The fastest networks in the nation are built by local governments, a new report by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and Benton Foundation reveals Chattanooga,...
With the cost of solar power plunging and retail electric prices rising, 100 million Americans in the nation’s largest cities will be able to “go...
In choosing policies to finance solar power, U.S. states have chosen between two major options: solar renewable energy credits (SRECs) and CLEAN Contracts. But few...
This white paper examines the growth of internet retailing, Amazon’s increasing share of this market, and the rise of free-riding as consumers browse and ask questions in brick-and-mortar...
In little more than a year, Burlington Telecom went from being a hopeful star of the community fiber network movement to an albatross around its...
What would happen if the U.S. adopted the world’s flagship solar energy policy – a feed-in tariff? This policy is responsible for three-quarters of the...
In a new report, ILSR offers a vision for a 21st century electricity system as a network of independently-owned and widely dispersed renewable energy producers.…...
Quietly, virtually unreported on, a new player has emerged in the United States telecommunications sector: publicly owned networks. Today over 54 cities, big and small,...
How are communities using this unique strategy for taking charge of their energy future? This report explains community choice aggregation and how it gives communities...
Ontario’s bold renewable energy program contains excellent examples of policy that marries economic and environmental goals. Unique among programs that set a guaranteed price for...
North Carolina aims to be a hotbed for innovation and technology, but the General Assembly has recently considered bills that would preempt local authority...
If you live in the Twin Cities, your internet connection is slower and more expensive than small town Monticello due to a reliance on big...
How self-sufficient in energy generation could states be if they relied only on their own renewable resources? In November 2008, ILSR began to address this...
Community solar power can offer unique benefits in the expansion of solar power, from greater participation and ownership of solar to a greater dispersion of...
ILSR has released the most comprehensive and up-to-date report about publicly owned broadband networks: Breaking the Broadband Monopoly: How Communities Are Building the Networks They...