| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.80 |
| Liaison | Daniel Dixon |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Maine
IN-26: Innovation C
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Karina
Graeter Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
Name or title of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome that outlines how credit criteria are met and any positive measurable outcomes associated with the innovation:
Sharon Klein of the UMaine School of Economics lead the creation of the U.S. Community Energy Website (USCEW) in 2017. It provides a centralized knowledge base of existing projects and contacts that can support research and reduce barriers to, and improve opportunities for, community renewable energy. The site includes a list of 6,334 community renewable energy projects that can be sorted and filtered to differing levels of specificity. From the homepage, visitors can create a free account and login to add a new project or request access to update information on an existing project. Registered users also can download the full data set into a spreadsheet. The mission of the project is to help people interested in starting a community renewable energy (CRE) project by providing a centralized knowledge base of existing projects and contacts, and to support CRE research that will reduce barriers to and improve opportunities for CRE.
Which of the following impact areas does the innovation most closely relate to? (select up to three):
Public Engagement
Energy
A letter of affirmation from an individual with relevant expertise or a press release or publication featuring the innovation :
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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