Clean energy inequity can be addressed with data, coordination and policy change at the local level

Communities of color in the United States are benefiting less from new clean energy technologies, and as a result, they are paying more for their energy.From pv magazine USA Systemic racism is baked into the U.S. energy system, and unless - or until - it is addressed, it will persist, officials said, during a recent webinar on energy and race hosted by the clean energy research firm, Pecan Street. Reports, including those by the Energy Industries Association, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, and the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at UC Berkeley, have supported ...

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