About Us

10-Year Mission to Electrify the American Economy for the 21st Century

Launched in 2025, our annual Awards kick off a new cycle each year—identifying top electrification innovations and connecting them with leaders through immersive site visits and year-round engagement to drive policy and investment to accelerate electrification nationwide.

Celebrate and Define Progress

The Electric Innovation Awards spotlights innovative leaders and models that can scale—then connects them to partners who help accelerate progress.

Get to know our awardees

Storytelling that Shifts Power

We amplify breakthrough projects through cinematic media and trusted networks—showing how innovative electrification is common-sense, job-creating, cost-saving, and politically winnable.

watch awardee short films

Policy Meets Innovation

Accelerating innovation requires supportive policy. We turn bold ideas into political momentum by connecting legislators, mayors, and agency leaders from all 50 states with the frontlines of electrification—bus depots, factories, housing retrofits, startups, community solar hubs, and battery projects. This makes the future real and drives action today.

see innovation in action

Our Awards to Policy Pipeline: Year-Round Programming

ANNUAL AWARDS

Every year, our awards recognize and uplift the best leading-edge examples of electrification and connect them with policymakers from all 50 states. They are invited to the awards ceremony to meet awardees, understand the potential for our economy, and have the opportunity to learn from each other to identify the barriers that policy can help change.

Immersive Site visits

Throughout the year we bring groups of key policymakers into the field—connecting them to see first-hand leading examples of electrification in action. We enable conversations with the innovators behind new technology, and between elected peers from around the country working on the same issues, to catalyze collaboration and bold leadership through lived experience.

In-State Policy Activation

We curate convenings and policy dialogues in priority states—translating award-winning innovation into policy conversations to identify and break down barriers to accelerate innovation and unlock the economic and environmental benefits of electrification.

Awardee amplification

Awardees gain visibility, investment, and partnerships through cinematic storytelling and targeted matchmaking with funders, peers, and decision-makers.

Annual cycle

Each year, we return to NYC Climate Week to recognize new leaders, renew momentum, and expand the reach of this growing movement.

The Opportunity of Electrification

America’s greatest economic competitors are already electrifying fast and capturing more of the marketplace. Every sector, from public safety to residential construction to heavy industry and transportation, is a candidate for innovation.

25 Million+ Jobs

More than 25 million new jobs could be created by the electrification transition

$1.8K Annual Savings

Households can save up to $1,800/year by switching to electric appliances and vehicles

42% of Pollution

42% of U.S. energy pollution comes from machines that can be electrified today

Our Founding Team & Advisors

Founded by California Energy Commission Chair David Hochschild and Hawaii State Senator Chris Lee, this 10-year initiative unites bipartisan policymakers and industry leaders to advance electrification, bolster America’s competitiveness, and expand access to clean, affordable energy.

Alisa Ahmadian

Director, Electric Innovation Initiative

David hochschild

Chair, California Energy Commission

Chris lee

State Senator, D-Hawaii & President, National Caucus of Environmental Legislators

michele burger

Partner, LSN Partners