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1 Jun 2016

Video: Break the Chains, Build Local Power

by ILSR | Date: 1 Jun 2016 | posted in: Energy, From the Desk of David Morris, MuniNetworks, Retail, The Public Good, Waste to Wealth | 0

Since our founding in 1974, we have worked to rewrite the rules and empower communities to choose their own future. Across several vital economic sectors, we help break the corporate stranglehold that extracts wealth from local economies and undermines democracy. We … Read More

7 Oct 2013

Who’s Your Energy Daddy?

by John Farrell | Date: 7 Oct 2013 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 1

This panel asks ‘who’s your energy daddy?’ and for now it remains large, investor-owned utilities, and ostensibly locally-focused rural cooperatives and municipal utilities. But the energy landscape of today gives me uncomfortable reminders of the Athenian tragedy by Sophocles – the Oedipus … Read More

2 Jan 2013

Is Your Utility Ready? New Report Says Local Solar Could Power 10% of Country in 10 Years

by John Farrell | Date: 2 Jan 2013 | posted in: Energy, Press Release | 0

Minneapolis, MN —Within a decade, more than 35 million buildings may be generating their own solar electricity (without subsidies) at prices lower than their utility offers, sufficient to power almost 10% of the country.

That’s the powerful headline from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s latest report, Commercial Rooftop Revolution. Despite the opportunity, utilities, regulators, and policy markers are largely unprepared for the surge of local solar power.

Read the report, view the interactive map, and more