Policy Concepts	Level	TYPE	IMPACT AREA	TOPIC AREA	Description	Affordability Pathway
Pre-Weatherization Programs	FEDERAL , STATE, LOCAL	Legislative, Regulatory	Affordability , Resilience , Safety , Climate Mitigation , Shelter, Green Jobs	Housing , Energy Transition , GHGs, Utility Bills, Air Quality , Renters, Disaster Preparedness, Tribal	Accessible, affordable pre-weatherization assistance programs can increase the number of homes meeting the criteria for weatherization, advance equitable access to weatherization, reduce energy cost burdens, and improve resident health and well-being.	RESIDENTIAL DECARBONIZATION
Community Solar	LOCAL , STATE	Legislative, Regulatory	Affordability , Green Jobs	Infrastructure, Energy Transition , GHGs, Utility Bills, Renters	Equitable community solar projects enable households who would not otherwise benefit from solar energy to participate in the clean energy transition.	RESIDENTIAL DECARBONIZATION
Efficient Residential Electrification	FEDERAL , STATE, LOCAL	Legislative	Public Health , Affordability , Resilience , Climate Mitigation , Green Jobs	Housing , Energy Transition , GHGs, Utility Bills	Programs supporting efficient electrification upgrades can facilitate the equitable and affordable adoption of energy-efficient home electrification, reducing greenhouse gases and in-home emissions of health-damaging air pollutants.	DECARBONIZATION
Residential Solar (+Storage) Programs	STATE, FEDERAL , UTILITY	Legislative	Affordability , Resilience , Climate Mitigation , Green Jobs	Utility Bills	Residential solar+storage programs can facilitate the equitable and affordable adoption of these technologies, lower energy costs, and increase climate resilience.	DECARBONIZATION
State Progressive Residential Energy Tax Credits	STATE	Legislative	Affordability	Energy Transition , Efficiency , Distributed Energy, Utility Bills	Progressively designed state-level residential energy tax credits can fill a crucial gap in clean energy affordability and equity.	FUNDING/FINANCING
Polluter Pays Strategies	STATE, LOCAL	Legislative, Litigation	Climate Mitigation , Environment , Public Health , Affordability	Air Quality , GHGs, Water, Remediation	Polluter Pays strategies present one pathway for financing climate change planning, preparation, mitigation, response, and recovery without raising taxes or relying on other regressive solutions.	FUNDING/FINANCING
Utility Bill Assistance	LOCAL , STATE, UTILITY , FEDERAL	Legislative, Regulatory	Affordability	Utility Bills, Bill Assistance	Utility bill assistance programs can reduce energy insecurity for millions of people, thereby improving health and welfare outcomes.	HOUSEHOLD PROTECTIONS
Cost Containment for Data Centers and Other Major Loads	STATE	Legislative, Regulatory	Affordability, Transparency	Power sector, Utility bills, Financing	Legislation and regulatory oversight can ensure that the energy demands of data centers and other major loads do not result in cost shifting to other commercial and residential ratepayers	FUNDING/FINANCING
Percentage-of-Income Payment Plans	STATE, UTILITY	Legislative, Regulatory	Affordability , Transparency	Utility Bills, Bill Assistance	Percentage-of-Income Payment Plans improve energy affordability by capping utility bills at a percentage of household income.	HOUSEHOLD PROTECTIONS
Arrearage Management Programs and Debt Forgiveness	STATE	Legislative, Regulatory	Affordability	Utility Bills	Arrearage management programs and debt forgiveness can be important tools to assist households struggling to pay rising energy costs.	HOUSEHOLD PROTECTIONS
Limit Utility Investor Rate of Return	STATE	Legislative, Regulatory	Affordability	Utility Bills	Restricting excessive authorized utility profits is a critical and long overdue reform for reducing household energy burdens and overall costs of the electricity system.	UTILITY REFORM
Utility Shutoff Protections	STATE	Legislative, Regulatory, Executive	Resilience , Public Health , Safety , Shelter	Utility Bills, Power Sector, Disaster Preparedness, Children's Health	Bans on utility shutoffs protect household health and safety, particularly for low- and moderate-income households and other at-risk individuals.	HOUSEHOLD PROTECTIONS
