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Mountains Beyond Mountains: How Green Mountain Power Became More Than An Electric Utility – Episode 38 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

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Mountains Beyond Mountains: How Green Mountain Power Became More Than An Electric Utility – Episode 38 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

“We just need to become the Ben and Jerry’s of the utility world!” So said Mary Powell (pictured left), CEO and president of Green Mountain...

From the Archive: South Miami, a Bright Spot for Solar in the Sunshine State – Episode 85 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

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From the Archive: South Miami, a Bright Spot for Solar in the Sunshine State – Episode 85 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

In the wake of Hurricane Dorian, we revisit our 2018 interview with South Miami Mayor Philip Stoddard – who recently used his own solar and...

Report: Electric Vehicle Policy For the Midwest – A Scoping Document

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Report: Electric Vehicle Policy For the Midwest – A Scoping Document

This December 2009 report was prepared for the RE-AMP network (120+ organizations in eight Midwestern states). The scoping report outlines and makes recommendations on a...

Turkey Talk: Energy Policy and Thanksgiving (Episode 86)

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Turkey Talk: Energy Policy and Thanksgiving (Episode 86)

Host John Farrell is joined by ILSR’s David Morris and Maria McCoy, for a timely discussion on energy policy as it relates to Thanksgiving. First...

Private Company Offers Employees $5,000 to Purchase Fuel-efficient Vehicles

Private Company Offers Employees $5,000 to Purchase Fuel-efficient Vehicles

While Democratic Energy is primarily tracking energy innovations in the public sector, we thought that you’d be interested in this energy policy development from the...

The Hybrid Highway

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The Hybrid Highway

The Hybrid Highway The hydrogen-fueled transit vision being peddled in Washington and Sacramento obscures a more achievable alternative. by David Morris Originally published in Mother...

Solar Help Desk Offers Agenda-Free Consumer Assistance — Episode 220 of Local Energy Rules

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Solar Help Desk Offers Agenda-Free Consumer Assistance — Episode 220 of Local Energy Rules

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...

Natural Gas isn’t a Bridge Fuel, it’s a Gateway Drug

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Natural Gas isn’t a Bridge Fuel, it’s a Gateway Drug

In his State of the Union, President Obama added to the conventional wisdom that supplanting coal with natural gas will act as a bridge toward...

Connecticut Utility Regulator Under Fire for Doing Her Job — Episode 232 of Local Energy Rules

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Connecticut Utility Regulator Under Fire for Doing Her Job — Episode 232 of Local Energy Rules

In this rebroadcast from Volts, Chairman Marissa Gillett of Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority talks about the challenges of reforming utility regulation given investor-owned utilities’...

Should Energy Storage Share the Tax Credits for Renewable Energy?

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Should Energy Storage Share the Tax Credits for Renewable Energy?

In May of 2016, the U.S. Representative from Silicon Valley, Mike Honda (D), introduced the Energy Storage for Grid Resilience and Modernization Act (H.R. 5350)....

Energy Democracy in 4 Powerful Steps

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Energy Democracy in 4 Powerful Steps

There’s no question that the energy system is undergoing change. One need look no further than the 1 million solar rooftops in the U.S. or...

The New Power Rules: Marrying Action and Consequence

Presentations & Events

The New Power Rules: Marrying Action and Consequence

Thisspeech by David Morris was originally presented at a conference of the Environmental Grantmakers Association 1998 Retreat in Houston, Texas, on October 28, 1998. Letme...

Commentary: Before long, a vehicle that solves problems?

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Commentary: Before long, a vehicle that solves problems?

Commentary: Before long, a vehicle that solves problems? by David Morris Originally published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 1, 2006 I magine driving a...

Minnesota Utility Tees Up Programs to Support an Electric Vehicle Future

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Minnesota Utility Tees Up Programs to Support an Electric Vehicle Future

In a filing late last year, a Minnesota electric utility put forward two new electric vehicle charging pilots as part of a suite of new...

Renewable and Efficiency Standards for State Operations In Iowa

Renewable and Efficiency Standards for State Operations In Iowa

By executive order Iowa’s Governor has established a renewable portfolio standard for state operations that leans heavily on in-state renewable energy sources. Governor Tom Vilsack’s...