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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
Over 10 gigawatts of new power generation capacity went online in the second quarter of 2024 and most of it was renewable: 5.9 gigawatts of...
Jani Hale and Liz Veazy from Solar United Neighbors explain how the Solar Help Desk aids consumers and how the group organizes people to fight...
Tim Hade and Leah Stokes discuss how, through the coordination of a virtual power plant, distributed energy generation and storage will provide resilient and affordable...
Jeremy Kalin discusses the evolution of federal tax incentives for renewable energy and how the direct pay provision of the Inflation Reduction Act will deliver...