Explore ILSR’s interactive map of 18 state policies that help or hinder local clean energy action.
Anaerobic digestion can harness power from organic waste. But it can also have some negative ecological and health effects.
State policymakers can make sure the clean energy boom benefits their local residents and businesses by supporting locally owned solar and wind projects.
Tim Hade and Leah Stokes discuss how, through the coordination of a virtual power plant, distributed energy generation and storage will provide resilient and affordable...
ILSR co-director John Farrell joins Building Local Power to discuss how utilities perpetuate a monopoly model that is damaging our health, environment, and economy.
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.
"If we’re serious about making clean, local electricity available to everyone, everywhere, we can’t leave the utility company abuser in charge,” says John Farrell, the...
The bill improves local rooftop solar permitting, addresses interconnection barriers, and provides sustained funding for solar incentive programs that include incentives for low income Minnesotans.
Energy democracy implies an energy system that is democratic, where decisions are made by the users of energy.
In this 15 minute presentation for 350.org’s Utilities Public Education Session, John Farrell explains how ILSR’s Community Power Scorecard, Community Power Map, and other resources...
How much of the U.S. solar fleet is made up of smaller, distributed sources that help communities build local wealth? This 2023 update examines the...
The decisions of state legislatures have big consequences for how communities drive clean energy access and hold utilities accountable. This post breaks down how the...