Local View: Minnesota Power, what's your plan? Minnesotans, what's ours? From the column: "These corporations and their shareholders don’t ... take the climate crisis seriously ... when there’s money to be made from furthering the climate crisis."

⚡️Duluth resident Jenna Yeakle asks: who should MN’s energy future belong to? Her answer: the people who live here—not BlackRock or Big Tech. Read her op‑ed about charting our OWN course to a clean, reliable, affordable energy future.

#PeoplePower #EnergyDemocracy #DuluthMN #CleanEnergy #MNPower

At the Socially Owned Renewable Energy Convening, unions, researchers, and activists co-created strategies for community-led renewable energy.
Power belongs to the people. Dema a just, equitable energy transition.

#EnergyDemocracy #RenewableEnergy #CommunityPower #JustTransition #ClimateJustice

People power: Off-grid communities light up - Oxpeckers Local organisations are pioneering off-grid solutions for rural households left waiting in the dark by Eskom. Thabo Molelekwa investigates Photos & videos: Ihsaan Haffejee Energy ownership: In the…

People power triumphs! Local organisations are pioneering off-grid solutions, lighting up rural homes left in the dark by Eskom 👉 bit.ly/3V14s3E

#OffGridSA #EnergyDemocracy #Solutions

De energiemarkt privatiseren in een tijd dat je a. wist hoe ernstig de klimaatcrisis was en b. op je klompen kon aanvoelen hoe goedkoop duurzame energie ging worden, was misschien niet zo slim.

#herecomesthesun #energydemocracy #billofrightsenergytransition

Σήμερα ξεκινάει το AI Climate Institute στην COP30. Υπέροχη ιδέα το ΑΙ για το κλίμα του Νότου αλλά ποιος θα ελέγχει τα δεδομένα; Ποιος κερδίζει απ' τη δύναμη των αλγορίθμων; Η τεχνολογία είναι ουδέτερη μόνο αν ελέγχεται δημοκρατικά. #ClimateJustice #AI #COP30 #EnergyDemocracy

Research explainer for some of my #energydemocracy work @royalroads.ca, with researchers and practitioners from across #Canada. Features our new map of energy co-operatives and how grassroots #innovation, #diversity and #justice is essential for #climate action. #energysky youtu.be/9qy7EKgYTok

"Our Light, Our Power" docci on groundbreaking project places advocacy for a just transition at the heart of SA social movements. Communities are shaping a renewable energy future rooted in justice. VEM ABM SDCEA lead the way to energy democracy.
#JustTransition #EnergyDemocracy
youtu.be/RxwSPdQezwE

Why a rural energy co-op is getting involved in housing Affordable housing is in short supply around the state. In a small community a few minutes north of Rochester, one energy co-op is launching a new initiative to add to the supply.

🏡💡 Rural electric co-ops like People's Energy Cooperative in Oronoco, MN, are turning unused land into affordable housing for Rochester's workforce. #RuralSolutions #ElectricCoops #EnergyDemocracy

According to DCEE: '...the introduction of ETS II is likely to have a disproportionate negative impact on vulnerable [people]...'

It doesn't have to be this way! #EnergyDemocracy

Social Climate Plan consultation (closes 23 October): tinyurl.com/SocialClimat...

More ED info: tinyurl.com/NHNA-ED

A big win for #RoofTopSolar in #CA. This ruling restores the right to appeal and puts us back on the path toward clean, local energy for all. But the fight isn’t over! The case now returns to the Appeals Court.

Read more via: linktr.ee/localcleanen...

#cleanpowertothepeople #energydemocracy

⚡ Reserve a seat! ⚡
Town Hall, October 6, Monday, 6:30PM at the Charlottetown Public Library.
#renewables #solar #wind #energy #energydemocracy #community #pei #peipoli

#solar #wind #energy #energydemocracy #community #pei #peipoli

I had the honor of serving as keynote speaker at the Rincon Valley Citizens for Democracy gathering this week, where we dove into the story of Project Blue—its history, community impact, and what the future might hold.

#EnergyDemocracy

Homegrown Energy New Zealand families are struggling with sky-high power bills while we have no long-term energy plan. It's time to demand a 30-year Energy Strategy that puts people before profits. Sign the petition…

✍️ Take action now - Sign our petition for homegrown energy solutions: 350.org.nz/homegrown-en...
#EnergyJustice #Renationalisation #PowerPrices #ClimateAction #NZPolitics #EnergyDemocracy

👉 You can read more about our contribution to Pay The Rent in our blog here www.cooperativepower.org.au/pay-the-rent...

📸 Image credit: Pay The Rent
#paytherent #IndigenousJustice #FirstNationsJustice #aboriginalaustralia #EnergyDemocracy #UnionStrong #justice

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Solar Energy Cooperatives in the World and in Türkiye: The Democratic Face of Sustainable Energy Solar energy cooperatives are democratic energy production models where local communities jointly own and manage solar energy projects. These cooperatives decentralize energy production, enabling citi...

