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Rapid expansion of energy access requires both accurate assessment and tracking of progress in energy supply and use. Up until now, though, energy access has generally been measured with simple, binary metrics (“having a connection” “not having a connection”). For the past year, ESMAP has supported the development of a new approach to measurement of energy access, which takes into account not only quantity of energy supplied, but also quality, duration, reliability, legality, affordability, convenience, and health and safety. This “multi-tier” framework was well received at its first public presentation – at the First SE4ALL Forum, held at UN Headquarters in New York on June 4-6, 2014.