For this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell and Vote Solar’s Thad Culley discuss a net metering settlement underway in the...
A statement from ILSR leadership on the 2020 election. … Read More
For this Voices of 100% episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell talks with Brandon Coan and Gretchen Milliken about Louisville, Ky.’s...
In the 2020 election, several communities had clean energy on the ballot as well as candidates for President, Congress, and state and local races. Here’s...
In this 10 minute presentation for the Radically Rural Summit, John Farrell explains how community choice aggregation lets cities advance local priorities and affordable electricity.…...
For this post-Election Day episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, John Farrell and Katie Kienbaum discuss the intersection between federal policy and 30 Million...
In this video, John Farrell and Shalanda Baker present their proposal for 30 Million Solar Rooftops at the National Solar Congress.… Read More
In this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell and guest Ben Paulos discuss how voting yes to a climate equity action...
Almost 200 local and state governments across the country have pledged to transition their communities to 100% renewable energy. To meet these goals, communities need...
This report explores water main geothermal: a novel, affordable way to decarbonize home heating and air conditioning using existing city water mains.… Read More
For this episode of the Voices of 100% series, host John Farrell speaks with city commissioner Adrian Hayes-Santos and climate advocate Bob Tancig of Gainesville,...
In this testimony sent to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, John Farrell explains why the state’s 2001 distributed generation tariff has come up short and...
In this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Jamie Valdez about Pueblo, Colo.’s efforts to transition to municipal power...
New renewable energy beat out new fossil generation in the second quarter of 2020, but the hampering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have begun to...
16 states have policies allowing some form of community renewable energy. This quarterly update (2020 Q2) shows the capacity built in states with most active...