This research article, prepared by Gazete Makina, discussed solar energy cooperatives and their projections in Türkiye in the context of energy democracy.

gazetemakina.com/en/solar-ene...

#solarcooperatives #güneşkooperatifleri #solarenergy #güneşenerjisi #gazetemakina #energydemocracy

People who own the sun - Oxpeckers #PowerTracker visits a solar project owned by a township cooperative that serves as a model for energy democracy in action Investigation: Lindiwe Pakati & Thabo Molelekwa. Photos & videos: Ihsaan Haff...

#TBT to a beacon of #EnergyDemocracy! ☀️ On July 31, 2025, #PowerTracker featured "People who own the sun," a solar project by a township cooperative ➡️ bit.ly/4odp4Tt
#RenewableEnergy #CommunityPower

Slayton wants to kick Xcel Energy out and form a city-run electric utility A four-hour wait to shut off power to a burning utility pole was one of the last straws for Slayton.

Slayton, MN is fighting for safety, equity & local control by seeking to replace Xcel with its own public power utility. The MN PUC will decide if they succeed. ⚡ #PublicPower #EnergyDemocracy #LocalControl

Principles for a Rapid, Equitable & Just Transition to Renewable Energy Systems:

Demand: #EnergyDemocracy
Reject: #FalseSolutions

Get the Principles here:
En: drive.google.com/file/d/15Zvr...
Fr: drive.google.com/file/d/1OEEB...
Por: drive.google.com/file/d/1A6ZK...

#RenewablesWithJustice

🌞 Meet the people who OWN THE SUN ✊ From creating a sustainable food source to mastering technical solar energy skills, this community is rising above unemployment through energy democracy 📈

Watch to see their incredible stories ➡️ bit.ly/4odp4Tt

#CommunityPower #RenewableEnergy #EnergyDemocracy

🌞 ICYMI: South African communities are redefining energy ownership through socially owned renewable energy (SORE) projects
Read all about it in our latest #PowerTracker investigation ➡️ bit.ly/4odp4Tt
#EnergyDemocracy #SORE #RenewableEnergy #JustTransition

Making Croatia greener through collective renovation REGEA highlights how Citizen-led Renovation initiatives improve access to finance and strengthen societal resilience.

In Croatia, residents are banding together to renovate homes and cut energy costs proving regeneration starts at the street level. #EnergyDemocracy #CollectivePower #RegenerativeEurope #CitizenState

Voting process starts this Saturday - if you're a CoPower Gas customer member please keep an eye on your email for a link to vote. 3/3

#union #solidarity #cooperative #electricity #australiagram #democracyinaction #energydemocracy #australia

As if you needed reminding, here's a great new blog from our friends at OVESCO on 'How Community Power Works, and Why It’s Brilliant'.

🔗 communityenergyengland.org/news/it-s-yo...

#CommunityEnergy #PeoplePowered #EnergyDemocracy #LocalEnergy #CleanEnergy #JustTransition #ClimateAction

VoteWind.org Vote for community wind turbines anywhere in the UK - community wind projects generate cash for communities, reduce the need for grid upgrades and help tackle climate change.

Community wind power isn’t just about clean energy — it’s about local investment, energy resilience, and climate action.

🗳️ Vote for wind power in your community: votewind.org

#WindPower #CommunityEnergy #RenewableEnergy #ClimateAction #EnergyTransition #NetZero #CleanEnergy #EnergyDemocracy

🔋 Energy communities are driving a fair & clean transition—but they need support to thrive.

🏛️ Regional energy agencies are key enablers.

With the Community Power Coalition, we set 5 demands for a fair & inclusive Citizens’ Energy Package 👉 buff.ly/KgXBp3P

#EnergyDemocracy #CitizensEnergyPackage

Sharing this great PODCAST!

Listen to Mark Luntley CIPFA, FRSA and Mike Smyth MBE chatting about how community energy financing can go further..👇 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/2Tgj....
#communityenergy #EnergyTransition #lifeacce #EnergyDemocracy #IYC2025

Read “The Left-Transhumanist Manifesto: A Blueprint for America's Third Major Political Party” to see how we win the culture war for post-scarcity, energy democracy & positive futures 👇

shalashashka.substack.com/p/the-left-t...

#PostScarcity #EnergyDemocracy #CultureVictory

In defense of #CA #RooftopSolar- tune in June 4 at 9am tinyurl.com/RooftopSolar...
Center for Biological Diversity, Inc. et al. v. Public Utilities Commission PG&E et al. #cleanpowertothepeople #cleanpowertothepeoplebythepeople #energydemocracy #california #localcleanenergy