ILSR built a list of grant and loan programs that helped small, locally owned businesses weather the COVID-19 pandemic.
For this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell and guest Eric Williams discuss the growing momentum for clean energy and how...
Dorrie Bruggemann and Bill Powers discuss how a publicly-owned San Diego electric utility would be more supportive of distributed solar, offer lower rates thanks to...
The story behind the Tribal Broadband Bootcamps and the growing movement to build tribal networks across Indian Country
A conversation about Longmont's NextLight network, community broadband, affordability, and what it takes to build one of the most successful ISPs in the country
Gregory Woodring discusses the ways that investor-owned utility DTE Energy has failed Ann Arbor customers and how the city could take over and provide better...
Derek Cressman and Fatima Malik, who both ran for seats on the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) board, describe the evolution of SMUD, how the...
Autumn Johnson talks about Salt River Project: a publicly-owned Arizona utility engaged in some shady behavior. The public’s only accountability measure? Board members who are...
On this episode of the Building Local Power Podcast, Jess Del Fiacco is joined by Stacy Mitchell and Arlene Martínez who discuss the use of...
The U.S. vehicle market will undergo a massive technology disruption from electric vehicles in the coming decades. Many analysts see the potential for surging sales...
A growing body of research is giving us new ways to quantify the harms of bigness and the benefits of local ownership.
What makes faith communities such attractive hosts for resilience hubs?
There are a lot of stories on residential rooftop solar but few if any on what cities are doing to make themselves energy self-reliant by...
A University of Michigan research team set out to envision a future without the status quo of investor-owned utilities. Here are four alternatives.
Host Chris Mitchell is joined by Hannah Rank to discuss how San Francisco’s innovative model to provide Internet in public housing can be used as...