This Article raises cautionary notes about the emerging changes. Although they can bring important benefits, community-centered energy systems could also generate systemic inequities. Traditional energy systems, despite all their flaws, also contain mechanisms for sharing the benefits and burdens of energy provision. When communities exit traditional systems, those mechanisms can be undermined or even lost.
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This Article raises cautionary notes about the emerging changes. Although they can bring important benefits, community-centered energy systems could also generate systemic inequities. Traditional energy systems, despite all their flaws, also contain mechanisms for sharing the benefits and burdens of energy provision. When communities exit traditional systems, those mechanisms can be undermined or even lost.