What States Are Doing to Accommodate Increasing Electric Demand
What States Are Doing to Accommodate Increasing Electric Demand
As electricity demand in the US continues to grow— primarily due to data centers, new manufacturing, and electrification—states must find ways to accommodate this increasing demand.
A new report from the Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA), “Load Growth: What States Are Doing to Accommodate Increasing Electric Demand,” surveys the causes of electricity load growth and outlines what states are doing to meet the challenge. State actions include increasing new generation, delaying retirement of legacy generators, exploring new generation technologies, building out transmission capacity, developing demand-side solutions, and taking steps to limit cost impacts on customers. Importantly, states that have established clean energy and decarbonization targets are looking to meet new, higher electricity peak demand while maintaining progress towards these goals.
In this CESA webinar, report author Ana Boyd, Research Fellow at CESA, will summarize the report, explore state strategies, and identify areas for continued research. Charles Dawson, DOE Energy Innovator Fellow at the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, will discuss Massachusetts’ efforts to meet load growth challenges while maintaining momentum on clean energy. Report editor and CESA Project Director Todd Olinsky-Paul will moderate the discussion.
Right now, communities around the world continue developing improved systems, services and policies for the health and prosperity of all life. Imagine what we can really accomplish when we come together to establish A NETWORK OF OUR OWN.
Don’t rent a stage. Own the studio.
Mobilized Creators Network
The New Studio System for the People, by the People
Why –seek details from studio system notes:
MobilizedNews.com is launching a decentralized, international creators network designed to empower artists, storytellers, journalists, and communities to own and operate their own media ecosystems.
Inspired by the founding vision of the original United Artists—where creators retain control of their work—we are building a modern “studio system” grounded in:
- Collaboration over competition
- Cooperation over corporate control
- Community over centralization
The Mobilized Creators Network) will be publicly launched during a global, two-day special live event, showcasing how community ownership of media can restore trust, amplify marginalized voices, and create sustainable cultural and economic power.
“The New Creators Studio: Reclaiming Media Through Collective Ownership”
Date: Sunday, September, 21, 2025
Format: Global livestream + community watch parties
Hosted by: MobilizedNews.com + international partners
Theme: “Create the Future Together—No Permission Needed.”
EVENT OBJECTIVES
- Demonstrate the power of collective media ownership
- Showcase models of community-run media studios & newsrooms
- Provide tools and frameworks for creators to form their own co-ops
- Inspire a new era of public trust through storytelling by and for communities
- Launch the international Creators Network and open enrollment
THE NEW STUDIO SYSTEM MODEL
Inspired by the Original United Artists Vision (1919): Founded by Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith to give artists control over their work.
Today’s Model: Modular, Decentralized, Cooperative
| Element | Description |
| Community-Owned Studios | Local and digital media collectives operating democratically |
| Artist Cooperatives | Shared IP ownership, revenue split, and decision-making |
| Distributed Production Hubs | Global network of creators producing content across borders |
| Creative Commons Licensing | Emphasis on open knowledge, remixability, shared progress |
| Transparent Economics | Revenue via platform partnerships, donations, DAO structures, NFTs, subscriptions |
| Skill-Sharing and Mentorship | Elders and pros teaching emerging voices through open networks |
| Interconnected Global Network | Collaborative productions across communities and continents |
THE MOBILIZED CREATORS NETWORK (MCN)
A Platform + Ecosystem
Core Functions:
- Digital membership platform with profiles, portfolios, studio-building tools
- Media resource library (legal, technical, artistic)
- Peer-reviewed collaborative projects
- Tools for co-creation contracts, fair pay, IP protection
- Public-facing showcase platform for streaming, syndication & licensing
️ FEATURED EVENT SEGMENTS
Opening Panel: “Why We Need a New Studio System Now”
- Legacy of United Artists
- Collapse of centralized trust
- Rise of grassroots storytelling
Showcase: Community-Owned Media in Action
- Co-ops in Detroit, Chiapas, Berlin, Nairobi
- Tribal digital sovereignty platforms
- Youth-run climate newsrooms
Workshop: How to Start a Community Studio in 90 Days
- Legal structures (co-ops, collectives, DAOs)
- Funding and resource pooling
- Distribution strategies (Web3, public media, hybrid)
Artist Roundtable: From Extraction to Ownership
- Filmmakers, musicians, designers, writers discuss how to regain control over their work
- Emphasis on consent-based licensing, equity-based collaboration, and community funding models
Build Session: Designing the MCN Manifesto Live
- Live audience collaboration on MCN values and priorities
- Interactive platform-building roadmap with open-source ethos
PROMOTIONAL TAGLINE
“Don’t Rent the Stage. Own the Studio.”
