Data Centers, Energy Affordability, and the Case for Homegrown Power — Episode 278 of Local Energy Rules
How household power can solve the energy affordability crisis.
How household power can solve the energy affordability crisis.
Are Flock safety cameras keeping communities safe, or just building a private dragnet for mass surveillance? Chris sits down with independent reporter Daniel Boguslaw to...
Chris and Doug Dawson discuss a major court ruling that could make Fiber deployment across railroad rights-of-way easier, Starlink’s ambitions to become a mobile network...
A Minnesota community solar cooperative earns trust and delivers savings in manufactured home parks.
Lee Brown and John Fredericks join Chris to discuss how Erwin Fiber weathered Hurricane Helene and what the community is building back stronger.
From Massachusetts' affordable housing retrofit program to a giant mirror in space, Chris and Sean unpack the latest stories shaping broadband.
Utilities profit by spending more. An independent distribution system operator could change that.
What do surveillance, A.I., and broadband policy have in common? Chris and Sascha connect the dots.
ILSR's short video explains how excessive profits for utility shareholders, also known as return on equity, drive up electric bills.
What happens when telecom companies are allowed to walk away from providing basic, reliable phone service? Chris, Harold, and Arturo explore AT&T’s push to end...
ILSR's 2-minute explainer video covers the basics of networked geothermal heating and cooling systems for local leaders and residents.
How New Haven financed a municipal geothermal network with a Green Bank loan and tax credits.
What could the FCC's latest spectrum decisions mean for Tribal Nations? Chris and Matthew Rantanen break down what's at stake
Chris and Doug Dawson unpack a new survey of rural Americans, the lawsuit over the Digital Equity Act, and what the FCC's latest satellite decisions...
From America's 250th anniversary to BEAD and broadband policy, Chris, Sean, and Karl unpack some of the biggest stories shaping the telecommunications landscape