Our Mission

The Energy and Policy Institute is a watchdog organization working to expose attacks on renewable energyand counter misinformation by fossil fuel and utility interests.We need to power the economy with clean energy to address the climate crisis, and we have the tools to do that right now: renewable energy sources like wind and solar power are less expensive than fossil fuels; energy efficiency technologies save customers money and will hasten the transition to clean energy.But coal, gas, and utility interests are fighting to stop the adoption of these clean energy solutions in order to protect their 20th-century business models.EPI shines a light on the anti-clean energy, anti-democracy behavior of fossil fuel companies, utilities, and their lobbying and public relations machines. We provide communities with the information they need to hold corporations and policymakers accountable when they advocate for cleaner and fairer energy systems.It’s crucial to us that our work not only helps...