️ During the Event:
- Livestream panels, labs, and launch sessions
- Distribute open-source media studio blueprint
- Accept applications for founding regional creator collectives
THE MOBILIZED CREATORS NETWORK MANIFESTO
“Create the Future Together—No Permission Needed.”
1. OUR PURPOSE
We exist to reclaim storytelling, culture, and communication from systems of extraction and control—and return them to the hands of creators and communities. We are building a decentralized, cooperative studio system owned by those who create and serve, not by gatekeepers.
2. OUR BELIEFS
- Media is a commons—a resource for truth, empathy, and accountability.
- Art is power, and artists deserve ownership of their labor and vision.
- Community media restores trust where corporate media has failed.
- Collaboration is stronger than competition.
- Diversity is not a slogan—it is the source of all great stories.
- Local storytelling is global power.
3. OUR COMMITMENTS
- We co-create, we don’t compete.
- We use open-source tools and Creative Commons licensing to ensure knowledge is shared, not hoarded.
- We own what we make, together—through cooperative structures.
- We make decisions democratically, not through top-down control.
- We support fair pay, mutual credit, and solidarity economics.
- We center marginalized voices, always.
- We challenge extractive models of media, from Hollywood to Big Tech.
4. OUR CALL TO ACTION
If you’re an artist, storyteller, journalist, educator, technologist, or organizer, you are not alone.
Join the Mobilized Creators Network—build your studio, form your collective, create your media.
The world doesn’t need more owners. It needs more co-creators.
Let’s make media that makes justice.
ARTIST STARTER KIT
“Reclaim Your Art. Reclaim Your Rights.”
What’s Inside:
- How to Start or Join a Creative Cooperative
- Legal templates (co-op, LLC, DAO)
- Governance models: consensus, sociocracy, democratic voting
- Roles: member-owner, contributor, admin, facilitator
- Ethical Contracts & Revenue Sharing
- Sample equitable contracts
- Revenue-sharing models
- Royalties vs mutual credit vs equity
- Owning Your IP Collectively
- Creative Commons licensing
- How to avoid predatory publishing/distribution deals
- Shared rights vs individual control
- Distribution and Monetization Alternatives
- Crowdfunding & mutual aid
- Open platforms: Resonate (music), Ampled, Means TV
- Platform cooperatives (e.g., Open Collective, Hypha)
- Creative Collaboration Tools
- Free co-creation platforms: Miro, Penpot, Git, Notion
- Digital co-working platforms: Mobilized Canvas, Discord, etc.
- Mental Health and Burnout Prevention
- Collective care practices
- Anti-hustle ethics
️ COMMUNITY STUDIO STARTER KIT
“Build a Media Studio for and by the People”
What’s Inside:
- How to Build a Community Media Co-op
- Incorporation options: co-op, nonprofit, public-benefit org
- Bylaws template for media collectives
- Participatory budgeting 101
- Local Newsroom or Studio Toolkit
- Equipment on a budget (cameras, mics, solar backup)
- Volunteer-run vs funded models
- Youth mentorship programs
- Democratic Governance Made Simple
- Decision-making templates
- Conflict resolution practices
- Public Accountability & Trust
- Transparency policies
- Citizen editorial boards
- Non-extractive advertising or “no-ads” policy examples
- Sustainable Funding Models
- Community-supported media (CSM)
- Membership tiers
- Microgrants and participatory fundraising
- Sample Programs You Can Launch
- Local storytelling nights
- Audio/radio shows hosted by elders or youth
- Public hearings via livestream
- Journalism apprenticeships
Democracy in Action: Restoring Power to the People”
Saturday: September 20, 2025
At a time when democracy, and our ability to see the world as it is, and what it can become–is under unprecedented threat—undermined by disinformation, authoritarian tendencies, voter suppression, and the influence of multinational corporations—Mobilized News.com presents a global, one-day live special event: “Democracy in Action: Restoring Power to the People.”
