From heating your home to charging your phone, energy touches everything—yet not everyone has equal access to safe, affordable, or clean power. This series unpacks the hidden costs and inequities baked into our current energy system, and explores what a fairer future can look like. Whether you’re shaping policy, advocating for change, or simply trying to understand your utility bill, this is where energy justice begins.
The History of Energy Inequity in America
From Edison’s first power plant to today, America’s energy system has delivered benefits unevenly across racial and economic lines.
Understanding Energy Burden: Why Some Communities Pay More
Energy Justice 101: How energy burden forces low-income communities to choose between paying utilities and buying food or healthcare.
What is Energy Justice? A Comprehensive Introduction
Energy Justice 101: What it means, why it matters, and how communities are advancing equitable access to clean, affordable energy.