This post summarizes Vermont’s community solar program and compiles state community solar resources.
Instead of prioritizing more useful regional transmission infrastructure, utilities are pushing through smaller, local transmission projects to minimize oversight and maximize profit.
How much of the U.S. solar fleet is made up of smaller, distributed sources that help communities build local wealth? This 2024 update examines the...
In this rebroadcast from Volts, Chairman Marissa Gillett of Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority talks about the challenges of reforming utility regulation given investor-owned utilities’...
More than 17 gigawatts of new power generation capacity went online in the fourth quarter of 2024 and most of it was renewable: 12.6 gigawatts...
This quarterly update (2024 Q4) shows the community solar capacity built in nine states, with a focus on competitive state markets and projects in investor-owned...
In Boston, a creative cooperatively-run solar developer is combining the best of Massachusetts’ equity-focused climate opportunities to distribute the benefits of the climate transition.
This post breaks down how state-level policies passed in 2024 informed ILSR’s 2025 Community Power Scorecard.
On Molokai, a Hawaiian island and community with the highest utility rates in the country, the resident-led Hoʻāhu Energy Cooperative is using its local knowledge...
ILSR’s annual scorecard surveys a suite of 18 state-level policies that help or hinder local clean energy action.
A study found California's rooftop solar saved non-solar customers over $1 billion in 2024, rebutting the utility industry's "cost-shift" myth.
In this webinar, grassroots leaders discuss how to maximize the benefits of clean energy for communities through local ownership.
On March 4th in Decorah, Iowa, residents will once again cast their ballots on creating a municipal electric utility.
Interviews with solar installers show how inconsistent and resource-intensive local government permitting processes make it harder for Minnesotans to go solar.
SolarShare Wisconsin Cooperative’s model allows anyone in the state to invest in local solar projects.