THE PROJECT WILL EXAMINE PLACE-BASED RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION AND ITS IMPACTS USING THE CONCEPT OF AN ENERGYSHED. ANALOGOUS TO THE MORE STANDARD CONCEPTS OF WATERSHEDS OR FOODSHEDS, UVM DEFINES AN ENERGYSHED AS THE GEOGRAPHIC REGION THAT GENERATES THE ENERGY USED FOR A SPECIFIC ZONE OF CONSUMPTION. THE PROJECT GOAL IS TO DEVELOP THE TOOLS AND PROCESSES TO HELP COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS EVALUATE THE ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND PERFORMANCE TRADE-OFFS OF ENERGYSHED CHARACTERISTICS TO ENABLE A MORE JUST AND RESILIENT TRANSITION TO DISTRIBUTED RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION. EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF TOOLS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF DER DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS WITHIN DISCRETE ENERGYSHEDS AND PROVIDE LOCAL ENERGY STAKEHOLDERS WITH ACCESSIBLE TOOLS AND INFORMATION TO GUIDE LOCAL DECISION MAKING. THIS OUTCOME WILL HAVE IMMEDIATE IMPACT IN HELPING VERMONT ACHIEVE ITS GOAL OF SUPPLYING 90% OF ITS TOTAL ENERGY SUPPLY FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES BY 2050. IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE A MODEL TO THE NATION DEMONSTRATING EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS AND APPROACHES FOR BROADENING THE PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS IN THE PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OF RENEWABLE LOCAL ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEMS.