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.
Explore ILSR’s interactive map of 18 state policies that help or hinder local clean energy action.
Rep. Sarahana Shrestha has a bill, The Hudson Valley Power Authority Act, that would take the privately-owned Central Hudson Gas & Electric public in order...
When Jimmy Carter was president in 1979, one of the two nuclear reactors at the Three Mile Island nuclear complex near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania partially melted...
Mark Ellis spent years as a chief economist and chief of corporate strategy for investor-owned utilities. He now testifies in support of intervenors. Here are...
Anaerobic digestion can harness power from organic waste. But it can also have some negative ecological and health effects.
Can we center equity in climate and clean energy policy if private utilities center shareholder equity?
More than 7.5 gigawatts of new power generation capacity went online in the third quarter of 2024 and most of it was renewable: 4 gigawatts...
State policymakers can make sure the clean energy boom benefits their local residents and businesses by supporting locally owned solar and wind projects.
In a dynamic Stephen Fischmann refers to as a “continual shakedown,” utilities in New Mexico often refuse to act unless they’re generously compensated. They get...
Patrick Robbins was outraged when a fracked gas pipeline was proposed in his mom's West Village neighborhood. So he helped form the Public Power NY...
A University of Michigan research team set out to envision a future without the status quo of investor-owned utilities. Here are four alternatives.
The Florida Legislature removed local control of Gainesville’s century-old municipal utility, but Commissioner Bryan Eastman explains how the city plans to take it back.