The electric industry is in the midst of a fundamental transition toward clean energy driven by economics and the need to decarbonize the economy. Renewable energy has supplanted fossil fuels as the most economic source of energy. As technology for supply- and demand-side energy reliability evolve, energy adequacy will also be resolved. But it is important that the clean energy transition not replicate the mistakes of the past. 

Vote Solar and our partners have been involved in a variety of cases around the Midwest over the past several years pursuing an equitable clean energy transition. We work to advance energy justice in all levels of electric generation, transmission and distribution. One aspect of that work is the relatively new idea of “grid equity,” by which we mean ensuring that the electric distribution grid serves all customers equitably. Concretely, this means that customers in disadvantaged communities have reliability and grid access comparable to customers in wealthier communities.