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Podcast: Ballot Initiative Shapes Iowa Town’s Fight for Local Power

May 7, 20186 years ago John Farrell 0 Comments

Fed up with their electricity provider Alliant Energy, one of Iowa’s largest monopoly utilities, Decorah area residents decided to explore their options for pursuing cleaner, local energy and how the city could create a municipal electric utility for its 8,000 residents and business community. Advocates formed Decorah Power, a grassroots group of residents and community organizers making a clear case for municipal control, and the group has been garnering support for putting the public back in their public utility.

Podcast: South Miami — A Bright Spot For Solar In Sunshine State

April 30, 20186 years ago John Farrell 0 Comments

What can a city do to advance clean energy locally, if its state commissioners and legislators are not willing to take their jobs regulating these utilities seriously?

Video: Rochester Seeks 100% Renewable — Local Power For The Local Economy

April 19, 20186 years ago John Farrell 0 Comments

Why should a city seeking 100% renewable energy focus on local generation? ILSR’s Director of Energy Democracy, John Farrell, provided a short presentation to a University of Minnesota forum in Rochester, MN, with three reasons to buy energy locally.

Getting San Diego Ready For 100% Renewable Energy — Episode 52 Of Local Energy Rules…

April 5, 20186 years ago John Farrell 0 Comments

More than 50 US cities have made commitments to reach 100% renewable electricity, many inspired by Sierra Club’s Ready for 100 campaign and the cost-effectiveness of solar and wind power. But how do communities build the political will to adopt such goals, and how do they plan to meet them?

Colorado State Senator Steve Fenberg On Local Power Versus Corporate Power (Episode 39)

March 9, 20186 years ago John Farrell 0 Comments

When author local activist saw that his community wanted a better, more renewable future he took action — now he’s doing the same work in the Colorado State Senate.

Environmental Justice & Local Activism, A Conversation With NAACP Leader Jacqui Patterson (Episode 38)

March 1, 20186 years ago John Farrell 0 Comments

Jacqui Patterson, the director of the NAACP’s Environmental and Climate Justice Program, joined ILSR co-founder and Waste to Wealth initiative researcher Neil Seldman and ILSR’s Communications Manager Nick Stumo-Langer for the latest edition of our Building Local Power podcast.

Local Energy Rules: Electric Vehicles Unlock Local Energy Benefits, Deliver Cost Savings

February 20, 20186 years ago John Farrell 0 Comments

The shift toward electric vehicles means more than cleaner, greener transportation. It offers an opportunity to build out new infrastructure in a way that supports local economies and a pathway to bolstering local renewable energy, all while generating meaningful cost savings for drivers nationwide.

Podcast: Local Solar Power: Red Plus Blue Makes a Green Tea Party

December 11, 20176 years ago John Farrell 0 Comments

In this week’s episode of Building Local Power we interview Debbie Dooley, President of Conservatives for Energy Freedom and co-founder of the Green Tea Coalition in the southern United States.

Declare Energy Independence With Solar (Just Shop Around First) — Episode 49 Of Local Energy…

December 7, 20176 years ago John Farrell 0 Comments

The combination of falling prices and rising interest put rooftop solar on a strong trajectory. But even as solar goes mainstream, it’s tough for consumers to tell which installer, which panels, and which financing is right for them.

Boulder County Incentive Program Drives Adoption Of Two “Sexy Electrics” — Solar & Electric Cars…

November 13, 20176 years ago John Farrell 0 Comments

An innovative group purchasing program in Boulder County, Colorado, put hundreds of electric vehicles on local roads and sparked the addition of more than 1 megawatt of rooftop solar in its first two years. Now, the initiative is a springboard for efforts nationwide to allow consumers to seize control of their clean energy future.