The AEG Chicago 24Q3 Stakeholder Challenge identified a critical obstacle for equitable grid modernization: the lack of visualization and alignment of key community and utility energy plans. This gap hampers understanding of how different plans influence each other, hindering efforts to meet climate, health, and equity goals. Stakeholders emphasized collaboration, workforce training, and reducing barriers to adoption.

Participants agreed to prioritize the above obstacles around the statement provided by Julieta Giraldez, Director of Integrated Grid Planning, EPE.

“Regarding grid modernization, to achieve Chicagoland’s climate, health and equity goals, a critical obstacle to collectively overcome in 12 months is: the lack of visualization of key community and utility energy and infrastructure related plans to better understand how they influence each other and create alignment on grid mod needs.

Full Executive Summary for the project

Funds will be used for but not limited to the following activities:

Supervision and staffing for 2 graduate students to serve as Carbon League Fellows to support the task force work.
GIS Mapping and data management for the community dashboard prototype
Costs for convening and facilitation.

Prior Carbon League Reports relating to this project:

Midwest Carbon League outcomes and reports 2024

The Carbon League_Chicago provides technical assistance, programming and coaching for public, private and civic leaders to deliver measurable progress on climate, health, energy and equity commitments on 12 month goals in 90 day sprints as high-performance teams.

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Transparent Community Climate Dashboard - Chicago

By The Carbon League

Transparent Community Climate Dashboard - Chicago