Petitioners Ask Feds to Investigate Utility Abuses of Monopoly Power — Episode 201 of Local Energy Rules
In this episode from the archive, Howard Crystal and Liz Veazey discuss a petition to the Federal Trade Commission and why electric utility practices require...
Scaling Up Home Energy Investment — Episode 199 of Local Energy Rules
Matt Flaherty discusses the barriers to home energy upgrades, how inclusive utility investment is a scalable solution that addresses many of these barriers, and what...
7.2 gigawatts of new power generation capacity came online in the third quarter of 2023. Half of that capacity (3.6 gigawatts) was large-scale solar alone,...
Loopholes and Scams in New York Gas Plans — Episode 198 of Local Energy Rules
Ben Kuebrich discusses New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, what to expect when gas utilities do their own decarbonization planning, and how states...
Utility Millions Take Down Popular Measure — Episode 197 of Local Energy Rules
Lucy Hochschartner explains how public power would have been an improvement over Maine’s investor-owned utilities, yet didn’t receive the support of Maine voters on November...
Virginia’s shared solar program began enrolling subscribers in 2023, but faces scrutiny due to a high minimum billing feature. This post summarizes the policy and...
New Paths for Rural Electric Co-op Revival — Episode 196 of Local Energy Rules
Frances Sawyer and Maria McCoy discuss ILSR’s new report on rural electric co-ops and how federal dollars can meet the growing momentum of co-op member-owners...
Report: Will Long-Term Co-op Contracts Give Way to Affordable Clean Energy?
ILSR’s new report, The Rural Electric Rift, examines the struggle of electric distribution cooperatives and their members to restore local control over electricity purchasing and...
Stopping the Spread of Monopolies — Episode 195 of Local Energy Rules
Lynne Kiesling explains why allowing incumbent monopolies into new markets is too big of a risk for innovation and the public interest, particularly in the...
Colorado Bill Increases Utility Accountability — Episode 194 of Local Energy Rules
Steve Fenberg discusses Colorado’s Senate Bill 291, which changed incentives in the investor-owned utility business model to protect Colorado consumers from high fossil fuel costs...
Against All Reason, Indiana Dismantles Rooftop Solar — Episode 193 of Local Energy Rules
Ben Inskeep discusses Indiana’s backward solar policy, why local solar is a threat to utilities, and how to go up against the powerful entrenched interests...
Don’t Follow California’s Lead on Rooftop Solar — Episode 192 of Local Energy Rules
Sachu Constantine explains the obstacles and opportunities arising for the electric grid as customers become generators and what California got wrong in its 2022 net...
