DOE Seeking Community Support for ‘Energy Justice’ Initiatives

The Biden administration is trying to help residents in underserved communities buy into its plan to switch to renewable energy and boost efficiency, an Energy Department official said on Tuesday.

The effort fits in with the agency’s bid to upgrade the electrical grid in the communities that are often hit with more power outages for longer periods of time. Broadly, the Biden administration is eyeing projects like community solar in those places.

But not everyone understands why it’s important to make that pivot, because “the average household doesn’t think about energy day in, day out,” said Michael Reiner, an analyst ...