State Energy Justice Roundtable Series: Customer Affordability and Arrearages

The energy sector transition from fossil fuels to low-carbon energy resources has highlighted the current energy system’s disparate social, economic, and health impacts. The recent focus on energy justice has been driven by state legislative mandates, state programs and policies, focused federal investments, and societal recognition of inequities.

The energy industry is embarking on fundamental changes to the way energy is produced and delivered that will result in cleaner and possibly more localized options. This transformation offers an opportunity to recognize disparities in who has received the benefits and who has carried the burdens of the existing system by intentionally investing in historically disadvantaged communities.