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Solar Plus Suds Builds Self-Reliance — Episode 271 of Local Energy Rules
Solar Plus Suds Builds Self-Reliance — Episode 271 of Local Energy Rules
A solar-powered laundromat is changing daily life on the Pine Ridge reservation.
The Policies Communities Need to Confront the AI Data Center Race
The Policies Communities Need to Confront the AI Data Center Race
Communities can assert their power against the big tech monopolies driving the harmful expansion of massive data centers.
The Data Centers Are Coming: Ep. 3 – Contamination Without Representation
The Data Centers Are Coming: Ep. 3 – Contamination Without Representation
Elon Musk's Colossus 1 data center in Memphis reflects a historical pattern of corporations siting polluting facilities in poor or Black neighborhoods.
How Much Are You Paying For Utility Profits? — Episode 270 of Local Energy Rules
How Much Are You Paying For Utility Profits? — Episode 270 of Local Energy Rules
In some states, 30 cents of every dollar a customer pays to their electric utility goes to the utility’s shareholders’ profits. How widespread is this...
ILSR Advocacy Establishes Maryland’s First Organics Diversion Grant Program
ILSR Advocacy Establishes Maryland’s First Organics Diversion Grant Program
A new Maryland law establishes a $250,000 annual grant program for on-farm organics recycling and compost use, wasted food prevention, and food rescue.
The Data Centers Are Coming: Ep. 2 – They Underestimated Us
The Data Centers Are Coming: Ep. 2 – They Underestimated Us
A proposed data center galvanizes resistance in a small West Virginia community, sparking a fight over state vs. local control.
The Data Centers Are Coming: Ep. 1 – Planting a Flag
The Data Centers Are Coming: Ep. 1 – Planting a Flag
We start at the epicenter: a once-semi-rural Northern Virginia community transformed by Big Tech’s sprawling data centers, sparking a fight for land, autonomy, and transparency.
In The Forge: ILSR Superteam Talks Local Power and Fighting Corporate Control
In The Forge: ILSR Superteam Talks Local Power and Fighting Corporate Control
Three ILSR staffers talked to Liberation in a Generation and The Forge about the many dimensions of fighting corporate power — and building local power.
Xcel Owns the Batteries, You Pay the Bill — Episode 269 of Local Energy Rules
Xcel Owns the Batteries, You Pay the Bill — Episode 269 of Local Energy Rules
What can we expect from a new utility-owned distributed storage program that made headlines when it was announced over 18 months ago?
Introducing “The Data Centers Are Coming”
Introducing “The Data Centers Are Coming”
BLP's new season, "The Data Centers are Coming," uncovers how deeply the data center conflict is steeped in America’s legacy of monopolies versus motivated communities.
The State(s) of Distributed Solar — 2025 Update
The State(s) of Distributed Solar — 2025 Update
How much of the U.S. solar fleet is made up of smaller, distributed sources that help communities build local wealth? This 2025 update examines the...
Black Churches Power Up A Solar Revival — Episode 268 of Local Energy Rules
Black Churches Power Up A Solar Revival — Episode 268 of Local Energy Rules
What makes faith communities such attractive hosts for resilience hubs?
A Coal Town Digs Deep for Municipal Clean Heat — Episode 267 of Local Energy Rules
A Coal Town Digs Deep for Municipal Clean Heat — Episode 267 of Local Energy Rules
How did this coal town ditch gas lines, win grants, and make municipal networked geothermal the cheapest heating option?
Big Impact of Small Solar Quarterly Update: 2025 Q4
Big Impact of Small Solar Quarterly Update: 2025 Q4
Find out how quarterly distributed solar capacity growth compares to that of other power sectors.