Updated Local CLEAN Program Guide Now Available - Clean Coalition
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Updated Local CLEAN Program Guide Now Available

The improved guide makes CLEAN Program evaluation, design, and implementation easier than ever before.

Craig Lewis


An updated version of the Local CLEAN Program Guide (“the Guide”) is available for free download onthe Clean Coalition website. The improved Guide includes new information and tools for assisting utilities and communities that want to evaluate, design, and implement CLEAN Programs.

Since the original Guide was published in June 2011, a growing number of utilities across the country have implemented CLEAN Programs. The updated Guide contains the latest best practices from recent CLEAN Programs, including the use of Volumetric Price Adjustments to maintain the appropriate fixed price for new renewable energy contracts over the duration of a CLEAN Program.

Additionally, the Guide now features new examples to highlight the most effective methodologies for conducting essential program analyses, such as determining the ideal program size and measuring ratepayer impact. This improved step-by-step guidance makes CLEAN Program evaluation, design, and implementation easier than ever before.

Craig Lewis

Founder and Executive Director

Craig founded the Clean Coalition in 2009 and has over 30 years of experience in policy and technology innovation, including the proliferation of Solar Microgrids and Community Microgrids. Prior to founding the Clean Coalition, Craig held numerous positions in the wireless, semiconductor, banking, and renewable energy industries. Previously VP of Government Relations at GreenVolts, he was the first to successfully navigate a solar project through California’s Renewable Portfolio Standard solicitation process. Craig was energy policy lead on Steve Westly’s 2006 California gubernatorial campaign. His resume includes senior government relations, corporate development, and marketing positions at leading wireless, semiconductor, and banking companies such as Qualcomm, Ericsson, and Barclays Bank. Craig received an MBA and MSEE from the University of Southern California and a BSEE from the University of California, Berkeley.

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