Four years have passed since ILSR’s initial report on utility-owned rooftop solar and this 2019 update shows small growth but some potentially large repercussions.… Read...
Discover how D.C.’s community solar law can promote energy equity through inclusive ownership, fair compensation, and access for low-income households.
Discover how Connecticut's community solar law can promote energy democracy through inclusive ownership, fair compensation, and low-income access.
Discover how Hawaii’s community solar law can promote energy equity through inclusive ownership, fair compensation, and access for low-income households.
Although both produce electricity from the sun, there are significant differences between solar PV and concentrating solar thermal electricity generation. This FAQ provides answers to...
Discover how Alaska’s community solar law can promote energy democracy through inclusive ownership, fair compensation, and access for low-income households.
Tucked into a proposal from Xcel Energy, the state’s largest electric company, was a comparison of two proposed solar projects: one, a giant solar array...
For this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell and guest Danny Kennedy discuss rooftop solar revolutions, Kennedy’s work at New Energy...
Community solar power can offer unique benefits in the expansion of solar power, from greater participation and ownership of solar to a greater dispersion of...
In a filing Tuesday (April 28), Minnesota’s largest electric utility announced unilateral action within the next 30 days to reduce development under the state’s community...
Sixteen states have policies allowing some form of community renewable energy development. This quarterly update shows the capacity built in states with active programs: Colorado,...
Sixteen states have policies allowing some form of community renewable energy development. This quarterly update (2019 Q3) shows the capacity built in states with active...
The price of solar is dropping fast, opening new opportunities for community-scale renewable energy across the country. But despite the improving economics and tremendously sunnier...
Americans seem unable to resist big things, and solar power plants are no exception. There may be no reasoning with an affinity for all things...
St. Peter, Minn., home to 11 thousand people, is nestled within the verdant hills of the Minnesota River Valley. The town was originally intended to be the...