In this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Jamie Valdez about Pueblo, Colo.’s efforts to transition to municipal power and the opposition of Pueblo’s monopoly utility.… Read More
New renewable energy beat out new fossil generation in the second quarter of 2020, but the hampering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have begun to take hold. Here’s the latest update from ILSR’s Energy Democracy Initiative.… Read More
Host Jess Del Fiacco talks with John Farrell, Director of ILSR’s Energy Democracy Initiative, about how cities are taking action around climate change.… Read More
16 states have policies allowing some form of community renewable energy. This quarterly update (2020 Q2) shows the capacity built in states with most active programs: Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and New York. It focuses on programs in investor-owned utility service territory.… Read More
The third edition of this report asks yet again: if each U.S. state took full advantage of its own renewable energy resources, would it be sufficient to satisfy that state’s electricity consumption? The answer for most states is yes, easily.… Read More
For this episode of the Voices of 100% series, host John Farrell speaks with Mayor Lioneld Jordan and Environmental Director Peter Nierengarten of Fayetteville, Arkansas about their 100% commitment.… Read More
Minnesota’s community solar program hit 724 megawatts in August 2020, enough to power more than 100,000 homes each year or about as much capacity as a typical nuclear power plant!… Read More
This 2020 update to a 2016 report finds that while new technology has made electricity demand response simple and cost-effective, and has opened the opportunity for residential savings, utility implementation of demand response programs is lagging.… Read More
In this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Jay Egg, a geothermal expert, about successful water main geothermal projects in Canada and the triumphs and challenges of projects in the U.S.… Read More
