This week in Energy Democracy news: Hawaii’s energy regulators reject the proposed merger with electric monopoly, NextEra Energy; community solar continues to spread throughout Colorado, and Minnesota decides to use the value of solar determination for community solar projects. Featured Stories Clean Coalition’s community microgrids – Episode 29 of Local Energy Rules podcast by John Farrell, … Read More
This week in Energy Democracy: Updates on Hawaii and Colorado’s renewable energy journey, a new FERC decision that could open up greater renewable energy for municipal utilities and rural electric cooperatives, and a new Illinois poll on demand charges. Featured Stories Are Rural Electric Cooperatives driving or just dabbling in community solar? by John Farrell, CleanTechnica … Read More
Renewable energy in large cities has been a challenge for years, however, Next City is covering this trend of smaller units being installed on big city rooftops by reaching out to ILSR’s Energy Democracy initiative director John Farrell and gaining the insight of our own energy guru.… Read More
This week in Energy Democracy news: Regulators in Minnesota say that a nearly 10% rate hike is unjustifiable, a new Vermont energy-siting bill has been signed into law, and advocates at the Midwest Renewable Energy Fair say that utility monopoly future could be dimmed. Featured Stories Energy-siting bill signed into law by Times-Argus Pursuing grid modernization in … Read More
Chuck Quirmbach of Wisconsin Public Radio covered the Midwest Renewable Energy Fair in the state, including ILSR’s Energy Democracy initiative director John Farrell’s keynote presentation on utilities harming the prospect of local, small-scale solar energy in the MidWest.… Read More
Solar made up over a half of the added power plant capacity during the first quarter of 2016. With over 800 MW (AC) coming from distributed solar, this year is shaping up to be another banner year for renewable energy. See previous updates: 2015 Q4, 2015 Q3, 2015 Q2, 2015 Q1, 2014 Q4, 2014 Q3, 2014 Q2 Distributed Solar … Read More
This week in Energy Democracy news: An Atlantic reporter explores how (easily) solar panels are installed, Madison adopts a carbon emissions plan, and Boulder city officials discuss municipalization with Xcel Energy. Featured Stories Madison adopts plan to cut carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050 by Kari Lydersen, Midwest Energy News Two decades of solar pioneers in Sacramento – … Read More
In March of 2016, we published a report on the state of rural electric cooperatives in the current electricity market: Re-Member-ing the Electric Cooperative. Below you will find our newly developed presentation based on this report. Forward and share widely.… Read More
Is owning your solar array your best option, or is leasing right for you? Along with our existing Solar Calculators (both complex and simplified), we have this new infographic. This graphic details the two different ownership structures based around a number of important categories. Please note that solar panels typically carry a 20-year warranty, but most panels are … Read More
