How much solar is installed on municipal buildings? How much could be installed? As we discovered in writing ILSR’s Public Rooftop Revolution report—the latest in the...
How much solar is installed on municipal buildings? How much could be installed? As we discovered in writing ILSR’s Public Rooftop Revolution report—the latest in the...
There are a lot of stories on residential rooftop solar but few if any on what cities are doing to make themselves energy self-reliant by...
There are a lot of stories on residential rooftop solar but few if any on what cities are doing to make themselves energy self-reliant by...
Hawaii’s Governor signed the Community-Based Renewable Energy Program in 2015, requiring energy utilities to file a proposed community-based energy tariff with the Public Utilities Commission....
In 2015, Connecticut enacted the Shared Clean Energy Facility Pilot Program (SB 928). This post summarizes the policy and compiles additional Connecticut community solar resources.…...
This is an invited guest post from Virginia Rutter of Eutectics. By the end of 2019, Rhode Island has a goal to have 200 MW...
The growth of solar has continued at a furious pace, with a new record of 6.2 gigawatts installed in the United States in 2014. But...
I’m visiting the wonderful folks from Sustainable Tucson in Arizona next week to talk about the opportunities that solar and clean energy offer their local...
Exciting changes are on the horizon for our century-old utility structure as solar power, energy storage, and electric vehicles open new avenues for utility customers...
In my recent report on the utility business model of the future, I laid out 5 pillars of a democratic energy system. It’s hard not...
In the first half of 2014, distributed local solar power constituted over 25% of new power plant capacity. This impressive growth continues several years where...
Solar and wind projects can mean big bucks for communities – but only if they keep them local! Why does ownership of renewable energy matter?...
I spent three days this week with some of the biggest minds behind the “new economy” movement because their core theme – economic democracy –...
With the rich history of cost overruns in the nuclear industry, Xcel Energy and Minnesota regulators probably shouldn’t have been surprised when the retrofit cost...