Nicole Wong – Rappaport

Organization

Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Program

Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Year

2024

Rappaport Public Policy Fellows spend 10 weeks each summer serving within the highest levels of state and municipal governments in the Greater Boston Area. The program includes students from graduate and professional programs at local universities.

Graduate School
MIT

Fellowship
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources

Supervisor
Samantha Meserve, Director of Renewable and Alternative Energy Division

Mentors
Diana Hwang, Asian American Women’s Political Initiative and Kara Runsten, Massachusetts Climate and Resilience Team

Fellowship Description
Nicole will support the Renewable and Alternative Energy Division at MA DOER with stakeholder engagement and research to develop two new solar programs for low income and environmental justice communities: the Low Income Solar Services Program (LISSP) and the Community Solar component of the state’s new Solar For All grant. This might involve developing a program manual for LISSP, formulating eligibility criteria for Community Solar, and identifying innovative ways to center equity in clean energy program design for under resourced nonprofits and low income communities.