Resources

July brought the passage of the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB),” one focus of which is to derail the United States’ pursuit of a clean energy.

CETI dives deep into Tribal Benefits Agreements (TBAs), sharing results from a targeted Literature Review produced for the Washington State Department of Commerce.

This blog aims to provide insight into topics, challenges, opportunities, and best practices for establishing Community Benefits Agreements as a commonly accepted component of clean energy projects.

The CETI team recaps the clean energy- and climate-related bills that Oregon legislators considered during the 2025 state legislative session.

This publication shares key insights from our SCALE 2023: Clean Buildings Ecosystem Assessment for Washington and SCALE 2030: Clean Buildings Transition Framework for Washington papers.

Summer is upon us, bringing much-appreciated funding news for the Clean Energy Transition Institute.

In 2025, the Washington lawmakers took up many bills related to climate and the clean energy transition. CETI recaps key pieces of legislation that made it over the finish line and those that did not.

A recap of policies related to energy and climate that passed through Montana's legislature in 2025.

CETI gives an overview of the energy- and climate-related bills that moved through Idaho's legislative session in 2025.

The Clean Energy Transition’s 2024 Impact Report.

Eileen shares CETI’s 2024 Impact Report.

Poppy Storm and Jeanne Currie presented key insights from SCALE 2030: Clean Buildings Ecosystem Assessment for Washington and SCALE 2030: Clean Buildings Transition Framework for Washington.

CETI is focused on what needs to be done in our region by 2030, gleaning all that we have learned from our Net-Zero Northwest analysis, as well as the projects we have been fortunate to work on with the Oregon and Washington state agencies that are writing policies and developing programs to create an equitable clean energy economy in their respective states.

Two SCALE 2030 papers explore how to strategically accelerate an equitable clean buildings transition in Washington.

CETI and 2050 Institute release the first two papers of the SCALE 2030 project to accelerate building decarbonization in Washington.

Eileen and Elizabeth Willmott gave a presentation demystifying greenhouse gas emissions accounting to employees at Seattle City Light as part of their Climate Change Academy.

Ruby presented findings from Net-Zero Northwest and an overview of current CETI projects to a class on transportation energy and sustainability at the University of Washington.

'Data Centers, Artificial Intelligence, and Energy Use 101' demystifies data center energy use, emissions, and the impact of AI, as well as ongoing efforts in the Northwest to understand the implications of data center demand for the grid.

On April 22, 2025, the Clean Energy Transition Institute (CETI) hosted a Decarbonization Forum during which a panel of experts explored the impact of data center energy use on the Northwest’s energy grid and clean energy transition.

This month, CETI hosted a Decarbonization Forum exploring data center energy use and implications for the clean energy transition in the Northwest.

On April 22, 2025, the Clean Energy Transition Institute (CETI) hosted a Decarbonization Forum during which a panel of experts explored the impact of data center energy use on the Northwest’s energy grid and clean energy transition.

The CETI team presented results from the Oregon Energy Strategy's Energy Wallet and Air Quality complementary analyses and gave an overview of the Jobs Analysis at a webinar that the Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) hosted on April 16, 2025.

As the chaos emanating from our nation’s capital continues to confound, the Clean Energy Transition Institute team is holding steady with a clear focus on the many projects we’re working on in 2025 that advance clean energy solutions in the Northwest.

A sneak-peak of key insights from our SCALE 2030: Clean Buildingss Ecosystem Assessment report, which examines Washington’s current building stock, energy use, and emissions.

The CETI team is adding two new members to expand our expertise and increase our impact.