13 Sep 2023

Don’t Follow California’s Lead on Rooftop Solar — Episode 192 of Local Energy Rules

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Sachu Constantine explains the obstacles and opportunities arising for the electric grid as customers become generators and what California got wrong in its 2022 net metering decision.… Read More
30 Aug 2023

The Anti-Competitive Tricks up Utility Sleeves — Episode 191 of Local Energy Rules

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Seth Handy explains how utilities have, through loopholes in federal guidance and friends on public regulatory bodies, protected their own interests at the expense of clean energy projects.… Read More
16 Aug 2023

Portland Funds Community-Led Clean Energy Projects — Episode 190 of Local Energy Rules

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Maria Sipin discusses what the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund has accomplished, how volunteers from the community have shaped the fund’s priorities, and how to evaluate project success.… Read More
2 Aug 2023

How Utilities Neglect Certain Customers — Episode 189 of Local Energy Rules

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Alex Hill discusses a report on utility redlining in electric distribution, the impacts of inadequate grid infrastructure, and how the report helped make a case against the utility’s proposed rate increase.… Read More
19 Jul 2023

13 States Flunk This Standard Test — Episode 188 of Local Energy Rules

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Mari Hernandez explains why we need transparent and efficient interconnection standards, how the regulatory landscape can adapt to new technologies, and where IREC’s Freeing the Grid initiative can help.… Read More

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