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Community Solar With an Equity Lens: Generating Electricity and Jobs in North Minneapolis — Episode 57 of Local Energy Rules Podcast
Shiloh Temple, a church two miles from downtown Minneapolis, serves more than just the spiritual needs of the community. After a recent update to its...
Minnesota Utility Takes Baby Steps Toward Broadening Community Solar Access
Minnesota’s largest utility is planning a pilot community solar program specifically targeted to low-income customers, an important first step in bridging significant gaps in accessing...
If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Own ‘Em—Utilities Muscle in to Rooftop Solar Market
In the past five years, rooftop solar has revealed the limitations of the archaic electric utility business model, as customers have found generating their own...
In New England, Cooperative Values Drive Solar Growth – Episode 41 of Local Energy Rules Podcast
New England offers some of the nation’s biggest incentives for renewable energy generation, but high upfront costs and complicated financing mean many residents are still...
Why Clean Energy Is Not Enough: John Farrell on Lessons from David Morris
John Farrell shares insights into his time working with ILSR co-founder David Morris, including David's remarkable prescience about the economics of solar power.
From the Archive: Anya Schoolman, Executive Director of Solar United Neighbors — Episode 55 of Local Energy Rules Podcast
How did one group of neighbors from Washington, D.C., band together to advance clean energy locally and then build a larger movement replicating their model...
In Santa Fe, Momentum Builds for Locals to Take Charge of Electricity System – Episode 39 of Local Energy Rules Podcast
A widening chasm between what customers want and what Santa Fe’s electric utility delivers is bolstering a campaign to rejigger power production and distribution, possibly...
I’m visiting the wonderful folks from Sustainable Tucson in Arizona next week to talk about the opportunities that solar and clean energy offer their local...
Is New York’s “Compromise” the Future for Net Metering?
Across the country, utilities are battling their customers over solar, and typically trying to undermine customers that want to cut their energy bills by installing...
The New 1,600 MW Solar Program for Massachusetts Really is SMART
With nearly 1500 megawatts, Massachusetts has the seventh-greatest solar energy capacity in the country, enough to power a quarter-million homes. It has the second-most solar...
Supporting Affordable Residential Access to Community Solar in Minnesota
In April, ILSR submitted comments in support of affordable residential access to community solar for review by Minnesota’s Public Utilities Commission. These comments concerned a...
If solar developers overestimate future electricity prices, some of the predicted savings of a solar system never materialize. This article evaluates the evidence for, and...
How Colorado Electric Customers Are Leading a Co-op’s Clean Energy Journey — Episode 159 of Local Energy Rules
For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell and guest Bryan Hannegan discuss how cultural change, led by the customers, pushed...
