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.
Boulder's voter-approved climate tax has funded local climate action since 2006. Its lessons are ones any city can use.
Find out how quarterly distributed solar capacity growth compares to that of other power sectors.
Solar is ready. Thanks to utilities, the rules to connect it to the grid aren't.
State and local governments can expand solar access and slash electric bills by simplifying complex and expensive permitting processes.
In this webinar, city leaders discuss tools and models for building local energy democracy and fighting corporate utility control.
States can slash rooftop solar costs with instant permits and remote visits.
An interactive tool to help consumers, reporters, and policymakers explore the link between excessive utility profit rates and high electric bills.
Interactive resources and examples of how to use local government to promote local clean energy and hold monopoly utilities accountable.
A tribute to Compost Guru Benny Erez: Mentor, Teacher, and Friend
Learn about actions state utility regulators and legislators can take to lower electric bills for consumers.
A solar-powered laundromat is changing daily life on the Pine Ridge reservation.
Elon Musk's Colossus 1 data center in Memphis reflects a historical pattern of corporations siting polluting facilities in poor or Black neighborhoods.
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...