About Us
Our Mission: The Energy Democracy Coalition was founded on the idea that prosperity and sustainability can go hand-in-hand…when we take on the corruption of the electric grid.
How? By showing how previous generations confronted the energy industry and won, our feature length documentary, Shock the Grid, will shine a light on the missing piece of the climate movement: energy democracy. Beyond the documentary, our team is building a movement for an affordable, accountable, sustainable electric grid for all Americans.
What is Energy Democracy? A framework for an electric grid that’s accountable to the public. Across the country, the fight for energy democracy has lowered electric bills, reduced outages, and cut emissions that harm people and our planet.
Our Leadership
Max Rubin
Executive Director of EDCO
Executive Producer of Shock the Grid
As an advocate, Max worked on Public Service Commission filings in Washington, DC that brought attention to PEPCO’s egregious delays interconnecting low-income solar projects. The delays prevented DC residents from tapping into thousands of dollars in savings on their bills, but after the PSC investigated the findings, PEPCO was ordered to reimburse customers $800,000. As a clean energy professional, Max has supported the Biden Administration’s efforts to decarbonize the federal government's electricity emissions with the White House and a contractor for federal agencies.
Cody Rogers
Media Director of EDCO
Director, Shock the Grid
Cody is a Filmmaker, Director, Producer, Screenwriter, and Composer from Coal City, Illinois. He is known for NEXT at the Kennedy Center (2022), Maybe It's Time (2024), The Story We Wrote (2023), The Informidable Death of My Mother (2024), and Moonlight in March (2024). Rogers started his journey as a filmmaker at age 16 when he began his first production company. What started as small projects for local municipalities quickly grew to documentary work bringing him across North and Central America capturing stories from worker exploitation to climate change. Cody's work has been aired on PBS, the CW Network, and streamed on Amazon Prime. He has also collaborated with organizations such as The Kennedy Center, the National Park Service, and Hyatt among many others.
Cody’s stunning work can be seen on his website: https://www.codymcleodrogers.com
Eli Duncan-Gilmour
Operations Director of EDCO
Executive Producer of Shock the Grid
Eli is a former United States Department of Energy Innovator Fellow currently consulting for the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI). His work with ATNI has supported the publication of ATNI’s Tribal Transmission Engagement Guide, and the establishment of ATNI’s responsible energy siting project. Eli also founded OurVote USA, a national organization encouraging civic engagement among young people.
Building a movement takes all of us - if you’re interested in joining our team, or have questions - please submit the form on our engagement page and an EDCO team member will reach out!