June 2, 2021, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Concluding our three-part series on the Roles, Rules, and Tools methodology, our final webinar will be examining the available tools, platforms, and resources available that can facilitate sustainable purchasing.
Your Guide to Carbon-Conscious Purchasing
The future is clean energy. With California’s ambitious energy goals, Empower Procurement aims to make the DER procurement process easier for buyers and sellers in order to accelerate the adoption of green technologies.
Empower Procurement is a program of Prospect Silicon Valley and is funded by the California Energy Commission.
Initiatives
E-Fleet
This PI will focus on addressing common gaps to improve the adoption of electric fleets across diverse sectors.
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Services
The Services PI offers public agencies resources to analyze their current processes for finding qualified DER service professionals.
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Products
The Products PI is designed to provide an opportunity for buyers to learn more about energy-efficient products and possible opportunities for cost savings.
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Contract Language
This PI will work with buyers to help them understand and improve their contracts and solicitations.
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Benchmarking
This PI provides guidance on measuring and assessing procurement practices to help buyers understand where improvements can be made.
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DER Consulting
The full diagnostic PI. This Procurement Initiative provides a comprehensive deep analysis of an organization’s procurement Roles, Rules, and Tools (RRT).
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Product Evaluation Hub

Check out this resource our colleagues at UC Davis are developing to assess DER products and provide product evaluations to consumers.
Events
Benchmarking through the Roles, Rules, and Tools Framework: Rules
May 5, 2021, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Continuing our discussion of the Roles, Rules, and Tools methodology, this webinar will be focusing on how establishing procurement “rules” can contribute to successful sustainable purchasing. These can be integrated seamlessly into your Climate Action Plan or other organizational guidelines.
View past events here.