Bank Market Share by Size of Institution, 1994 to 2018
As these six graphs show, bank market share has changed dramatically between 1994 and 2018 as giant banks have come to dominate the banking sector.… Read More
Small Business Lending by Size of Institution, 2018
In 2018, community-based financial institutions made 52 percent of all small business loans, even though they controlled only 16 percent of banking assets.… Read More
Distribution of Deposits and Assets by Size of Bank, 1994-2018
In the past decades, both total bank assets and total deposits have concentrated at the giant banks, those with over $100.2 billion in assets.… Read More
Small Business Loans as a Share of Assets, 2018
Small and mid-sized financial institutions devote a greater share of their assets to small business lending than big banks.… Read More
Of New Power Generation, How Much is on the Roof? Annual Update — 2018
New power plant capacity expanded across the country in 2018, but steady growth in local, small-scale solar and other renewables was overshadowed by a significant jump in new gas plants. Our latest annual and quarterly updates illustrate these trends and provides a few timely examples of how communities can keep utilities accountable to clean energy commitments, rein in new centralized fossil fuel infrastructure, and support local, renewable energy, instead.… Read More
Comparing 2019 and 2018 Community Power Scorecard Rankings
Earlier this year, ILSR released its 2019 Community Power State Scorecard, revealing the best and worst states for local clean energy across the country. In this new comparison of state rankings, we take a closer look at which states have taken the lead, which are improving, and which have more to do to create a policy landscape that supports distributed energy.… Read More
Which Regions and States are Leading in Local Clean Energy?
Released earlier this year, ILSR’s 2019 Community Power State Scorecard revealed new rankings of states that support local clean energy. How do states perform when compared to their neighbors? We explore this question to give advocates, lawmakers, and communities insights into how to improve state policies that enable local clean energy.… Read More
The State(s) of Distributed Solar — 2018 Update
As investments in renewable energy grow, more states are prioritizing solar. But how much of that solar is coming from smaller, distributed sources that help communities build wealth locally? Using updated data for 2018, we examine state-by-state solar markets and the corresponding share of distributed solar systems to see which states have seen the greatest success in investing in local, clean energy.… Read More
The 2019 Community Power Scorecard
In the 2019 Community Power Scorecard, four states excelled, 11 states and the District of Columbia saw above average scores, 15 were mediocre, and 20 states received failing grades at enabling individuals and communities to take charge of their energy futures.… Read More