This event brings together grassroots leaders, community organizers, investigative journalists, democracy advocates, youth activists, Indigenous voices, legal experts, and tech innovators to share real-world strategies for defending and rebuilding democratic systems—from the ground up.
Broadcast globally and rooted in community action, this interactive event goes beyond speeches and explores tangible, community-powered solutions to restore democratic processes, trust, transparency, and accountability in governance.
Event Goals:
- Educate people about systemic threats to democracy
- Connect local struggles to global democratic movements
- Equip attendees with actionable tools and blueprints
- Inspire collective action and sustained engagement
️ Event Format:
- Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025
- Duration: 1 full day (9am–6pm ET with global time zone access)
- Format: Live streamed via MobilizedNews.com, simulcast on social platforms, local partner networks, and public radio/TV outlets
- Interactive Components: Q&A, polls, breakout “local action labs,” global chat
- Languages: English.
Featured Topics & Segments:
1. The Threats to Democracy Today
Panel: Understanding the Global Backslide
- Corporate capture of government
- Disinformation and media manipulation
- Suppression of civil liberties and the vote
- Rise of authoritarian populism
2. ️ Building Local Power: Community-Led Governance
Case Studies:
- Participatory budgeting in New York & Barcelona
- Citizen assemblies in Ireland and France
- Local civic councils in Indigenous and rural communities
3. ️ Protecting Free & Fair Elections
Workshops:
- How to monitor elections locally
- How to fight gerrymandering
- Digital tools for transparent voting
Democracy Toolkit Launch
- Includes guides, templates, and tech for local organizing
4. Media for Democracy: Taking Back the Narrative
Topics:
- Community-based journalism and storytelling
- Fighting media monopolies
- Open-source platforms and ethical tech
Interactive Media Lab:
- Build-your-own local media outlet using open-source tools
5. The Money Problem: Campaign Finance & Corporate Power
Panel + Workshop:
- How corporate influence skews democratic decisions
- Public campaign finance models
- Holding corporations accountable at the local level
6. Global Solidarity: What We Can Learn From Each Other
Roundtable:
- Youth from Sudan, U.S., Brazil, Myanmar, and Ukraine
- Women’s movements in Iran and Latin America
- Digital democracy advocates
7. ️ Democracy Action Lab: “Restoration Starts Here”
Participants break into local/online groups to:
- Map their community’s threats to democracy
- Build a local “Democracy Restoration Blueprint”
- Submit plans for post-event Mobilized microgrants or support
8. ️ Closing: A Call to Action
- A global pledge to democracy, solidarity, and truth
- Mobilized News to provide a 6-month follow-up toolkit
- Partner networks (NGOs, media, educators) launch coordinated action week
Reclaiming Power: Communities Taking Charge of Clean Energy
A Global Media Experience | November 23, 2025 | Hybrid (Live + Broadcast)
Are you ready to witness how people-powered movements are reshaping the future of energy?
November 23, 2025
Join Mobilized News for a groundbreaking live media experience that spotlights how communities are reclaiming ownership of affordable, renewable energy systems — and transforming resilience, justice, and prosperity from the ground up.
A full-day immersive hybrid (live + recorded) event showcasing how communities reclaim energy sovereignty. It features keynote talks, panel discussions, product & service showcases, an event calendar unveiling, and a media marketplace. Designed for truth-seekers, activists, policymakers, community leaders, and energy entrepreneurs.
This dynamic experience features:
✅ Inspiring stories from local leaders, tribal nations, co-ops, and innovators.
✅ Live panels & keynotes on energy democracy, policy shifts, and frontline solutions.
✅ Marketplace showcases of breakthrough technologies, tools, and services.
✅ A global audience of changemakers, organizers, funders, and storytellers.
Recorded for global broadcast — designed to educate, mobilize, and inspire.
Register today and be part of the energy shift!
