Annual Meeting to learn more about ACRP Insight Event programming. 

Inside 👉 Firsts for Energy Security and Water Resilience | Subscribe to receive monthly communications from Converge Strategies, LLC on #cleanenergy, #resilience, and #nationalsecurity. We promise to respect your time. Subscribe ➡️ https://bit.ly/2Gz9LEe Our Latest Newsletter ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eaEyHhqr 👏The Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation (FESI) announced its first investments to defend America’s #criticalinfrastructure and accelerate #energyinnovation. 🔹Cannon AFB hosted a two-day #waterresilience workshop to consider the future of water supply and infrastructure for the installation and the surrounding community. ☀️National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) Innovation at SCALE (Solar Community Assistance for Local Equity) program offers free technical assistance for community solar adoption. Request to participate by 16 January. https://lnkd.in/eGyQpt8M ✈️Save the Date for ACRP’s Upcoming Insight Event: Improving Extreme Weather Resiliency of Airport Infrastructure | 7-8 May, 2025. 🤝️The State of Colorado and the United States Department of Defense hosted a joint workshop to support #energysecurity and innovation across Colorado military installations. ⚡️Grid Strategies LLC’s 5-year load growth forecast means a 15.8% increase in nationwide electric demand by 2029, pointing to large-scale #transmission investment as the lowest-cost solution to meet this demand. 📈Our team is growing! Welcome Leah Emanuel to Converge Strategies, LLC.

Wrapping It Up 🎁 Our Converge Strategies, LLC team wishes you well in the holiday season. Thank you for the opportunity to spend our year focused on building partnerships to deploy resilient clean energy By The Numbers 📷 Snapshot of 2024 for the Converge Strategies, LLC Team 👏 Spoke at 25+ events 📣 Facilitated 20+ workshops ✈️ Conducted 10+ site visits ⚡ Organized 5+ tabletop exercises 🤝 Welcomed 7 new team members

👏 "A first for the United States Department of Defense (DoD)" Congratulations to Cannon Air Force Base for hosting a two-day "Water Resilience Analysis Workshop" to identify best practices for infrastructure #resilience and community #partnerships. The Bottom Line. 💬“The Ogallala Aquifer is a finite source of water. When it is gone, it’s gone" said Dr. Ladona Clayton, Executive Director of Ogallala Land & Water Conservancy. Value of Workshops. Converge Strategies, LLC supported MIT Lincoln Laboratory in executing a tabletop exercise and solutions workshop to take a comprehensive look at the future of water sustainability, identify #waterresilience gaps, and evaluate the risks to critical missions at Cannon AFB and in the local community. ⏩ What’s Next. The workshop will inform a final report that documents gaps and mitigation options to be shared across the United States Department of the Air Force and United States Department of Defense more broadly. ✉️ Message Meredith Pringle to learn more about this work and the value of workshops. Details. https://lnkd.in/egh-4Jas Thank you to the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (SERDP & ESTCP) for sponsoring this important work. 

The Forecast. Grid Strategies LLC's NEW "Strategic Industries Surging: Driving US Power Demand" report predicts that our nationwide electric demand will increase by 15.8% in just 5️⃣ years. What Does That Mean? Compared to the <1️⃣% per year growth of the past two decades, this unprecedented 3️⃣% growth requires 6️⃣times the planning and construction of new #generation and #transmission capacity. What’s Needed. Grid Strategies’ report points to large-scale transmission investment as the lowest-cost method to meet this demand, saving tens of billions of dollars to effectively match 2029’s forecasted 128 GW electricity demand. Details. https://lnkd.in/eYxxyQQh

Are you interested in FREE technical assistance for community solar adoption? 🔍Look No Further. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory offers targeted assistance to communities through the #SolarEnergyInnovation Network (SEIN) as Innovation at #SCALE (Solar Community Assistance for Local Equity). What It Is. Innovation at SCALE applies lessons learned and adapts solutions developed through #SEIN to offer community-focused assistance. Examples of assistance include: 🔹Consultation with SMEs on steps in the solar deployment process 🔹Key insights from experienced SEIN partners about their project work to increase solar deployment in underserved communities 🔹Analysis and contextualization of site-specific data using NREL's state-of-the-art tools 📌 Mark Your Calendars. Requests for assistance through SEIN I-SCALE are currently open. Submit a request by 16 January, 2025 by 5 p.m. ET for the opportunity to participate. https://lnkd.in/egxQKBYm Who Can Apply. Innovation at SCALE is open to all U.S.-based stakeholders, including community-based organizations, local government entities, regulatory authorities, electric utilities, and individual organizations or teams of stakeholders. #SEIN is a collaborative research program that supports multistakeholder teams to research, develop, and share solutions to real-world challenges associated with distributed-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) energy adoption. SEIN is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office and is led by NREL.

We are thrilled to welcome Leah Emanuel to Converge Strategies, LLC! Leah specializes in working with the public and private sectors to understand their #energysecurity risks given resource availability, the geopolitical landscape, and changing climate dynamics. Meet Our Team. https://ow.ly/VILc50TgRMe Are you following Converge Strategies, LLC #LinkedIn? Follow ⬆️ to get the latest on #resilience and #security in the #cleanenergy transformation. Subscribe to CSL's Newsletter. https://ow.ly/jAFE50TgRMf

🤝Thank you to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) for featuring Jonathon Monken as a #resilience speaker during the 2024 #Solar and Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) Community #Energy #Resilience Workshop. What's Clear. Solar and other #DERs are essential tools for securing community and #energyresilience. Real World Example. The Together New Orleans Community Lighthouse Project is changing the game on #resilience with their trailblazer for solar and #energystorage work. Dig in Deeper. Most solar panels are made to withstand winds of 140 MPH. #Microgrids and #solarislanding are solutions for #energyresilience. ✉ Message Jonathon Monken to continue the conversation on how to strengthen the #energyresilience posture of your community. Learn More. https://lnkd.in/e-gunBkF https://lnkd.in/eTXyvfHa