How did this coal town ditch gas lines, win grants, and make municipal networked geothermal the cheapest heating option?
In this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Jay Egg, a geothermal expert, about successful water main geothermal projects...
Learn how this state developed a community microgrid law to enhance community resilience against power shutoffs and grid failure.
Learn about how this Minnesota lawmaker wants to tackle her state’s energy problems.
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Learn how public power can tackle the affordability crisis.
NOLA’s Community Lighthouse initiative creates local hubs with rooftop solar and portable batteries to save lives after storms.
This report details eight practical energy policies cities can and have used to their economic advantage… Read More
Not only does AI technology have severe climate impacts, it exacerbates environmental inequity. UC Riverside professor Dr. Shaolei Ren joins us to explain.
Haley Havens explains the ways that states can advance equity through their clean energy standards and how Minnesota’s 2023 standard performs on the Initiative for...
For 100 years, most decisions about the U.S. electric grid have been made at the top by electric utilities, public regulators, and grid operators. That...
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...
John Farrell explains five alternatives to a public power takeover that can still advance a community’s clean energy and environmental justice aims. This is part...
For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell and guest Bryan Hannegan discuss how cultural change, led by the customers, pushed...
Matt Flaherty discusses the barriers to home energy upgrades, how inclusive utility investment is a scalable solution that addresses many of these barriers, and what...