A new study released in February adds evidence that utility grids can handle high levels of renewable energy penetration. The latest study examined adding 500...
A few weeks ago we posted on the adverse impact of solar permitting fees on residential and other small-scale distributed solar PV projects. Vote solar...
Communities pursuing their own broadband network are met with accusations from massive incumbent telephone and cable companies saying that it is not fair for local...
The video was produced the FTTH Council of Europe for a general audience on what fiber to the home means. … Read More
EPB Fiber has produced several testimonials from real Chattanooga residents on their switch.… Read More
Jesse Harris, of the Free UTOPIA blog, gave a presentation explaining broadband network concepts and definitions without technical jargon. … Read More
A video from Chelan shows the benefits of a publicly owned fiber-to-the-home network in a rural public utility district in Washington State.… Read More
A short video of Sascha Meinrath discussing the power of community networks, the need for broadband competition, and why the National Broadband Plan misses the...
A proposed revision to the United Kingdom’s feed-in tariff program may have created an uproar, but it may also help spread the economic benefits of...
Vote Solar reports that Ohio utility First Energy is claiming for the second straight year that it can’t meet the state’s solar carve out. First...
The Reuse People (TRP), a private enterprise headquartered in Oakland, CA, launching an expansion of its building deconstruction training program. TRP’s deconstruction training program provides...
Community ownership may provide the solution for increasing resistance to wind power in the United States. Wind power has expanded rapidly in recent years, but...
Public officials are looking for ways to reduce opposition to wind farms and the United Kingdom is piloting a “community wind fund” program for all...
please ignore this image The plumes of smoke rising from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor create a visceral reaction. But the crisis should not persuade...
Communities in California have been trying to become more energy self-reliant for nearly 10 years, but not a single one has managed to establish a...