June 2024 ESJ Community Listening Sessions
CalMTA recognizes the historical inequities of efficiency investment and is working to apply an equity lens in our approach to developing a market transformation (MT) portfolio for California that delivers benefits to environmental and social justice (ESJ) communities. Building on a series of listening sessions with organizations serving ESJ communities conducted in November 2023, we held a second series of sessions in June 2024 focused on the MT ideas, which at the time were in Phase I of development. This report summarizes key takeaways and actions from the sessions. We also shared and received feedback on preliminary metrics used to evaluate the equity impact of each MT idea, which will be considered for equity metrics to be described in the eventual MTI plans.