[Your registration link here]
Goals of the Experience
- Illuminate models of community-owned clean energy (solar, microgrids, co‑ops).
- Share best practices & governance frameworks for equitable energy projects.
- Highlight economic and resilience benefits of local clean energy ownership.
- Showcase innovative products, financing tools, platforms and services.
- Facilitate connections between communities, organizers, funders, and media.
️ Topics & Session Tracks
- Energy Democracy 101
- Structures: co-ops, micro-utilities, community solar.
- Principles: participatory governance, intergenerational and environmental justice
- Scaling the Impact
- Case studies: Washington DC rooftop microgrids; Ann Arbor city-run utility
- Indigenous & Tribal Energy Ownership
- Technical/financial capacity functions; off-grid solutions
- Policy, Financing & Incentives
- IRA, Solar for All, community solar credits, cooperative finances
- Equity-Driven Models
- Strategies for low‑income, frontline, BIPOC engagement; Kristal Hansley’s approach
- Tech Innovations & Marketplace
- Microgrids, battery-sharing, virtual grid platforms
Reclaiming Power: Communities Taking Charge of Clean Energy
A Global Media Experience | November 23, 2025 | Hybrid (Live + Broadcast)
Are you ready to witness how people-powered movements are reshaping the future of energy?
Join Mobilized News for a groundbreaking live media experience that spotlights how communities are reclaiming ownership of affordable, renewable energy systems — and transforming resilience, justice, and prosperity from the ground up.
This dynamic event features:
✅ Inspiring stories from local leaders, tribal nations, co-ops, and innovators.
✅ Live panels & keynotes on energy democracy, policy shifts, and frontline solutions.
✅ Marketplace showcases of breakthrough technologies, tools, and services.
✅ A global audience of changemakers, organizers, funders, and storytellers.
Recorded for global broadcast — designed to educate, mobilize, and inspire.
Register today and be part of the energy shift!
[Your registration link here]
Opening Keynote: Why Energy Democracy Matters Now
- The global context: inequality, climate crisis, and energy monopolies.
- How local ownership transforms resilience, affordability, and justice.
Panel 1: How Communities Are Doing It — Global Success Stories
- Ann Arbor’s municipal takeover for clean energy.
- Tribal solar microgrids led by Native Renewables.
- Brooklyn’s microgrid experiments and local energy trading.
Breakout Sessions (choose one):
1️⃣ Tech Innovations
- Virtual grids, battery-sharing, AI-powered energy management.
- How communities can adopt next-gen clean tech today.
- Demo partners: Arcadia, Perch Energy, Microgrid Labs.
2️⃣ Policy & Financing for Energy Equity
- Navigating Inflation Reduction Act benefits, Solar for All funds, and local incentives.
- Designing financial models for frontline and BIPOC communities.
- Led by: GRID Alternatives, CCSA, local co-op leaders.
3️⃣ Indigenous & Tribal Energy Leadership
- Overcoming barriers to sovereignty through off-grid solutions.
- Cultural, legal, and technical lessons from Indigenous-led energy projects.
Interactive Marketplace + Networking Break
- Explore tools, services, and platforms supporting community energy.
- Live pitches from startups, co-ops, and financing innovators.
- Featured booths: community-owned wind, home energy storage, DIY microgrid kits.
Panel 2: Building Local Power — Grassroots, Co-ops, and Municipal Models
- Participatory governance: how to include everyone.
- Building trust and transparency in community-owned systems.
- Case examples: People’s Utility Justice Project, Energy Democracy Alliance.
Closing Plenary: What’s Next for the Global Energy Shift?
- Collective action for 2026 and beyond.
- Media’s role in scaling awareness and mobilization.
- Closing panel with Mark Z. Jacobson, Kristal Hansley (WeSolar), Danny Kennedy (California Clean Energy Fund)
After-Event Media Ecosystem (Ongoing)
- On-demand video library + podcast series.
- Virtual marketplace + partner network directory.
- Global event calendar for follow-up workshops, trainings, and actions.
ACTION CALL
This is not just an event — it’s a movement.
Come as a participant, leave as a partner in powering a just, renewable future.
Ready to register, exhibit, or partner? Contact us at: