Patty O'Keefe

Company:
Vote Solar
Host:
Nico Johnson
Website:
https://votesolar.org/

Breaking the Energy Monopoly for Communities

This explores how monopoly utilities prioritize profit, often at the expense of community wealth. It champions distributed, community-owned energy systems like solar, which circulate economic benefits and create local jobs. Overcoming utility resistance through policy advocacy is crucial for clean, community-driven energy.

  • Monopoly utilities focus on profit, diverting wealth from communities.
  • Community-owned energy circulates economic benefits locally.
  • Distributed systems like solar offer clean power and local jobs.
  • Advocacy is vital for policies supporting community energy growth.