ILSR’s annual scorecard surveys a suite of 18 state-level policies that help or hinder local clean energy action.
This annual scorecard goes beyond greenhouse gas reductions or renewable generation capacity to evaluate how state policies help or hinder local clean energy action — because community power is necessary for an equitable, democratic transition away from the status quo.
The states that score the highest support locally owned distributed generation, empower communities to pursue their own goals, and plan for an equitable transition to clean energy. High scoring states also hold utilities accountable, protecting ratepayers from inflated costs and other abuses of monopoly power.
Check out our Local Energy Policy Toolkit for policy resources for your city, town, or county.
Use these four shortcuts to boost your state’s ranking on the national Community Power Scorecard leaderboard.
This post breaks down how state-level policies passed in 2024 informed ILSR’s 2025 Community Power Scorecard.
ILSR’s annual scorecard surveys a suite of 18 state-level policies that help or hinder local clean energy action.
Explore ILSR’s interactive map of 18 state policies that help or hinder local clean energy action.
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