This post summarizes Vermont’s community solar program and compiles state community solar resources.
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...
This quarterly update (2024 Q4) shows the community solar capacity built in nine states, with a focus on competitive state markets and projects in investor-owned...
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.
Explore ILSR’s interactive map of 18 state policies that help or hinder local clean energy action.
State policymakers can make sure the clean energy boom benefits their local residents and businesses by supporting locally owned solar and wind projects.
Bracken Hendricks discusses how Working Power, a community development and financing platform, helps community-based organizations retain ownership of clean energy projects and the financial benefits...
Highlighting Local Energy Rules podcast interviews with community leaders who overcame barriers to local ownership of clean energy.
In 2010, Colorado passed the Community Solar Gardens Act, enabling its now fully-fledged community solar program. This post summarizes how the policy has evolved, including...
This post highlights several podcast interviews that prove when it comes to maximizing the benefits of clean energy projects, local ownership is the gold standard.
Communities can do a lot to advance energy democracy, but some tools must be granted by state policy. This annual scorecard from ILSR’s Energy Democracy...
Pouya Najmaie discusses the strengths and weaknesses of Minnesota’s community solar program, its many regulatory and legislative changes over the years, and how utility Xcel...