21 Sep 2017

Electric Vehicles Use Local Power to Cut Pollution and Driving Costs (Episode 29)

by | Date: 21 Sep 2017 | posted in: Building Local Power, Energy, Energy Self Reliant States, Podcast | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Electric vehicles are enabling energy democracy.

That’s the takeaway from the latest Building Local Power podcast episode, a discussion between guest host and Communications Manager Nick Stumo-Langer, Energy Democracy initiative director John Farrell, and Energy Democracy initiative researcher Karlee Weinmann. The conversation features a number of topics, including: the trajectory electric vehicles hold in renewable energy technology, generally; the ways that cities in the wake of recent hurricanes can rebuild to better weather the storms thanks to energy resiliency; and how residents of cities, large and small, can pressure their communities to enact better policies.… Read More
24 Aug 2016

Introducing the Community Power Map

by | Date: 24 Aug 2016 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Where are communities taking charge of their energy future? Which states give communities the most power? ILSR’s newly-released Community Power Map provides an interactive illustration of how communities are accelerating the transition toward 100% renewable energy and how state policies help or hinder greater local action. You can help. If we’re missing a state policy, grassroots energy … Read More
27 May 2016

Watch: Beyond Sharing Webinar Recording

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Update: Please note that slides 29 and 30 are in error and view our corrected analysis of the federal tax credit expiration. On May 11th, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance hosted a webinar titled “Beyond Sharing.” The webinar was led by John Farrell, the Director of ILSR’s Energy Democracy initiative. The webinar was based on our … Read More
26 Apr 2016

Report: Beyond Sharing – How Communities Can Take Ownership of Renewable Power

by | Date: 26 Apr 2016 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

This report explores the opportunity of community renewable energy to enable energy democracy, examining the benefits and barriers, barrier-busting policies, powerful examples, and how cities and cooperatives can lead the way.… Read More