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Public Power on the Ballot in Florida — Episode 221 of Local Energy Rules
October 23, 2024

The Florida Legislature removed local control of Gainesvilles century-old municipal utility, but Commissioner Bryan Eastman explains how the city plans to take it back. |Show page available: https://ilsr.org/articles/public-power-ballot-florida-ler221/

Solar Help Desk Offers Agenda-Free Consumer Assistance — Episode 220 of Local Energy Rules
October 09, 2024

Jani Hale and Liz Veazy from Solar United Neighbors explain how the Solar Help Desk aids consumers and how the group organizes people to fight for solar rights. |Show page available: https://ilsr.org/article/solar-help-desk-agenda-free-ler220/ |Listen

Crashing the Utility Transmission Planning Party — Episode 219 of Local Energy Rules
September 25, 2024

Shelley Welton discusses why utilities cannot be trusted to coordinate their electricity transmission plans and how an independent planning authority could step in where federal regulators have floundered. | Show page available: https://ilsr.org/articles

How Cities Can Simplify Rooftop Solar — Episode 218 of Local Energy Rules
September 11, 2024

Toyah Callahan and Zach Greene discuss how the SolSmart technical assistance platform supports local governments as they streamline their solar permitting, inspection, and zoning processes, making it easier for residents to go solar. |Show page availabl