Community Energy & Efficiency Resource Universal Mapping (CEERUM) is a web-based planning and communication platform built specifically for public power utilities.
With CEERUM, you can collaboratively plan, effectively communicate, and track strategies for energy transition, electrification, and community resilience — all in one place.
Empower your community’s energy transition with data-driven and peer-supported decision making.
What CEERUM Helps You Do
CEERUM enables utilities and municipalities to create and share data-driven, customized energy transition and resilience plans. It is a powerful yet easy-to-use online tool that requires no technical setup. Designed to break silos and bring clarity to local planning efforts, CEERUM offers:
- Advanced Scenario Planning
Use CEERUM to model energy futures, visualize scenarios, and design equitable and sustainable strategies tailored to your community. Create, compare, and refine scenarios to guide investments, set goals, and evaluate trade-offs with clarity. - Simplified Grant Writing and Reporting
Use built-in templates, graphics, and estimators aligned with state and federal funding programs. - Peer Learning
The CEERUM Ecosystem is a growing network of municipal leaders, technology providers, and project partners sharing real-world insights, tools, and success stories from across the public power landscape. optional access to implementation partners and workforce development tools through Beacon Climate Innovations. - Shareable Dashboards and Planning Tools
For improved coordination across departments, utilities, boards, and stakeholders - Tracking and Benchmarking
Monitor metrics like GHG emissions, renewable adoption, and building electrification, and benchmark against peer communities.
What You Get
- Customized dashboard: Tailored to your community’s data, goals, and planning needs.
- Continuous improvement: Receive regular product updates informed by user feedback and policy shifts.
- Expert tech support: Get hands-on help with onboarding, data curation, and long-term use from our responsive team.
Who Is It For?
- General managers
- Sustainability and energy planning leads
- Climate action committees and community resilience planners
- Climate, equity, and infrastructure planning officers and staff
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| The American Public Power Association's Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments, or DEED, program helped fund the development and testing of Beacon Climate Innovation's CEERUM platform at Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant. |
Interested in Trying CEERUM?
Pricing is based on the number of meters/customers served and available data, ensuring CEERUM remains affordable and scalable — whether you're a small town or a growing district. APPA members enjoy discounts on CEERUM. Please mention your membership when reaching out.
2025 Pricing
| First-Year Cost (includes set-up) | Renewal | |
| Base price* (APPA member) | $5,375 | $2,690 |
| Base price (nonmember) | $7,600 | $4,350 |
| Additional municipalities** | $2,499 | $1,199 |
The above pricing provides the foundation for which Beacon will prepare a formal quote to the customer.
* Costs added to Base Price include: 1) excess of 10,000 meters, 2) data that is not readily accessible in common digital format with clear definitions.
**Additional municipalities refers to cases where a public utility serves more than one municipal government and/or major enterprises outside the city limits of the primary utility customer.