To maintain a livable climate, the United States must make immediate and drastic changes to its energy policies. Perhaps the most important change is the need for a transition away from fossil fuels toward cleaner, more renewable sources of energy.

A new report by the Democracy Collaborative has found that community utilities — those that are publicly or cooperatively owned — are better suited for a green transition than their for-profit corporate counterparts. The report also found that many community utilities, as they currently exist, must be significantly reformed to fulfill their full potential.

Electric co-ops operate in pretty much the same way as investor-owned utilities companies, like PG&E. The key difference is that in the case of electric co-ps, it’s ratepayers — the people actually paying for and utilizing electricity — who act as owners, not out-of-touch shareholders.

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