Bloomberg: EcoBlock Energy team co-lead and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) research scientist Rich Brown discusses the future of microgrids and securing equitable access to clean energy in a Bloomberg Green feature piece published on February 18, 2021.
“Low income neighborhoods tend to have more pollution, and the capital required to go solar or buy a battery is just too high. […] There’s an equity issue. EcoBlock could be a model for how you could collectively take a neighborhood and make it more resilient, and do it cost effectively.”
Join EcoBlock at the 2026 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings
The Oakland EcoBlock team will lead an informal session at the 2026 American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, bringing together practitioners and