Electrification Readiness	STATE, FEDERAL	Legislative, Regulatory	Affordability , Climate Mitigation , Green Jobs	Utility Bills	Electrification readiness programs can facilitate fuel switching by increasing eligibility for electrification programs, thereby reducing cost barriers on needed upgrades	RESIDENTIAL DECARBONIZATION
Distribution System Interconnection Reform	STATE, LOCAL , UTILITY	Legislative, Regulatory	Affordability , Climate Mitigation , Resilience	Power Sector, Distributed Energy	Regulatory reforms to expedite and equitably prioritize interconnection of distributed energy resources is essential for energy affordability, clean energy inclusion, and grid decarbonization.	UTILITY REFORM
Comprehensive DER Valuation	STATE, UTILITY	Regulatory, Legislative, Executive	Affordability , Resilience , Climate Mitigation	Energy Transition , GHGs, Distributed Energy	Fully valuing and compensating distributed energy resources such as solar and storage can optimize their cost-effective integration into the grid.	UTILITY REFORM
Bill Credits	STATE, UTILITY	Legislative, Regulatory	Affordability	Bill Assistance	Utility bill credits from programs such as cap-and-invest can provide non-ratepayer funding for additional bill assistance.	FUNDING/FINANCING
Inclusive Utility Investments (Including Pay-As-You-Save®)	STATE, UTILITY	Legislative, Regulatory	Affordability , Climate Mitigation	Energy Transition , Utility Bills, Efficiency , Financing	Inclusive utility investments provide support for cost-effective energy-saving measures through financing attached to the meter, not the resident.	FUNDING/FINANCING
Energy Affordability Drivers and Impacts Study	STATE, LOCAL , UTILITY	Legislative	Affordability , Transparency	Utility Bills	A baseline study on drivers of high energy costs and the populations most affected by energy cost burdens can help guide energy affordability policy strategy.	UTILITY REFORM
Weatherization	FEDERAL , STATE	Legislative	Public Health , Affordability , Resilience , Safety , Climate Mitigation , Shelter, Green Jobs	Utility Bills, Housing	Weatherization programs can reduce energy cost burdens, facilitate the transition to clean energy, reduce peak demand on the electric grid, and improve the health and safety of residents.	DECARBONIZATION
Contractor Education					Coming Soon!
Surety Bonds for Retiring and Remediating Fossil Infrastructure					Coming Soon!
Public housing energy efficiency improvements					Coming Soon!
Public-Private Transmission Financing					Coming Soon!
Demand Response Programs					Coming Soon!
Addressing Split Incentives					Coming Soon!
Balcony Solar					Coming Soon!
Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and Public Banks					Coming Soon!
Bridge Funding for Incentives					Coming Soon!
Coal Plant Securitization					Coming Soon!
Low-Income Rates					Coming Soon!
EV Incentives					Coming Soon!
EV Charging Stations in LMI communities					Coming Soon!
Limit utility pass-through costs (e.g. lobbying, ads)					Coming Soon!
Comprehensive and Transparent Data Reporting					Coming Soon!
Public Power Alternatives					Coming Soon!
Limiting Gas Infrastructure Investments					Coming Soon!
Consumer Protection from Third-Party Electricity Suppliers					Coming Soon!
Transmission Planning and Interconnection Queue Reform					Coming Soon!
Cost Containment for Remediating Aging Fossil Fuel Infrsatructure					Coming Soon!
State and Local Taxes for Clean Energy Funding					Coming Soon!
Green Banks					Coming Soon!
Cap and Invest					Coming Soon!
Public Financing (Bonds)					Coming Soon!
Progressive Income Based Fixed Charge					Coming Soon!
Include Non-Energy Benefits in Utility Decision-Making					Coming Soon!
End Fossil Fuel Subsidies					Coming Soon!
Securitization of Grid Investments					Coming Soon!
Public Utility Reforms					Coming Soon!
Funding One-Stop Shop					Coming Soon!
Distribution Level Front of the Meter Solar + Storage, Microgrids					Coming Soon!
Future of Gas Planning					Coming Soon!