Non-Government |
Clean Air Task Force | Es braucht eine Gemeinschaft: Wasserstoff-Hubs und Community Benefits Plans erklärt | The blog post summarizes the use of CBPs by regional clean hydrogen hubs across the US, the core aspects and federal guidelines of CBPs, and the challenges of implementation. | Nov 2023 | CBPs | | No |
Clean Air Task Force | Gemeinnützige Programme und saubere Energie | The factsheet breaks down characteristics and structures of community benefit programs, provides examples, and discusses their importance in the clean energy transition. | Sept 2023 | CBAs | | No |
Clean Air Task Force & BW Research Partnership | Das Verständnis von Plänen zum Nutzen der Gemeinschaft im Energieministerium und ihr Wirkungspotenzial | The report focuses on the Department of Energy’s CBP requirements for grant recipients. The report covers the development of CBPs and similar agreements, including their progress under the Biden-Harris Administration, provides findings from interviewing individuals from the Department of Energy and conducting community surveys, and makes recommendations for the federal government. | Nov 2023 | CBPs | | Yes |
Clean Air Task Force & BW Research Partnership | Gemeinschaftlicher Nutzen: Ein Überblick über die Perspektiven von drei Gemeinden | The report analyzes and compares survey results on community sentiment on CBAs from three communities: the Ironbound Community, The Navajo Nation, and the St. James Parish & St. John the Baptist Parish. | Nov 2023 | CBAs | | Yes |
Data for Progress | Community and Labor Benefits in Climate Infrastructure: Lessons for Equitable, Community-Centered Direct Air Capture Hub Development | The report synthesizes results from a national poll Data for Progress conducted on how voters view CBAs and PLAs and their preferences for CBA programs and negotiation processes. The report also breaks down survey responses by political affiliation. | Jan 2023 | CBAs, PLAs | | No |
Initiative for Energy Justice | Community Benefits Policy and Energy Justice | This white paper overviews how community benefits can be delivered to communities through policies at local, state, and federal levels, and offers recommendations for policymakers. | June 2024 | CBAs, HCAs, CBPs |
| Yes |
The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) | Delivering Equitable And Meaningful Community Benefits Via Clean Hydrogen Hubs | This report overviews best practices, case studies, tools, and resources specific to DOE’s selected regional clean hydrogen hubs. Topics covered include community engagement, environmental justice, and community benefits. | Jan 2024 | CBA’s, CBP’s | | Yes |
The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) | Community Benefits Catalog | This catalog provides real wold examples of funding criteria for federal programs realted to community benefits. | July 2024 | CBPs |
| Yes |
World Resource Institute | US Clean Energy Projects Need Public Buy-in. Community Benefits Agreements Can Help. | The explainer discusses the importance of community benefits, summarizes four different kinds of agreements, and presents a list of what successful project agreements look like. The guide incorporates survey results from Data for Progress. | Aug 2023 | CBAs | | No |
Academic |
Center for Law, Energy and the Environment, University of California Berkeley | Offshore Wind & Community Benefits Agreements in California: An Introduction | The report considers the current status of California’s offshore wind industry and how to apply CBAs to the industry. The paper covers the legal framework for CBAs in Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Final Sale Notice and includes recommendations for Californian communities and developers. | June 2023 | CBAs | | No |
Center for Law, Energy and the Environment, University of California Berkeley | Offshore Wind & Community Benefits Agreements in California: CBA Examples | This report provides a detailed overview of CBAs in the context of current BOEM offshore wind leases in Califonia. It also provides multiple case study examples of existing CBAs from varying contexts and geographies. | April 2024 | CBAs | | Yes |
MIT Renewable Energy Clinic, Georgetown University | Georgetown Capstone: Community Benefits Agreements in Renewable Energy Siting | This research includes a database of community benefits from renewable energy projects, case studies, and state policy insights. | Oct 2023 | CBAs, PLAs, HCAs |
| No |
Columbia Climate School, Columbia University & Clean Air Task Force | Community Benefit Agreements: Case Studies, Federal Guidelines, and Best Practices | The report, created by Columbia masters students in their Climate & Society Capstone Project, includes a literature review, description of nine CBA case studies, and an overview of federal guidelines. The report also recommends practices for effective engagement and enforceability. | Nov 2023 | CBAs | | Yes |
Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia University | Community Benefit Agreement Database | The database compiles examples of community benefit agreements and other project agreements from renewable and non-renewable energy projects and some non-energy projects. | Sept 2023 | CBAs | | Yes |
Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia University | Expert Insight on Best Practices for Community Benefits Agreements | The report presents a list of recommendations informed by advice from experts in agreement negotiations, intended for developers and host communities in negotiating CBAs for direct air capture, among other renewable energy projects. | Sept 2023 | CBAs | | No |
Government |
Clean Energy Infrastructure, Department of Energy | About Community Benefits Plans – Frequently Asked Questions | The Department of Energy Clean Energy Infrastructure’s page on CBPs contains an informational webinar and an FAQs section. | NA | CBPs | | No |
Good Jobs Initiative, Department of Labor | Project Labor, Community Workforce, and Community Benefit Agreements | The Good Jobs Initiative’s factsheet on PLAs includes information on CWAs and CBAs, the benefits of PLAs, and required components on PLAs. | 2023 | PLAs | NA | Yes |
Loan Programs Office, Department of Energy | Community Jobs and Justice | The webpage gives an overview of CBPs, requirements for CBPs for grant applicants, and a list of additional government resources. | NA | CBPs | NA | Yes |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Department of Energy | Wind Energy Community Benefits Guide | The guide introduces the concept of community benefits and CBAs for decision-makers, local stakeholders, and developers and provides a list of examples. | 2023 | CBAs | | No |