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A ‘North Star’ For California Utility Reform — Episode 234 of Local Energy Rules
April 23, 2025

Californias Senate Bill 332 aims to address the immediate harms of the investor-owned utilities while also investing in a resilient future.| Show page available: https://ilsr.org/article/CA-utility-r

How Utilities Evade Grid Regulation — Episode 233 of Local Energy Rules
April 09, 2025

Instead of prioritizing more useful regional transmission infrastructure, utilities are pushing through smaller, local transmission projects to minimize oversight and maximize profit.

Connecticut Utility Regulator Under Fire for Doing Her Job — Episode 232 of Local Energy Rules
March 26, 2025

In this rebroadcast from Volts, Chairman Marissa Gillett of Connecticuts Public Utilities Regulatory Authority talks about the challenges of reforming utility regulation given investor-owned utilitie

Community Solar 2.0 is Coming to Boston — Episode 231 of Local Energy Rules
March 12, 2025

In Boston, a creative cooperatively-run solar developer is combining the best of Massachusetts equity-focused climate opportunities to distribute the benefits of the climate transition.

On Molokai, A Community Cooperative for Energy Sovereignty — Episode 230 of Local Energy Rules
February 26, 2025

On Molokai, a Hawaiian island with the highest utility rates in the country, the resident-led Hohu Energy Cooperative is using its local knowledge to drive clean energy projects that speak to commun

Voting (Again) on Municipal Power in Decorah, Iowa — Episode 229 of Local Energy Rules
February 12, 2025

Do residents of Decorah, Iowa, have the seven year public power itch? Actually, theyre probably just steamed about two double-digit increases in their electric bills since 2018, when they last consid

Wisconsin’s SolarShare: A Co-op Model for Local Clean Power — Episode 228 of Local Energy Rules
January 29, 2025

SolarShare Wisconsin Cooperatives model allows anyone in the state to invest in local solar projects.

A Public Utility for New York’s Hudson Valley – Episode 227 of Local Energy Rules
January 15, 2025

Rep. Sarahana Shrestha has a bill, The Hudson Valley Power Authority Act, that would take the privately-owned Central Hudson Gas & Electric public in order to lower rates, accelerate clean energy depl

Five Tactics for Fighting Utility Rate Gouging – Episode 226 of Local Energy Rules
January 01, 2025

Mark Ellis spent years as a chief economist and chief of corporate strategy for investor-owned utilities. He now testifies in support of intervenors. Here are 5 tactics he says we should be using to f

Biogas: The Good, the Bad, and the Sludgy – Episode 225 of Local Energy Rules
December 18, 2024

Anaerobic digestion can harness power from organic waste. But it can also have some negative ecological and health effects.