Local Energy Rules
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Public Power Pt. 1: Why Take Over?
For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell and community leaders in six different municipalization campaigns explain why a city might attempt to take over its electric utili
When a Win is a Win, and a Loss is a Lesson
For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, co-hosts Luke Gannon and Reggie Rucker ask John Farrell about an upcoming podcast series, The Promise and Peril of Publicly-Owned Power. This epis
The Member Campaigns Behind a Colorado Co-op’s Evolution
For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell and guest Kevin Williams discuss how cooperative member-owners mobilized and campaigned for transparency, flexibility, and afforda
Small Solar Frees Energy From Decades of Utility-Stifled Innovation
For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell and guest Bill Nussey discuss how regulated utility monopolies are stifling energy innovation and why small is the future of the
How Colorado Electric Customers Are Leading a Co-op's Clean Energy Journey
For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell and guest Bryan Hannegan discuss how cultural change, led by the customers, pushed Holy Cross Energy to offer innovative programs
Petitioners Ask Feds to Investigate Utility Abuses of Monopoly Power
For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell and guests Howard Crystal and Liz Veazey discuss a recent petition to the Federal Trade Commission and why electric utility practi
From the Archive: Ballot Initiative Shapes Iowa Town’s Fight for Local Power
For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, a rebroadcast from the archive, guests Andrew Johnson and Joel Zook join host John Farrell to discuss how a municipal electric utility could better
A People’s Playbook on Advancing Energy Justice, Despite Utility Misdirection
For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell and guest Yesenia Rivera discuss the Peoples Utility Justice Playbook and how to combat utility tactics that undermine energy dem
Monopolistic Utility Companies Suppress the Use of Customer Data
For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, a rebroadcast from the Building Local Power Podcast, host John Farrell and guest Michael Murray discuss how utilities resist data portability, even
The Movement to Take Back Control From Monopoly Electric Utilities
For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, a rebroadcast from the Building Local Power Podcast, we share a recording of ILSRs Democratizing Power event: a conversation with advocates about h