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
Trainings: The Basics of Public Utility RegulationEnergy Markets & Policy, Berkeley Lab
Report: Advancing Equity in Utility Regulation, Future Electric Utility RegulationWebsite: Initiative for Energy Justice
NAACP
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
Executive Summary: 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-MakingOregon Public Utility Commission
Paper: Oregon Public Utility Commission Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Framework -
Movement Strategy Center
Framework: The Spectrum of Community Engagement to Ownership We Act for Environmental JusticeBrief: WE ACT Community Engagement BriefSouthwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice
Framework: Jemenez 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 -
University of Michigan
Tool: Energy Equity Project Energy Equity Mapping ToolUnited States EPA
Tool: EPA Environmental Justice Screen and Mapping ToolUnited States EPA
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) platformUnited States Office of State and Community Energy Programs
Tool: DOE Low-Income Energy Affordability Data (LEAD) tool