Connecting our energy future, across the country

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Hello John,

No matter what we look like or where we come from, we all deserve the power to live through the seasons.

But greedy power company executives and shareholders think otherwise; they’ve chosen to neglect our communities and failed to keep the power on amid extreme heat, hurricanes, and wildfires.

It doesn’t have to be this way.

A reimagined future of reliable, renewable energy is not just a dream; it’s a real possibility across the country, and already underway in your backyard!
A reimagined future is already underway in places like Puerto Rico. Activists like Ruth Santiago are calling on others to stand in solidarity. ([link removed]) (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
In the Caribbean, a U.S. Department of Energy report found that Puerto Rico has four to six times the rooftop solar potential compared to their entire energy demand.

Activists have a vision to transform their energy system from a centralized energy model held in the hands of a powerful few, to a decentralized one that is controlled by the people (via rooftop solar and battery solar projects). They’re demanding reliable and resilient energy that can withstand hurricanes, keep the air running through heat waves, and empower low-income and Afro-descendant communities in a new system that prioritizes their livelihoods over profit. Now, there is $12B of American taxpayer dollars available to help make this happen, and they’re calling on people in the U.S. to help amplify their demand. ([link removed])

Our tax dollars are at risk of being handed to yet another corporation. But from Puerto Rico to Hawaiʻi, we’re coming together to show the greedy power company executives and shareholders that the fate of our energy future is not for sale.

Want to know more about how Puerto Rico’s energy system also impacts your community? RSVP for a conversation with Puerto Rican activists Ruth Santiago of Comité Diálogo Ambiental and Federico Cintron of El Puente ([link removed]) , and sign up to share your questions.
Register ([link removed])
In solidarity,
Selena Feliciano
National Campaign Coordinator, Energy Democracy Project
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

P.S. For more resources on Puerto Rico and its connections across the country, check out:
* Tell FEMA: Prioritize Communities, not Centralized Power! ([link removed])
* "Puerto Rico wants clean energy. Will the Biden administration listen?" ([link removed]) by Yesenia Rivera and Ruth Santiago
* “Renewables are key to a just energy future for Puerto Rico” ([link removed]) by Ruth Santiago and Michael B. Gerrard
* Queremos Sol “We Want Sun” Coalition ([link removed])

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