Inclusive Utility Investment Task Force

SEPA’s Inclusive Utility Investment Task Force

SEPA partnered with Clean Energy Works from 2022 to 2025 to raise awareness of the value and use cases of inclusive utility investment programs, such as Pay As You Save® (PAYS®). SEPA’s Inclusive Utility Investment Task Force served as a public forum for industry-wide collaboration under this initiative. Its work concluded in November 2024. (The Task Force’s objectives and activities are listed below, for legacy purposes.)

SEPA published Inclusive Utility Investment Guide for Distributed Energy Resources—a key product of the Task Force—in 2025, with extensive contributions from industry stakeholders.

Objectives:

  • Raise awareness of the model among utilities and other industry stakeholders
  • Provide a forum for utilities and other industry stakeholders to discuss opportunities, issues, barriers, program development, results and lessons learned
  • Create resources to enhance industry knowledge of the model, and to facilitate program development
  • Determine what additional forms of assistance can help utilities move forward with program development and implementation

Activities:

  • Hold group discussions of high-priority issues, led by subject matter experts
  • Share results and lessons learned from existing programs
  • Create and maintain a curated library of helpful resources
  • Develop and publish case studies
  • Develop and publish blogs
  • Create a program development toolkit
  • Encourage mentoring and peer-to-peer learning
  • Targeted activities based on knowledge and experience level

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