Lucy Hochschartner explains how public power would have been an improvement over Maines investor-owned utilities, yet didnt receive the support of Maine voters on November 7th. Read More

Frances Sawyer and Maria McCoy discuss ILSRs new report on rural electric co-ops and how federal dollars can meet the growing momentum of co-op member-owners organizing around affordability, clean en

Lynne Kiesling explains why allowing incumbent monopolies into new markets is too big of a risk for innovation and the public interest, particularly in the context of Xcel Energys major electric vehi

Steve Fenberg discusses Colorados Senate Bill 291, which changed incentives in the investor-owned utility business model to protect Colorado consumers from high fossil fuel costs and protects captive

Ben Inskeep discusses Indianas backward solar policy, why local solar is a threat to utilities, and how to go up against the powerful entrenched interests of monopolies. Read More

Sachu Constantine explains the obstacles and opportunities arising for the electric grid as customers become generators and what California got wrong in its 2022 net metering decision. Read More

Seth Handy explains how utilities have, through loopholes in federal guidance and friends on public regulatory bodies, protected their own interests at the expense of clean energy projects. Read More

Maria Sipin discusses what the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund has accomplished, how volunteers from the community have shaped the funds priorities, and how to evaluate project success.

Alex Hill discusses a report on utility redlining in electric distribution, the impacts of inadequate grid infrastructure, and how the report helped make a case against the utilitys proposed rate inc

Mari Hernandez explains why we need transparent and efficient interconnection standards, how the regulatory landscape can adapt to new technologies, and where IRECs Freeing the Grid initiative can he