The Challenge will support 30 communities in five states to assess their clean energy goals and initiatives, compare efforts across similarly-sized cities, assess future initiatives, and support a city cohort in each state. Communities working in Green Cities California, Minnesota GreenStep Cities, Sustainable CT, Sustainable Jersey, and Sustainable Maryland and are eligible to participate. On this introductory webinar, you will hear from the Sustainable States Network (SSN) and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). SSN will describe the goals of the Challenge, and ACEEE will provide a tutorial of a key resource to be used in the Challenge, the Local Clean Energy Self-Scoring Tool.