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CONGRATULATIONS
Inaugural 2025 Electrification Innovation Initiative Awardees & Honorable Mentions
Scale Catalyst Award
For initiatives built to spread—through modular design, smart policy, or powerful partnerships.
Awardee
Electrify america
Battery Energy Storage System
National Project
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Honorable Mention
Jewish Climate Leadership Coalition
Reach Zero Emissions Buildings
National Project
@adamuh_org
Honorable Mention
Seattle department of transportation
Heavy Duty Vehicle Electrification Incentive Pilot
City of Seattle
@cityofseattlegov
Honorable Mention
Westborough School District
Annie E. Fales Elementary School: The First Net-Positive Energy Public School
Westborough, MA
Policy Innovation Award
For public sector leaders advancing electrification through bold policies—from building codes and retrofit programs to innovative financing tools.
Awardee
city of atlanta
The EV Readiness Ordinance
Atlanta, Georgia
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Honorable Mention
silicon valley clean energy + Peninsula clean energy
Bay Area Reach Codes (Higher City Energy Standards)
Bay Area Region
@svcleanenergy
Honorable Mention
miami-date-county
Metro Express Fully Electric Corridor
Miami-Dade County
@miamidadecounty
Honorable Mention
city of chicago
Electrification of Low-Income Homes & Apartment Buildings
Chicago, Iliniois
Power For All Award
For work filling key gaps to expand access to clean energy, healthy homes, and good jobs to those communities often left without them.
Awardee
zum
Vehicle-to-Grid Electric School Bus
Oakland, CA
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Honorable Mention
Cherokee Boys club
Native Electric: Electric School Bus & Energy Resilience Initiative
Cherokee, NC
Honorable Mention
Northern Cheyenne Tribe (Indigenized Energy partner)
Northern Cheyenne Off-Grid Buffalo Project
North Cheyenne Reservation
@indigenized.energy
Honorable Mention
Standard Potential + Con Edison VPP program
Responsible Grid: NYC’s Largest Indoor Residential Energy Storage VPP
New York City, NY
@standardpotential
Design & Discovery Award
For breakthrough design and electrification solutions that inspire the public and open up new terrain.
Awardee
gradient
Gradient Window Heat Pumps
San Francisco, CA
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Honorable Mention
itselectric
Power from the People: Curbside EV Charging
Brooklyn, NY
@itselectric_co
Honorable Mention
Copper
Charlie: the Battery-Equipped Induction Range
National Project
@copperhome
Honorable Mention
ELS Architecture & Urban Design
All-Electric Aquatic Centers
California
@els_architecture
our selection committee
Our Selection Committee brings together respected leaders from across government, industry, and philanthropy.
Angela Barranco
Executive Director for North America, Climate Group
Brett Isaac
CEO, Navajo Power
DEBORAH BURKE
Program Officer, Sustainable Development, Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Gene Rodrigues
Former Assistant Secretary, The Office of Electricity, U.S. Department of Energy
mike brune
Climate philanthropy advisor; former Executive Director, Sierra Club
sachu constantine
Executive Director, Vote Solar
SERENA MCILWAIN
Secretary, Maryland Department of the Environment; former senior leader at CalEPA and USEPA
tim echols
Public Service Commissioner, Georgia