Energy Democracy Initiative

How We Work

1. We help people aspire and argue for what they need: clean, local, affordable energy and the chance to own it, individually or collectively.
2. We help people understand why those in power won’t provide it for them by explaining the monopoly utility system, its perverse incentives, and the failure of public oversight.
3. We push those in power to act in alignment, either directly or in partnership with allies, by intervening in regulatory proceedings, advocating for new policies, and supporting a wide network of climate and community advocates.
4. We pressure or collaborate with those with power in the climate movement to care about scale, ownership, and energy justice.
5. We highlight and amplify the successes of others to fuel the work of local organizers, especially through our Local Energy Rules podcast.