Adopted by the legislature in 2016, it’s been a long wait for Oregon’s community solar program to launch. Technically, it hasn’t yet, but the program...
Discover how Connecticut's community solar law can promote energy democracy through inclusive ownership, fair compensation, and low-income access.
Discover how Rhode Island’s community solar law can promote energy equity through inclusive ownership, fair compensation, and access for low-income households.
With tax day as a backdrop, the ILSR Community Broadband Networks Initiative and the National Digital Inclusion Alliance convened its quarterly Building for Digital Equity...
20 states have policies allowing some form of community renewable energy. This quarterly update (2022 Q2) shows the capacity built in six states: Colorado, Illinois,...
20 states have policies allowing some form of community renewable energy. This quarterly update (2022 Q3) shows the capacity built in six states: Colorado, Illinois,...
Discover how Delaware's community solar law can promote energy democracy through inclusive ownership, fair compensation, and low-income access.
Discover how Alaska’s community solar law can promote energy democracy through inclusive ownership, fair compensation, and access for low-income households.
Baltimore City Councilman Zac Blanchard joins the Building Local Power podcast to discuss his path from neighborhood organizing to his new seat on City Council.
This post made possible by the tireless efforts of ILSR intern Abbigail Feola. She dug up the data, identified the story worth sharing, and wrote...
Using the results of the 2020 Community Power Scorecard, these infographics illustrate how states compare to others in their geographic region and which regions are...
For the first time a court of law has disqualified trash burning as a non-renewable energy source. The Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter in Arizona...
Discover how Illinois’s community solar law can promote energy equity through inclusive ownership, fair compensation, and access for low-income households.
In these comments, submitted to Minnesota utility regulators, ILSR asks that the Commission extends the residential adder: a program designed to increase residential participation in...
How much of the U.S. solar fleet is made up of smaller, distributed sources that help communities build local wealth? This 2022 update examines the...