Energy democracy in northeastern North America

The data project has been initiated for research on energy democracy initiatives (EDI) and their transition narratives, and more broadly on social-ecological-technical systems related to renewable energy transition in the region of northeastern North America to strengthen initiative-based practice and learning and support diverse and participatory analytical approaches. Documentation and metadata for this research include contextual information about the study, research methods used, variable definitions, units of analysis, format and file type of the data, a description of the data capture and collection methods, data source inventory, explanation of data coding and analysis performed and details of who has worked on the project and performed each task. A Methods and Data Management Plan is used to organize the documentation and metadata needed to support this research.