Find out which states most improved the energy policies tracked on our 2026 Community Power Scorecard, and which states backslid the most.
ILSR built the nation's first virtual power plant scorecard, with grades for every state on policies that pay people to support the grid at key...
ILSR’s annual scorecard shows which states have the best policies for giving communities control over their electricity and protection from utility abuses.
Use these five shortcuts to improve your state’s grade and ranking on the national Community Power Scorecard.
Explore the latest quarterly update on community solar capacity.
How household power can solve the energy affordability crisis.
A Minnesota community solar cooperative earns trust and delivers savings in manufactured home parks.
In this webinar, city leaders discuss tools and models for building local energy democracy and fighting corporate utility control.
Interactive resources and examples of how to use local government to promote local clean energy and hold monopoly utilities accountable.
A solar-powered laundromat is changing daily life on the Pine Ridge reservation.
What can we expect from a new utility-owned distributed storage program that made headlines when it was announced over 18 months ago?
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...
What makes faith communities such attractive hosts for resilience hubs?
Oregon tries to tie utility profits to climate, cost, and reliability targets through performance-based regulation.
Read stories from community leaders about clean energy resilience in Puerto Rico, in the aftermath of Bad Bunny's symbolic Super Bowl performance.