Chambers as Change Agents Report

As the trusted voice for millions of American businesses, chambers of commerce have shaped the economic vitality of cities and towns for more than a century. Every day, businesses large and small turn to chambers for guidance and support. Policymakers seek chambers’ wisdom in shaping policies that generate jobs and new investment. Economic development organizations collaborate and sometimes merge with chambers, tapping into their unique knowledge of their communities’ strengths, challenges, and needs.

Today, it’s only natural that chambers of commerce are using all of their formidable assets to help businesses and communities meet shared challenges in our energy landscape: a recovering economy, volatile energy prices, global competition in manufacturing and technology development, and aging electric grids. Time and again, clean energy has proven to be a practical and profitable solution for these chambers and their member companies.