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This report by Ember examines the rapid growth of consumer-led distributed solar in Pakistan between FY23 and FY25, arguing that it has transformed the national energy system by unlocking suppressed electricity demand and accelerating electrification across residential, industrial, commercial, and agricultural sectors.

The 'Beyond Gensets' report by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) provides a comprehensive audit of fossil fuel generator sets (gensets) in Lagos State, Nigeria. It establishes a baseline of genset capacity, fuel consumption, and emissions across residential, commercial, and market sectors to inform a state-wide displacement programme in favour of distributed solar PV (DPV). The study highlights a massive reliance on self-generation due to grid unreliability and identifies high upfront capital costs as the primary barrier to solar adoption.

This briefing from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) provides a legislative side-by-side comparison between current law, the House Agriculture Committee's amended text (May 2024), and the pending Senate version of the Farm Bill regarding the Community Wood Grant Program. The program, managed by the USDA Forest Service, funds community-led thermal wood energy systems and innovative wood product manufacturing facilities.

This briefing from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) provides a legislative side-by-side comparison of the BioPreferred® Program as it exists under current law and as proposed in the House version of the 2024 Farm Bill, noting that the Senate version is pending.

The 'Electrification Data Methodology 2024 Overview' by Ember describes the technical framework used to quantify the impact of electrification in the road transport and residential heating sectors. The methodology focuses on calculating electricity demand, primary fossil fuel displacement, and emissions displaced, utilizing real-world data on vehicle stocks, heat pump deployment, and energy efficiency factors.