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THE ACCELERATE GROUP
STRATEGY/LEADERSHIP/INNOVATION/POLICY

OUR WORK


ENERGY LEADERSHIP

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LARGE-SCALE ENERGY LEGISLATION

2018-2021/ILLINOIS
The Accelerate Group President Andrew Barbeau served a central role in the development and passage of Illinois' Climate and Equitable Jobs Act in 2021, described at the time as the nation's most significant climate and equity legislation
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CALIFORNIA'S POLICY + INNOVATION COORDINATION GROUP

2020-PRESENT/CALIFORNIA
The Accelerate Group serves as the Project Coordinator for the California Public Utilities Commission's (CPUC) Policy + Innovation Coordination Group.
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COMMUNITY MICROGRID PILOTS

2013-2021/CHICAGO
The Accelerate Group worked with the Shedd Aquarium and Chicago's Museum Campus to advance a microgrid deployment for the cultural destination that serves more than 5 million people per year and has critical reliability needs.
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SMART BUILDINGS

2017-PRESENT/WWW.SITE.ENERGY
The Accelerate Group, and its sister company Accelerate Energy Labs, developed a new tool that allowed large building owners to not only gain real-time insight into their energy management, but also gave them an hourly baseline to beat every day.
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STATE AND CITY ENERGY & RESILIENCE PLANNING

2017-PRESENT/NATIONWIDE
The Accelerate Group is working with cities across the U.S. identify energy transition and resiliency needs, chart pathways for state and local action, and leading project implementation.
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COMMUNITY GEOTHERMAL

2020-PRESENT/CHICAGO
The Accelerate Group is helping to lead a Chicago-based coalition of community, city, labor, and energy leaders to evaluate and demonstrate an equitable and just transition to building decarbonization in dense, urban environments in cold climates.
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