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Redefining America’s 'Energy Communities' Can Boost Clean Energy Investment Where It’s Needed Most

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Communities heavily reliant on fossil fuel employment in the powertrain segment, such as those in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana, can benefit from redefining 'Energy Communities' to boost clean energy investment. For example, a quarter of Monroe County, Michigan's total employment is involved in internal combustion engine vehicle powertrains. Another challenge is the unemployment rate requirement for fossil fuel energy communities.

are in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. A quarter of Monroe County, Michigan’s total employment is involved in internal combustion engine vehicle powertrains.

The final challenge relates to the inclusion of brownfields in the energy community definition. To be clear, there arebenefits by redeveloping brownfields. Additionally, their inclusion in the Energy Community Tax Credit Bonus does not detract from other energy communities’ ability to access the bonus.

What would such a prioritization approach look like? Using proposed coal plant retirements tracked by the Sierra Club, we identified 83 census tracts where a coal power plant unit is set to retire by 2030 and an additional 606 adjacent census tracts that will be economically impacted because of their proximity.

 

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