Community wealth building: Build community wealth through community-led energy projects that create local jobs, provide economic benefits, and strengthen community resilience. Prioritize community ownership and control to ensure equitable distribution of benefits.
Tailored Products
Non-profit partnerships
Community needs assessments
Tailored Products
Dissemination
Social Media
Website
Community Leaders
Research conferences and resources
Events
Technical Assistance
Outcomes
Sphere of Influence
Education and outreach prioritize community-led decision-making and governance to support the active participation of traditionally excluded communities in the energy democracy movement.
Capacity-building in education and outreach to ensure that climate-impacted communities have the skills and knowledge to participate in and lead community-led energy projects.
Community ownership and control of energy infrastructure is prioritized to promote community wealth building and ensure that energy benefits stay within the community.
The intersection of energy justice and other social justice issues, such as racial justice, economic justice, and environmental justice, is emphasized to ensure that the energy democracy movement is inclusive and addresses broader systemic issues.
Community-led energy policy is prioritized to create a legal and regulatory environment conducive to an equitable clean energy transition. Efforts to reform and dismantle power structures that hinder progress toward energy democracy are also prioritized.
Impacts
Building wealth in climate-impacted communities by disrupting systems of institutionalized energy inequality
Climate-impacted communities participating in a decentralized, democratic energy system that is accessible and affordable.
A just transition to a reliable, decentralized clean energy system.
Policies passed through community-based initiatives that are based on community needs.