Local Energy Rules

Local Energy Rules


Latest Episodes

Tennessee Valley’s Unchecked Authority
May 10, 2023

Maggie Shober discusses how the Tennessee Valley Authority operates like a for-profit utility, despite its public ownership. Portions of this interview were released as part of last years series on p

The Value Idling in Electric Vehicles
April 26, 2023

Brian Callnan discusses New Hampshire Electric Cooperatives Transactive Energy Rate pilot program and how the energy sitting in electric vehicle batteries can provide additional value to the owner an

Central California District Pushes for Public Power
April 12, 2023

Peter Rietkerk discusses how a public agency could do a better job than Pacific Gas & Electric and the South San Joaquin Irrigation Districts 18 year endeavor to provide retail electric service in Ca

Extremely Comfortable Home Makeovers
March 30, 2023

Nate Adams explains how to electrify homes in cold climates, which policies and incentives actually support home electrification, and the problems we must solve to reach net zero emissions by 2050. R

Interconnection and Grid Planning
March 15, 2023

Sky Stanfield discusses how good interconnection policy and proactive grid planning can capitalize on existing distribution infrastructure for the most cost-effective clean energy transition. Read Mo

Mainstreaming Electric Homes
March 01, 2023

Nate Adams and Steve Pantano discuss how education is the foundation for informed decision making, what builds trust between contractors and homeowners, and the additional support needed to make home

Survey Says: Interconnection Data is Unavailable
February 15, 2023

Justin Baca and David Gahl discuss how an information gap trips up small solar developers. They also explain their letter to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, which asks for more federal dat

Commission Failed Georgians in Nuclear Fiasco
February 01, 2023

Patty Durand, candidate for the Georgia Public Service Commission, explains how the Commission failed to protect consumers from the Vogtle nuclear power plant, what Durand will do differently, if she

Who Needs Transmission Wires Anyway?
January 19, 2023

Dan Juhl develops integrated clean energy projects that combine solar, wind, and/or battery storage. He shares how commercial-scale, hybrid solar and wind systems are a real match that can circumven

Arizona Public Utility Acts Like For-Profit Peers
January 04, 2023

Autumn Johnson talks about Salt River Project: a publicly-owned Arizona utility engaged in some shady behavior. The publics only accountability measure? Board members who are elected by land-owning c