2025 Energy Summer School

Ever wondered how electricity actually reaches your home, why your bill looks the way it does, or what it takes to shift to a clean energy future in Utah? You're in the right place.

Energy Summer School was a monthly series designed to demystify Utah's electric grid, utility planning, and clean energy challenges—no prior knowledge required. Each interactive session designed to build your skills, boost your confidence, and prepare you to speak up for a just and sustainable energy future.

Ready to build power and shape Utah’s energy future?

Let’s get empowered and energized together!

Watch Class Recordings on Youtube

Syllabus

🎓 Syllabus:

💰 How the Grid Works, and Companies Profit
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Understand the basics of electricity—how it's generated, delivered, and how utilities earn profit.

📊 Slicing the Pie: Who Pays What and Why?
Thursday, August 21, 2025
Discover how rates are determined, who benefits, who pays more, and why it matters.

🔋 Solar, Storage & Strain: Clean Energy Meets the Grid
Thursday, September 18, 2025 (Postponed)
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Explore the opportunities and challenges of integrating solar power, batteries, and electric vehicles into our grid.

🏛️ The Public Service Commission
Thursday, October 16, 2025  (Cancelled)
Prepare to engage with Rocky Mountain Power's Integrated Resource Plan and make your voice heard in regulatory spaces.

🗣️ Final Exam: Speak Up During Public Hearing
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Put what you've learned into practice and voice how you feel at the Public Service Commission.

🌟 Graduation: From the Hearing to the Movement
Thursday, November 13 2025
Reflect on our collective impact, share lessons from the public hearing, and join Utah Needs Clean Energy as a leader.

 

📣 Why Join?

  • Gain confidence to participate effectively in public hearings and regulatory processes.
  • Understand the grid and energy systems impacting your community.
  • Connect with a supportive network of clean energy advocates.

🙋🏽 How to Participate

  • Hybrid Format: Join in person or online via Zoom. All sessions will be recorded and shared afterward for your convenience.
  • Monthly Commitment: Sessions take place monthly from July to November. Mark your calendar and commit to attending each month to maximize your learning.
  • Interactive Learning: Each class will include Q&A sessions, interactive activities, and accessible explanations—no technical background required.

📄 Earn a Certificate

  • Attend All Classes: If you miss any lesson, you can still earn it by watching the recordings. You will just need to self-report having done so.
  • Draft a Comment: It must show an understanding of at least one basic concept for each class. You only have to send us the draft, and you choose whether to submit it or not.
  • Speak Your Mind: While we'll teach the course from our own environmenetalist bias, we'll encourage you to form your own opinion from your lived experiences.