Survey on Community Benefits & An Overview of Community Benefits Plans

The document combines findings from community surveys in New Jersey, Louisiana, and the Navajo Nation with stakeholder interviews to evaluate the Community Benefits Plan (CBP) required for most U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding. While the CBP is seen as a tool to improve worker and community outcomes, survey data reveals deep skepticism due to unfulfilled past promises and a preference for environmental quality improvements over clean energy expansion. Implementation challenges include limited DOE capacity, stakeholder fatigue, and a need for greater accountability and resources for under-resourced community groups.

• A majority of residents in the surveyed communities expressed distrust toward developers, citing a history of unfulfilled promises and inadequate engagement during previous projects.
• While the Community Benefits Plan (CBP) concept was generally received positively, support was not universal, and only about half of residents were strongly supportive even after discussions.
• Community members prioritize environmental quality and health services over clean energy infrastructure; improving water quality was the top priority across all three surveyed communities.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (2023). Survey on Community Benefits & An Overview of Community Benefits Plans. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/29131056/community-benefits-survey-summary.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Survey on Community Benefits & An Overview of Community Benefits Plans. 2023. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/29131056/community-benefits-survey-summary.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforce2023survey, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Survey on Community Benefits \& An Overview of Community Benefits Plans}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2023}, month = nov, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/29131056/community-benefits-survey-summary.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }