This year has been thrilling for Greenlink, largely thanks to the amazing people contributing to a rapid and equitable clean energy transition! We invite you to revisit the top 5 stories of 2024, highlighting the efforts at Greenlink and with our remarkable partners.
Empowering New Orleans with Data - The City of New Orleans, known for its vibrant culture, faces significant challenges, including high energy burdens, a large renter population, and the impacts from urban heat islands. Recognizing the need to highlight these issues and advocate for effective solutions, Logan Atkinson Burke, executive director of the Alliance for Affordable Energy, used the Greenlink Equity Map to present quantitative evidence to decision makers. Read the full story HERE.
Data Updates: Whose Stories Are Being Told? - The Greenlink Equity Map (GEM) underwent a significant data refresh in September 2024. One important aspect of data collection from census tracts is that it relies on self-reporting. This process can lead to large gaps in the data. Our goal is to help bridge these gaps. Read the full story HERE.
The Numbers Don't Add Up for Georgia Power's Power Request - In April 2024, Georgia energy regulators voted on whether to grant an “emergency” request by the state’s largest utility for an additional hike in electricity generating capacity. Not only will the request put the state on an expensive energy path that locks in fossil fuels and potentially higher bills for decades to come, it’s also completely unnecessary, according to our analysis. Read the full story HERE.
Mapping the Cost of Transportation: Who Can Afford to Get from Point A to B? - Transportation is a pricey household expense. This plays out so that lower income households tend to pay a larger percent of their budget towards transportation due to a combination of fewer transportation options, less flexible employment, and more isolated housing. Our new equity maps displays this level of burden. Read the full story HERE.
GEM Onboarding System: Faster, Easier, Accessible! - In June 2024, we celebrated an exciting milestone for the Greenlink Equity Map (GEM) when we rolled out a revamped onboarding system, designed to make accessing GEM smoother and quicker than ever before. Read the full story HERE.
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