Utilities profit by spending more. An independent distribution system operator could change that.
What do surveillance, A.I., and broadband policy have in common? Chris and Sascha connect the dots.
ILSR's short video explains how excessive profits for utility shareholders, also known as return on equity, drive up electric bills.
What happens when telecom companies are allowed to walk away from providing basic, reliable phone service? Chris, Harold, and Arturo explore AT&T’s push to end...
ILSR's 2-minute explainer video covers the basics of networked geothermal heating and cooling systems for local leaders and residents.
How New Haven financed a municipal geothermal network with a Green Bank loan and tax credits.
What could the FCC's latest spectrum decisions mean for Tribal Nations? Chris and Matthew Rantanen break down what's at stake
Chris and Doug Dawson unpack a new survey of rural Americans, the lawsuit over the Digital Equity Act, and what the FCC's latest satellite decisions...
From America's 250th anniversary to BEAD and broadband policy, Chris, Sean, and Karl unpack some of the biggest stories shaping the telecommunications landscape
Boulder's voter-approved climate tax has funded local climate action since 2006. Its lessons are ones any city can use.
Do humans use technology, or does technology use humans? The answer frames how to think about data centers and the resistance to them.
The story behind the Tribal Broadband Bootcamps and the growing movement to build tribal networks across Indian Country
Solar is ready. Thanks to utilities, the rules to connect it to the grid aren't.
Chris, Sean, Jordan, and Karl break down SpaceX IPO and Starlink, before Chris sits down with Jeff Gavlinski to preview this year’s Mountain Connect conference...
A panel of experts explores the question of how to build data centers that serve their communities, rather than extract from them.