Energy Trust is developing its first multiyear plan in 2025, moving from an annual budgeting and planning process to a five-year plan for 2026-2030. Planning for multiple years will give us more flexibility to respond to an ever-changing market. It will also give us the ability to think bigger and longer term to achieve more ambitious energy goals and maximize customer benefits.
This is a significant shift in the way we operate. We will engage customers, communities and organizations throughout this process to arrive at a plan that is responsive to their needs.
Rooted in strategic planning
The multiyear plan starts with our latest strategic plan, which our board approved in December 2024. Our 2025-2030 Strategic Plan sets top priorities for the coming years, including core work and the areas we will focus on to achieve that work; it also includes desired outcomes and metrics for tracking progress to meeting those outcomes. Our strategic plan was based on engagement and input from customers, advocates, our utility partners and other stakeholders.
The multiyear plan will say how we’ll achieve what’s in our strategic plan – what resources will be needed, where we will invest staff time, what programs we’ll offer customers, what energy savings targets we’ll work toward and how we will achieve them. It will include four components: a business plan, a complementary funding strategy, a human resource plan and a financial plan.
How to get involved
Public engagement is highly encouraged throughout this process to help shape new and enhanced activities, programs and offers for customers.
In early 2025, we will host five virtual workshops to gather input on your priorities as we start this process. There will be one for each Energy Trust customer group – residential, commercial (including multifamily), industrial and agriculture and renewable energy – and one focused on services to rural customers:
Residential: Feb. 20, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Register here.
- Activities serving homeowners and renters.
Industrial and agriculture: Feb. 27, 1-4 p.m. Register here.
- Activities serving industrial facilities, manufacturing and agricultural producers.
Renewable energy: March 6, 1-4 p.m. Register here.
- Activities supporting renewable energy and battery storage.
Commercial (including multifamily): March 13, 1-4 p.m. Register here.
- Activities serving commercial businesses, public buildings and multifamily housing properties.
Rural customer focus: March 17, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Register here.
All workshops will be recorded and posted to this website. They will be interpreted in Spanish and other languages on request. Compensation to support participation in the workshops is available as budget allows. To request accommodations or compensation, please email robin.brown@energytrust.org.
Draft plan coming in August
Feedback from the workshops will inform the draft 2026-2030 Multiyear Plan that will be released for public comment in August. We’ll revise that draft based on public comments and other engagements.
The final proposed 2026-2030 Multiyear Plan will be released in the fall. It will then go to our board of directors for its approval and would go into effect January 1, 2026.
Energy Trust staff will provide updates on the plan development to Energy Trust’s board of directors throughout 2025. Learn more about our public board meetings.