Energy Justice Resources
There are a growing number of tools, reports, websites, and other reference material on energy justice. Below is a sample of the most relevant and impactful.
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University of Michigan
Report: Energy Equity ProjectDetroit Area Advocacy Organizations
Framework: Just Energy Transition FrameworkCommunity Voices in Energy
Toolkit: Participate in Climate and Energy Decision MakingEnergy Markets & Policy, Berkeley Lab
Report: Advancing Equity in Utility Regulation, Future Electric Utility RegulationInitiative for Energy Justice
Website: Initiative for Energy JusticeNAACP
Toolkit: Just Energy Policies and Practices Action ToolkitThe Chisholm Legacy Project
Report: Who Holds the PowerThe Chisholm Legacy Project
Blog Post: “Do You Know Who Holds the Power?”NYU Law Review
Paper: Regulating for Energy Justice (Klass and Chan)Shalanda M. Baker
Book: Revolutionary Power: An Activist’s Guide to the Energy TransitionInstitute for Local Self-Reliance
Report: How Local Ownership of Clean Energy Boosts Benefits, Busts Barriers, and Builds PowerInstitute for Local Self-Reliance
Report: Designing Community Solar Programs that Promote Racial and Economic EquityCenter for Biological Diversity, Energy and Policy Institute, and BailoutWatch
Report: Powerless in the United States; How Utilities Drive Shutoffs and Energy InjusticeGreen Biz
Blog Post: How Racism Manifests in Clean EnergyT&D World
Article: A Human-Centered Approach to Distribution System PlanningEnergy Markets & Policy, Berkeley Lab
Report: Developing an Equity Framework for State Regulatory Decision-Making -
Movement Strategy Center
Framework: The Spectrum of Community Engagement to OwnershipSouthwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice
Framework: Jemez Principles for Democratic OrganizingWE ACT for Environmental Justice
Brief: Community Engagement BriefClimate X Change
Blog Post: Dear Policymakers: Community Engagement is Critical for Climate Policy -
United States Department of Energy
Tool: Low-Income Energy Affordability Data (LEAD) ToolUniversity of Michigan
Tool: Energy Equity Project Energy Equity Mapping Tool
Data: State FactsheetsUnited States Environmental Protection Agency
Tool: EPA Energy Savings and Impacts Scenario Tool (ESIST)Urban Institute
Research Report: The State of Equity MeasurementUnited States Office of State and Community Energy Programs
Platform: DOE/NREL State and Local Planning for Energy (SLOPE) platform -
We Build Progress
Report: How States are Approaching the Data Center BoomBetter Data Center Project
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Vote Solar and Institute for Energy Justice
Webinar: Amp Up the People: A Practical Guide for Energy Justice Advocates in Utility Regulation