As clean energy advocates urge retirement of fossil fuel power plants, securitization has become a billion-dollar word with huge implications for who will pay for...
Our report details a model developed by the city of San Francisco and a local Internet service provider that successfully bridges the digital divide for...
Check out this webinar recording to learn more about our new report, Community Composting Done Right: A Guide to Best Management Practices.… Read More
In this episode of Local Energy Rules, we revisit an earlier episode from our archives in which ILSR’s Director of Energy Democracy, John Farrell speaks...
Last August, a telephone cooperative and an energy cooperative in Georgia began working together to bring fiber connectivity to businesses in the small towns of...
AB 465 passed in June of 2019, establishing solar access for low-income Nevadans, disadvantaged businesses, and nonprofit organizations. This post summarizes the policy and compiles...
ILSR cautions that the Maryland’s Clean Energy Jobs Act signed into law in April 2019 to promote renewable energy does the state’s local, clean energy...
Community solar is available in Wisconsin to customers of Northern States Power Company, owned by Xcel Energy. This post summarizes the policy and compiles additional...
Delaware’s Community Net Metering Provisions (Order 7946) was amended in 2010 to allow virtual net metering, meaning that the owner of a renewable facility can...
This 4-day event will feature a training and field day, a tour of NYC community compost sites, and 2 days of community composters sharing their...
Host John Farrell talks with Marcel Castro Sitiriche about the challenges Puerto Rico faces in building a clean and resilient energy system. … Read More
The influence of telecom lobbyists prevented a bill supporting publicly owned fiber networks from passing in Mississippi. … Read More
Five tours are offered to community composters as part of the 6th National Cultivating Community Composting Forum. … Read More
In today’s episode of the Community Broadband Bits podcast, we sit down with Dr. Robert Wack of Westminster, Md. for a conversation about telemedicine. …...
ILSR co-director Stacy Mitchell was the guest for a special edition of Strong Towns’ webcast earlier this year. Stacy spoke with Strong Towns co-founder and...