In 1999, Yakutat became home to one of Alaska’s first surf shops. Now, two decades later, the coastal community of 600 people is looking at another...
Although California now requires new residential construction to include solar, the mandate allows community solar subscriptions to substitute. ILSR submitted these comments to the California...
ILSR worked with Zero Waste Associates to co-author Baltimore’s Fair Development Plan for Zero Waste. The plan provides a step by step guide to transitioning...
New report offers guidance for communities working to establish solar programs that promote racial and economic equity. … Read More
This white paper, put together by a team of community solar specialists, offers guidance for those working to establish equitable community solar programs. It details...
In this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Jessica Tovar, Coordinator of the East Bay Clean Power Alliance. Tovar...
As state lawmakers debate in committee rooms and Capitol chambers around the country, various broadband and Internet network infrastructure bills are appearing on agendas. Some are good...
In the American Prospect, ILSR Legal Fellow Shaoul Sussman explains that it is almost impossible for small businesses selling on Amazon’s platform to borrow from...
The Rumpke Company is a storied history of family entrepreneurship dating back to the Depression years of the early 1930s, when two brothers who raised...
Rural areas are taking steps to improve their connectivity and are developing high-quality Internet access on par with the best services in urban centers. When...
Roger Ballentine, president of Green Strategies, points out the flaws in the key planks of the CLEAN Future Act proposal, introduced in January by House...
Determining the state of broadband in a local community can be challenging for professional who conduct surveys and develop feasibility studies. Finding out the same information on...
What policies make a state a champion of local, renewable energy? This post walks through models of the best policies in each of the eight...
Host Christopher Mitchell is joined by ILSR Co-Founder David Morris for a wide-ranging conversation about whether or not modern populist movements are tied to concerns...
The Roanoke Valley Broadband Authority (RVBA) in Virginia recently announced that they are now ready to begin developing residential Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) connections in Roanoke and...