38 Coastal, Remote, & Island Communities To Pursue Energy Reliability via Energy Technology Innovation Partnership Project - CleanTechnica

The Energy Technology Innovation Partnership Project (ETIPP), led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), is supporting 38 coastal, remote, and island communities in its fifth cohort to address unique energy challenges related to affordability, reliability, and security. This cohort is the largest yet and includes communities from diverse regions such as the Gulf Coast, Great Lakes, Alaska, the Caribbean, Hawaii, the Pacific territories, and various U.S. seaboards. ETIPP connects these communities with national energy experts from four national laboratories—Lawrence Berkeley, NLR, Pacific Northwest, and Sandia—to provide technical analysis, modeling, and decision support tailored to local needs. The program offers two tracks depending on the community’s stage of energy planning: a 4–8 month strategic planning phase for those in early stages, and a 12–24 month detailed analysis and validation phase for communities with existing energy plans or projects. Proposed projects focus on strengthening energy systems against