Utilizing City-Utility Partnership Agreements to Achieve Climate and Energy Goals

This guide explains how U.S. cities and electric utilities can use partnership agreements to align their climate and energy goals, providing a framework for long-term collaboration and implementation tips based on the experiences of several U.S. cities.

• U.S. local governments, including cities and counties, and investor-owned electric utilities are increasingly establishing ambitious energy and climate targets, necessitating enhanced innovation and collaboration between utilities and customers to achieve these goals.
• City-utility partnership agreements serve as a mechanism to align sustainability efforts and establish a framework for long-term, productive engagement to meet climate and energy objectives.
• Drawing on the experiences of various U.S. cities, the guide provides common elements of partnership agreements and implementation tips to help cities determine if such agreements are a viable tool for meeting their goals.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Utilizing City-Utility Partnership Agreements to Achieve Climate and Energy Goals. https://www.wri.org/research/utilizing-city-utility-partnership-agreements-achieve-climate-and-energy-goals

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Utilizing City-Utility Partnership Agreements to Achieve Climate and Energy Goals. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/utilizing-city-utility-partnership-agreements-achieve-climate-and-energy-goals.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendutilizing, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Utilizing City-Utility Partnership Agreements to Achieve Climate and Energy Goals}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/utilizing-city-utility-partnership-agreements-achieve-climate-and-energy-goals}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }