Co-op Power Raises The Bar For Community Solar Nationwide
This article was originally published at ILSR.org. A concerted effort is growing in the Northeast to address renewable energy goals … [continued]
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Two Rural Electric Cooperatives Overcome Barriers To Clean, Local Energy
Originally published at ilsr.org. Rural communities formed rural electric cooperatives as a way to get energy where no one else would provide … [continued]
A New Credit Union Aims To Lower The Cost Of Clean Energy
What if your savings account could enable clean energy investments from insulation to solar to electric vehicles? Starting this summer it can.
From The Archive: Anya Schoolman (Episode 1 Of Local Energy Rules)
In 2013, we hosted an inaugural conversation with Anya Schoolman about her neighborhood solar project then called the Mount Pleasant Solar Cooperative, and the early stages of her journey fighting for local climate solutions and distributed solar.
Rural Solar At Risk As Co-ops Push For Less Oversight
Minnesota’s governor recently vetoed anti-renewables legislation that threatens rural solar development, but the bill’s likely resurgence means the state remains among a growing crop of Midwestern states facing the prospect of heavy-handed limitations on solar growth.
Arkansas Utility Leads On Energy & Broadband
Ouachita Electric Cooperative, nestled deep in south-central Arkansas, is an unlikely innovator in a pair of industries struggling to adapt to shifting market dynamics: electricity and broadband.
The Power & Perils Of Cooperatives — Episode 12 Of The Building Local Power Podcast
In this episode, Christopher Mitchell, the director of ILSR’s Community Broadband Networks initiative, interviews Hannah Trostle and Karlee Weinmann, Research Associates for the Community Broadband Networks and Energy Democracy initiatives, respectively.
In New England, Cooperative Values Drive Solar Growth — Episode 41 Of Local Energy Rules…
New England offers some of the nation’s biggest incentives for renewable energy generation, but high upfront costs and complicated financing mean many residents are still missing out on the opportunity to go solar. But one cooperative, with a series of pioneering programs, is beginning to change that.
A Massachusetts Co-op Makes A Powerful Vintage
For more than five years, Vineyard Power Cooperative has provided electricity customers living in one of Massachusetts’ best-known island communities the chance to buy into an energy future that favors renewables and bolsters their local economy.
Co-op Power Puts Localist Spin on Clean Energy Economy
Over nearly 15 years, Co-op Power has implemented practices that promote local ownership and greater community control. Owned by more than 500 members, Co-op Power includes a half-dozen individual energy co-ops in the northeast.
