Posts tagged Campaigns
Understanding Energy Burden

Did you know that Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia are among the poorest states in the nation, yet they have some of the highest energy burdens? In 2018, ACEEE reported the average energy burden for low-wage families as 4.7%, more than double the national average. In 2021 the average median energy burden for Georgia was 4.1%, with low-wage household carrying an average of 9.6%. And for Alabama, it was 4.3%, with a median of 10.1%. Many of these are black and brown communities. These numbers are staggering.

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Thanks to you, we ROCKED 2022!

Thanks to you we made it through 2022 with a BANG and boy did we have a lot to celebrate! You were with us every step of the way as we launched our Power for Southern People Campaign and proved to us our work is not in vain. Here are some campaign highlights, things you should know, as well as ways you can get involved in 2023!

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It’s Time to Claim Power 4 Southern People NOT Southern Company

We believe everyday people can identify solutions for themselves and their communities. And across Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi we are working together and sharing leadership to prioritize equitable solutions that address the climate crisis. For decades, our legislators have acted against the best interests of residents and constituents and instead prioritized the dividends of private industry. We believe our energy systems should support the health, safety and well-being of our communities, and not extract our wealth or threaten our well-being. To get there, we want to shift power into the hands of our communities to determine a clean and just energy future and to shift power away from the hands of shareholders and CEOs of Southern Company. And unlike their enablers, we do not take money from fossil fuel and other extractive corporations or their executives.

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