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Spark Northwest provides educational events to community members to support renewable energy project development.
Spark Northwest accelerates the shift to clean energy one community at a time. Our programs make affordable, locally-controlled clean energy more accessible for all.
At Spark Northwest we believe creating communities powered by locally controlled clean energy is interconnected to promoting a just society. Through distributed energy projects that allow for community-level participation and equitable ownership, we can reduce the energy burden while aspiring to build wealth for frontline communities.
We are actively working to shift our internal culture so that racial equity values are centered and deeply embedded within our policies and programs. Our goal is for Spark Northwest to emerge as a trusted ally and for frontline communities to directly benefit from our work. We are learning the importance of developing deep relationships with environmental and social justice partners, prioritizing intentionality over haste, and transferring power and resources to frontline communities to develop their own solutions. Unlearning biases and upending structural practices is challenging and we invite communities to hold us accountable and help us see our blind spots.
At Spark Northwest, we believe equity is an outcome where the benefits from clean energy are rooted in justice and fairness. We approach our work with the following guiding principles:
To learn more about our commitment to equity, please contact us at: connect@sparknorthwest.org
Spark Northwest provides educational events to community members to support renewable energy project development.
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Spark Northwest provides publications, guidebooks and web tools that help communities pursue clean energy projects.