Power The Future

What Power The Future does

Power The Future, Inc. is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 2018 by Daniel Turner to serve as the public voice for American energy workers, with a particular focus on rural communities whose livelihoods depend on fossil fuel and broader energy-sector employment. The organization positions itself as a counterweight to environmental activist groups, publishing research reports, opinion pieces, and news articles arguing that anti-energy policies threaten jobs, raise electricity costs, and disproportionately harm working families.

Its core outputs are content-based rather than technology-based. The platform comprises a news and analysis blog, research reports (including 'Manufactured Outrage' on anti-data-center campaigns and 'The Looming American Electricity Affordability Crisis'), a Legislator Scorecard tracking members of Congress on energy votes, an annual Energy Policy Roadmap, video content featuring founder commentary, campaign-specific microsites (47for47.com, LameDuckWatch.com), and a Mailchimp newsletter. There are no proprietary technology products or AI capabilities; distribution is via the website, Twitter/X (43,572 followers), email, earned media, and direct Congressional testimony and outreach.

The business model is donor-funded: the organization explicitly states it does not accept corporate or business contributions and is financed solely by private citizen donations processed through its website. Go-to-market is community-led policy advocacy rather than commercial sales, targeting three overlapping constituencies — energy workers and rural communities, the general public and media, and federal/state policymakers. Operations are run by a small team of 1-10 employees led by Founder and Executive Director Daniel Turner and Communications Director Larry Behrens.

Name

Power The Future

Legal name

Power The Future, Inc.

Website

https://powerthefuture.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Power The Future is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit founded in 2018 that advocates for American energy workers and opposes policies it characterizes as anti-energy, funded by private citizen donations and serving the general public, rural energy communities, and federal policymakers through research, media, and Congressional engagement.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Private Citizen Donations: Power The Future is funded by private citizens, not corporations or businesses. The organization explicitly states their funding comes from individuals who care about energy workers and their livelihoods.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Power The Future is a nonprofit advocacy organization that conducts policy research, publishes reports and briefs, produces news and video content, and engages in public communications and Congressional outreach to advocate for energy workers and support policies favorable to the U.S. energy industry across all energy forms. Its activities are funded by private citizen donations and include operating a Legislator Scorecard, an Energy Policy Roadmap, and issue-specific campaign websites.

Product overview

Power The Future is an advocacy organization focused on American energy policy, not a technology company. The organization operates a content platform consisting of a news/analysis blog, published research reports, video content, an advocacy campaign portfolio (including 47for47.com and LameDuckWatch.com), a legislator scorecard, and newsletter subscription service. The core offering is a unified content and advocacy platform that publishes news articles, opinion pieces, research reports, and tracks legislative activity related to energy policy. Products include the main news platform, research publications (such as 'Manufactured Outrage' and 'The Looming American Electricity Affordability Crisis'), video content, the Legislator Scorecard, Energy Policy Roadmap, and campaign-specific websites.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Energy News & Analysis Platform Continuously published online platform providing news, analysis, and commentary on U.S. energy policy and its impact on energy workers, distributed via the Power The Future website.
• Research Reports Standalone primary research publications — including briefs such as "Manufactured Outrage" — that investigate energy policy issues and their effects on energy workers, intended for policymakers, media, and the public.
• Legislator Scorecard Public scorecard tool that evaluates and rates U.S. legislators on their voting record and support for energy workers and energy-friendly policies, providing accountability data for voters and advocates.
• Energy Policy Roadmap Policy roadmap document outlining the organization's recommended legislative and regulatory priorities for the U.S. energy sector across all energy forms, intended for advocacy targeting Congress and the public.
• Newsletter Subscription Free email newsletter subscription service that delivers Power The Future's research, news, and campaign updates to supporters and donors via MailChimp.
• 47for47.com Campaign Website Campaign-specific microsite supporting the "47 for 47" advocacy initiative, used to mobilize supporters around a defined energy-policy campaign.
• LameDuckWatch.com Campaign Website Campaign-specific microsite (LameDuckWatch.com) that tracks and publicizes legislative activity during the post-election "lame duck" Congressional session, used to mobilize opposition or support on energy-related bills.
• Video Content Produced video content published on YouTube and the Power The Future website, presenting energy-policy stories and advocacy messages to the public and supporters.
• Campaigns Organized advocacy campaigns — coordinated efforts such as 47for47 and LameDuckWatch — that target specific energy-policy objectives and mobilize supporters around defined legislative moments.

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Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Consumer Energy Alliance: A consumer-focused advocacy group promoting balanced energy policies across fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables. Comparable because it targets American families and businesses affected by energy prices and policy, and uses research, coalition-building, and media engagement similar to PTF.
• Energy Tomorrow: An API-affiliated public outreach campaign educating Americans on the benefits of oil and natural gas. Closely comparable to PTF given its mission to humanize fossil fuel workers, defend industry from activist criticism, and engage consumers and policymakers through digital content.
• Heartland Institute: A nonprofit think tank known for skeptical coverage of climate and renewable energy policy and producing policy research and news commentary. Comparable given similar ideological positioning, reliance on research publications and media commentary to influence energy debates.
• Americans for Prosperity: A major policy advocacy organization pushing free-market energy and limited regulation with a grassroots donor-funded model. Similar to PTF in citizen-driven funding, conservative policy framing, and reliance on digital content and media to influence federal and state policy debates.
• American Energy Alliance: A nonprofit advocacy organization promoting affordable and reliable energy with a similar pro-fossil-fuel, anti-overregulation stance. Most directly comparable peer given overlapping mission, similar advocacy tactics (research, media, policy engagement), and similar nonprofit funding model targeting energy workers and consumers.

Emerging players

• American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC): A policy organization that drafts and advocates for state-level model legislation on energy and environment topics. Comparable as a model-legislation and advocacy shop targeting state and federal legislators on energy policy outcomes, with a similar ideological alignment and policy-network orientation.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of Manufacturers: A large industry advocacy group representing manufacturers, including energy-intensive sectors, with significant federal lobbying capacity. Comparable given overlapping themes of affordable, reliable energy, pro-growth policy, and use of digital advocacy and scorecards to influence legislation.
• American Petroleum Institute: The largest U.S. oil and natural gas industry trade association, conducting federal advocacy, research, and standards-setting. Comparable as a major energy policy advocate with substantially greater resources; PTF operates in adjacent space with a more populist, worker-focused lens versus API's industry-institutional approach.
• Heritage Foundation: A large conservative think tank producing policy research, including on energy and environmental regulation. Comparable to PTF in producing policy reports aligned with the current administration, advocating for fossil fuel production, and engaging with Congress and the media.
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce: The largest U.S. business federation with broad federal lobbying on energy, infrastructure, and economic policy. Comparable to PTF as a major pro-energy, pro-growth advocacy voice that publishes research, scorecards, and policy roadmaps influencing Congressional debate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/powerthefuture
• Facebookfacebook.com/PowerTheFuture
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/power-the-future

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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