Membership Benefits

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Networking:

• Access to LEAN's extensive network of CCA contacts, related vendors/supporters

• Presentation opportunities during LEAN webinars and meetings

• Recognition on LEAN’s website, and in newsletters and webinars

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Regular reporting:

• Monthly federal funding opportunities report

• CCA Metrics Database

• Monthly regional state activity reports, including related RFIs and RFPs (to launch 2nd half of 2023)

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2022-2023 Initiatives

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Individual State Engagement

• Monitor CCA activity in all states, both with and without enabling legislation

• Quarterly newsletters and/or webinars with activity reports and highlights

• Emergent State CCA Peer Network monthly meetings

• CCA metrics database tracking several data points for every CCA in the US (to launch Q1 2023)

• Continue to support enabling legislation and/or pilot projects in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Philadelphia

• As 2023 budget allows, employ regional directors to:

1. Expand LEAN's relationships with individual state and local governments, CCAs and stakeholder groups

2. Provide monthly individual state activity reports for LEAN members including RFI and RFP announcements

3. Attend relevant meetings and conferences in their region

 

Federal Government Engagement

• Educate Federal Agencies, including the DOE, on the value of CCA in achieving climate action and Justice40 Goals

• Monthly federal funding opportunities (as relevant for CCAs) reports

• Assist CCAs and municipalities find and apply for funding opportunities (as 2023 budget allows)

• Organize a coalition of stakeholders in response to upcoming funding opportunities associated with IIJA Section 40103(b)

• Advocating for CCA and engaging with the Department of Energy towards expanding resources and support for CCA in established and emerging markets.

• Quantifying CCA Status and Market Potential through the development and publication of an analytical CCA White Paper and national CCA survey/metrics database (Q1 2023)