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Latest Episodes
Leah Stokes and Tim Hade on Climate Resilience in California — Episode 217 of Local Energy Rules
Tim Hade and Leah Stokes discuss how, through the coordination of a virtual power plant, distributed energy generation and storage will provide resilient and affordable electric power to a vulnerable area of Santa Barbara County. | Show page available: h
How Monopoly Utilities Abuse Their Power — Episode 216 of Local Energy Rules
John Farrell summarizes ILSRs recent report, Upcharge: Hidden Costs of Electric Utility Monopoly Power, and makes the case for restoring competition to the electricity system. |Show page available: https://ilsr.org/how-monopoly-utilities-abuse-power-le
The Cost of Utility-Controlled Vehicle Charging — Episode 215 of Local Energy Rules
Doug Kantor discusses why the electric vehicle charging market must be competitive, rather than controlled by utilities, and why convenience stores are particularly suited to provide vehicle fueling wherever customers are. |Show page available: https://
Financing Platform Opens the Door to Solar Ownership — Episode 214 of Local Energy Rules
Bracken Hendricks discusses how Working Power, a community development and financing platform, helps community-based organizations retain ownership of clean energy projects and the financial benefits of clean energy investment. |Show page available: htt
Paying Solar Incentives Direct to Nonprofits — Episode 213 of Local Energy Rules
Jeremy Kalin discusses the evolution of federal tax incentives for renewable energy and how the direct pay provision of the Inflation Reduction Act will deliver more financial benefits to cities, counties, and nonprofits. |Show page available: https://i
Seven Hundred Yards Pt. 3: Seven Generations to Come — Episode 212 of Local Energy Rules
Out of the legislative fight over the nuclear plant next door, Prairie Island Indian Community is building its own net zero energy future, on part three of our special series, Seven Hundreds Yards. |Show page available: https://ilsr.org/articles/700-yar
Seven Hundred Yards Pt. 2: Pretend Democracy — Episode 211 of Local Energy Rules
In part two of our special series, Seven Hundred Yards, we find out why the nuclear waste temporarily stored on Prairie Island is still there 30 years later. |Show page available: https://ilsr.org/articles/700-yards-pt2-pretend-democracy-ler211|List
Advocate Puts Full Court Pressure on Utilities — Episode 209 of Local Energy Rules
Advocating for a distributed, democratized clean energy transition involves a never-ending series of legal and regulatory battles.For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell is joined by Mariel Nanasi, executive director of New
Standing Rock’s Wind Project Puts People First — Episode 208 of Local Energy Rules
A community-owned clean energy project has a lot more to offer than just electricity.For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell is joined by Christina Hollenback, CEO of Justice Capital, and Joseph McNeil, CEO of SAGE Developme