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

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

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

In a dynamic Stephen Fischmann refers to as a continual shakedown, utilities in New Mexico often refuse to act unless theyre generously compensated. They get away with it, he says, because theyre

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/

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

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

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