Energy Justice with Prof. Erin Baker
<p>A discussion of the building blocks of a just energy transition with Professor Erin Baker, the Faculty Director of the Energy Transition Institute at UMass Amherst.</p><p><a href="https://www.umass.edu/engineering/about/directory/erin-baker">Professor Erin Baker</a> visited with Ahlmahz Negash and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-dockery-70061a30/">Paul Dockery</a> in-person at the office of the Pacific Northwest Utility Conference Committee (PNUCC) about energy justice, meaningful metrics, and the <a href="https://www.energytransitionumass.org/holyoke-community-energy-project">Holyoke Community Energy Project</a>. The discussion is wrapped by insightful commentary on energy justice from hosts <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/conleighbyers/">Conleigh Byers</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/fbillimoria/">Farhad Billimoria</a>, Paul Dockery, and Ahlmahz Negash.</p><p>You can find the podcast on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/public-power-underground/id1549717372">Apple Podcast</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4Pm5OQZ3R2qAKjD9RoOQoY">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts. Share with friends that are energy enthusiasts, like us!</p><p>2:58 - 30 seconds of theory</p><ul><li>What is energy justice?</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214629615300669">Jenkins, K., McCauley, D., Heffron, R., Stephan, H. and Rehner, R., 2016. Energy justice: A conceptual review. <em>Energy research & social science</em>, <em>11</em>, pp.174-182.</a></p><ul><li>3 core tenets of energy justice</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214629615300669">Jenkins, K., McCauley, D., Heffron, R., Stephan, H. and Rehner, R., 2016. Energy justice: A conceptual review. <em>Energy research & social science</em>, <em>11</em>, pp.174-182.</a></p><ul><li>5 categories of energy justice metrics</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-environ-112621-063400">Baker, E., Carley, S., Castellanos, S., Nock, D., Bozeman III, J.F., Konisky, D., Monyei, C.G., Shah, M. and Sovacool, B., 2023. Metrics for decision-making in energy justice. <em>Annual Review of Environment and Resources</em>, <em>48</em>(1), pp.737-760.</a></p><p><br/>11:31 - Interview with Prof. Erin Baker</p><p><br/>58:22 - Debriefing from interview w/ hosts Conleigh Byers, Farhad Billimoria, Paul Dockery, and Ahlmahz Negash</p><p><br/>1:33:00 - Closing Thoughts from Conleigh Byers & Farhad Billimoria</p><p><br/>Public Power Underground, for electric utility enthusiasts! Public Power Underground, it’s work to watch!</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://publicpowerunderground.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">publicpowerunderground.substack.com</a>