Issue: Energy Policy

In Crockett County, the turbines generate more than just electricity. Money from NextEra supports the meals and events at senior center center, among other benefits. It all comes down to clever utilization of a section of the Texas tax code. As a way of attracting large projects like wind farms, the state offers companies a temporary property tax break — up to 10 years — in exchange for local investment. This Texas Abatement Act (also known as Section 312) means less tax revenue in the short term, but more dollars immediately flowing to community projects and programs like the senior center in Crockett.

What are the real climate and environmental implications of AI, and how can climate organizations think about responsible use?

To support grid reliability and affordability communications in the Iran war or broader
geopolitical context, the Reliable Grid Project (RGP) offers messaging research,
resources, and guidance.

A survey of Americans in order to understand voters’ feelings toward the rise of data centers in the US and in their communities, fueled by the AI boom.
Voters are broadly aware of AI data centers at the national level, but they tend to be less aware of data centers being built in their own communities. While voters expect data centers to be built regardless of community opposition, they are grappling with concerns over how these facilities are built and what impact they will have on costs, pollution, and quality of life. This research suggests that how these data centers are powered plays a key role in how they are perceived, with the usage of renewable energy dramatically increasing support.

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Recommendations on how to talk about community power, including the opportunity because voters are fed up with skyrocketing bills and. for-profit utility greed and want solution, and a recommended message that “community power” is cheaper, faster, more efficient.

This Blueprint for Affordable Energy lays out a plan to lower energy bills, confront the climate crisis, and rein in runaway corporate power.

A toolkit for advocates and implementers on advancing neighborhood-scale building decarbonization strategies that shift the unit of building decarbonization from the building to the block, from the individual to the community.