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In 2013, we hosted an inaugural conversation with Anya Schoolman about her neighborhood solar project then called the Mount Pleasant Solar Cooperative, and the...
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In 2013, we hosted an inaugural conversation with Anya Schoolman about her neighborhood solar project then called the Mount Pleasant Solar Cooperative, and the...
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...
Drawing on the latest national data available on new electricity sources, 2017 may have brought more sluggish gains in total new power plant capacity...
What can a city do to advance clean energy locally, if its state commissioners and legislators are not willing to take their jobs regulating...
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...
Yesterday’s news about the Paris Climate Accords has provoked a groundswell of commitments for local action on climate change. But what can cities actually...
Pueblo, Colorado, last month became the first city to commit to an all-renewables future since President Donald Trump took office.
The ways in which municipal and cooperative utilities procure power undermine the ethic of community service and self-reliance.
Originally published on ilsr.org. Register now for our webinar based on our newly-released report, Beyond Sharing: How Communities Can Take Ownership of Renewable Power. If you’re...
Originally posted at ilsr.org. In nearly every state, an electric customer can offset their own energy consumption with on-site power generation, such as a...
Originally published on ilsr.org In the first half of 2014, distributed local solar power constituted over 25% of new power plant capacity. This impressive growth...
