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Resilient Communities, Maryland (RCM): A Framework for Community-Driven Energy Resilience (Final Technical Report)

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/3024593· OSTI ID:3024593
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  1. Groundswell, Inc.
  2. National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), Golden, CO (United States)
  3. Ayika Solutions, Inc.
The Resilient Communities, Maryland (RCM) project integrates community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches into energy resilience planning. The combination of qualitative, community-driven data and quantitative utility data improves both the effectiveness and efficiency of assessing the impacts of disruptions to energy infrastructure. Centered around a metric of critical services access, RCM created a repeatable framework for evaluating and modeling energy resilience in communities and promoted community engagement, resulting in more equitable stakeholder participation and improved decision-making processes for siting infrastructure to improve community energy resilience.
Research Organization:
Groundswell, Inc.
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office; USDOE Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI)
DOE Contract Number:
EE0010415;
OSTI ID:
3024593
Report Number(s):
DOE-GSWL-10415
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English