Key Topics
How We Work
- We help people aspire and argue for what they need: clean, local, affordable energy and the chance to own it, individually or collectively.
- We help people understand why those in power won’t provide it for them by explaining the monopoly utility system, its perverse incentives, and the failure of public oversight.
- We push those in power to act in alignment, either directly or in partnership with allies, by intervening in regulatory proceedings, advocating for new policies, and supporting a wide network of climate and community advocates.
- We pressure or collaborate with those with power in the climate movement to care about scale, ownership, and energy justice.
- We highlight and amplify the successes of others to fuel the work of local organizers, especially through our Local Energy Rules podcast.
Top Resources
Community Power Scorecard
Community Power Scorecard
See the top states in energy democracy policy
Podcast: Local Energy Rules
Podcast: Local Energy Rules
Listen to local successes and strategies to fight utility monopoly power
Report: Advantage Local
Report: Advantage Local
Learn more about the benefits of distributed, community-owned, locally-sourced clean energy
Community Power Toolkit
Community Power Toolkit
Strategies for cities and communities to pursue energy democracy
Community Solar Tracker
Community Solar Tracker
Where can you find the most community solar?
Recent Issues
Colorado’s Community Solar Program
Colorado’s Community Solar Program
In 2010, Colorado passed the Community Solar Gardens Act, enabling its now fully-fledged community solar program. This post summarizes how the policy has evolved, including...
New Power Generation Quarterly: 2024 Q1
New Power Generation Quarterly: 2024 Q1
Over eight gigawatts of new power generation capacity went online in the first quarter of 2024 and nearly all of it was renewable: 5.5 gigawatts...
Seven Hundred Yards Pt. 3: Seven Generations to Come — Episode 212 of Local Energy Rules
Seven Hundred Yards Pt. 3: Seven Generations to Come — Episode 212 of Local Energy Rules
Out of the legislative fight over the nuclear plant next door, Prairie Island Indian Community is building its own net zero energy future, on part...
Community Solar Tracker
Community Solar Tracker
This quarterly update (2024 Q1) shows the community solar capacity built in nine states, with a focus on competitive state markets and projects in investor-owned...