My research explores the diverse ways in which publics engage with energy, with a view to delivering citizen-led research that contributes to the development of just energy transitions. I am interested in how citizens are implicated within energy systems, how they conceptualise these engagements and how these conceptualisations may change over time. The aim is to use this knowledge to consider how diverse engagements implicate regional, and broader, energy transition decision making. Utilising mixed-method, deliberative methodologies (deliberative mapping and longitudinal profiles) I hope to generate new ways of thinking about public engagement and appraisal of energy futures.