Local Energy Rules

Local Energy Rules


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Despite Promising Policies, Advocates Are Still Fighting for Community Power
March 30, 2022

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell and guests Crystal Huang and Al Weinrub discuss the gap between policy and implementation and how ILSRs Community Power Scorecard

The Legal Case for a Clean and Competitive Energy Sector
March 16, 2022

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell and guest Jean Su discuss a landmark court ruling's implications for antitrust enforcement and how President Biden could defend th

Voices of 100%: Idaho Coalition Crafts a Data-Driven Clean Power Pledge
March 02, 2022

For this Voices of 100% episode of Local Energy Rules, guests Lynne Barker, Scott Runkel, and host John Farrell discuss Blaine County's 2020 commitment to 100 percent renewable energy and how Idaho co

Leaders in Morris, Minn., Create a Model for Rural Resilience
February 16, 2022

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, guests Troy Goodnough and Blaine Hill join John Farrell to discuss the Morris Model. They discuss local and international partnerships and what it m

By Controlling Transmission, Utilities Corner the Electricity Market
February 02, 2022

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell and guest Ari Peskoe discuss how utilities have gained outsized market power by owning transmission infrastructure and how federal

What Is the Value of Solar?
January 19, 2022

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell and guest Gabriel Chan discuss how to calculate solar energys true value, where to improve Minnesotas Value of Solar, and why we

The Long Wait for Community Solar in Washington State
January 05, 2022

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell and guest Mason Rolph discuss Olympia Community Solar, the organizations advocacy work, and why Washington needs a proper communi

Can More Competition Fix an Outdated Energy System?
December 22, 2021

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, a rebroadcast from the Building Local Power Podcast, host John Farrell and guest Chris Villarreal discuss the electricity market and how it insulate

Voices of 100%: Moab Anchors Utah Community Renewable Energy Program
December 08, 2021

For this Voices of 100% episode of Local Energy Rules, host John Farrell and guests Mila Dunbar-Irwin and Kalen Jones discuss how, using collective buying power, Moab and other participating cities wi

Ithaca Races Against the Clock to Decarbonize All Buildings by 2030
November 24, 2021

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell and guest Luis Aguirre-Torres discuss Ithacas Green New Deal, financing the citys decarbonization effort, and getting the work d