The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP) leverages the experience and expertise of a broad coalition of local stakeholders, regional organizations, national laboratories, and DOE offices.

ETIPP's network partners with competitively selected remote and island communities to transform their energy systems and increase energy resilience through strategic energy planning and the implementation of solutions that address their specific challenges.

Partner Network

Funding and support from DOE and its Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) includes:

• EERE's Building Technologies Office
• EERE's Energy Transitions Initiative
• EERE's Geothermal Technologies Office
• EERE's Solar Energy Technologies Office
• EERE's Vehicle Technologies Office
• EERE's Water Power Technologies Office
• EERE's Wind Energy Technologies Office.

Program administration and technical assistance from national lab partners, including:

• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Sandia National Laboratories. 

Stakeholder engagement and capacity building from competitively selected regional partner organizations include:

• Coastal Studies Institute
• Hawaii Natural Energy Institute
• Island Institute
• Renewable Energy Alaska Project
• Spark Northwest.

Watch the videos below to learn about specific approaches and examples of technical assistance, tools, and resources—as well as the benefits—that remote and island communities can access through ETIPP and its partner network.

If you have questions about ETIPP, contact ETIPP@nrel.gov.