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Scaling Up Home Energy Investment — Episode 199 of Local Energy Rules
Matt Flaherty discusses the barriers to home energy upgrades, how inclusive utility investment is a scalable solution that addresses many of these barriers, and what it will take to get utilities on board with on-bill financing.… Read More
New Power Generation Quarterly: 2023 Q3
7.2 gigawatts of new power generation capacity came online in the third quarter of 2023. Half of that capacity (3.6 gigawatts) was large-scale solar alone, while small-scale solar contributed nearly a third with a record-setting 2.1 gigawatts.… Read More
Loopholes and Scams in New York Gas Plans — Episode 198 of Local Energy Rules
Ben Kuebrich discusses New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, what to expect when gas utilities do their own decarbonization planning, and how states and clean energy advocates can actually address methane gas use in the buildings sector.… Read More
Utility Millions Take Down Popular Measure — Episode 197 of Local Energy Rules
Lucy Hochschartner explains how public power would have been an improvement over Maine’s investor-owned utilities, yet didn’t receive the support of Maine voters on November 7th.… Read More
Virginia’s Community Solar Program
Virginia’s shared solar program began enrolling subscribers in 2023, but faces scrutiny due to a high minimum billing feature. This post summarizes the policy and compiles additional Virginia community solar resources.… Read More
New Paths for Rural Electric Co-op Revival — Episode 196 of Local Energy Rules
Frances Sawyer and Maria McCoy discuss ILSR’s new report on rural electric co-ops and how federal dollars can meet the growing momentum of co-op member-owners organizing around affordability, clean energy, and local control.… Read More
Investment Funds v. A Democratic Future
A community advocacy organization fought to transfer power from a fossil fuel-backed investment firm to community-driven clean energy. … Read More
Report: Will Long-Term Co-op Contracts Give Way to Affordable Clean Energy?
ILSR’s new report, The Rural Electric Rift, examines the struggle of electric distribution cooperatives and their members to restore local control over electricity purchasing and harness the benefits of affordable clean energy.… Read More
Stopping the Spread of Monopolies — Episode 195 of Local Energy Rules
Lynne Kiesling explains why allowing incumbent monopolies into new markets is too big of a risk for innovation and the public interest, particularly in the context of Xcel Energy’s major electric vehicle charging proposal.… Read More
New Mexicans v. Fossil Fuel Giants
A determined coalition fights to block a private takeover of the state’s largest utility. … Read More
Colorado Bill Increases Utility Accountability — Episode 194 of Local Energy Rules
Steve Fenberg discusses Colorado’s Senate Bill 291, which changed incentives in the investor-owned utility business model to protect Colorado consumers from high fossil fuel costs and protects captive customers from paying for the utility to lobby against their own interests.… Read More
Utilities Aren’t Telling the Whole Truth About Solar Costs
Electric utilities recently admitted that they often misrepresent the cost of solar energy to serve their own profit interests.… Read More
New Power Generation Quarterly: 2023 Q2
Nearly 11 gigawatts of new power generation capacity came online in the second quarter of 2023. Over half of that capacity was solar power (5.5 gigawatts), about a third was fossil gas (3.8 gigawatts), and the rest was wind (1.5 gigawatts).… Read More
Against All Reason, Indiana Dismantles Rooftop Solar — Episode 193 of Local Energy Rules
Ben Inskeep discusses Indiana’s backward solar policy, why local solar is a threat to utilities, and how to go up against the powerful entrenched interests of monopolies.… Read More
Don’t Follow California’s Lead on Rooftop Solar — Episode 192 of Local Energy Rules
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