Local Energy Rules

Local Energy Rules


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For Public Utilities, Customers Spark Pioneering Policy with a Vote
June 30, 2021

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell and guest Eric Williams discuss the growing momentum for clean energy and how people drive change within public utilities. Read M

Entrepreneurs, Innovators, and Roadblocks in the Rooftop Revolution
June 16, 2021

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell and guest Danny Kennedy discuss rooftop solar revolutions, Kennedys work at New Energy Nexus, and the importance of innovation in

Voices of 100%: In Case of Emergency, Break Down Barriers to Net Zero
June 03, 2021

For this Voices of 100% episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell talks with guests Mark Gamba and Natalie Rogers of Milwaukie, Oregon. In 2020, the city declared a climate emergenc

Greetings From Hawaii, Where Utility Profit Depends on Performance
May 19, 2021

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell and guest Isaac Moriwake discuss how Hawaiis new performance-based utility regulation will adjust utility incentives, ultimately

How Big Utilities’ Climate Pledges Fall Short
May 05, 2021

For this episode of Local Energy Rules, host John Farrell and guest John Romankiewicz discuss The Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges: utilities are doing far too little to retire coal, replace

Voices of 100%: Youth Propel a Climate Action Plan in St. Louis Park
April 21, 2021

For this Voices of 100% episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell and guests Larry Kraft and Emily Ziring discuss the St. Louis Park, Minn. climate action plan and commitment to car

Community Solar Collective Gives Member-Owners Power
April 07, 2021

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell and guest Timothy DenHerder-Thomas discuss the Peoples Solar Energy Fund, an initiative to pool together community-owned solar de

Connecting Customers to Create a Virtual Power Plant
March 24, 2021

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell and CEO of OhmConnect Cisco DeVries discuss demand response and the 550 megawatt Resi-Station virtual power plant. Read More

Voices of 100%: Hanover Residents Raise Hands for Renewable Energy
March 10, 2021

For this Voices of 100% episode of Local Energy Rules, host John Farrell talks with Hanover, N.H. Sustainability Director April Salas about coalition building, taking action in a small town, and slowi

Should Big Utilities Pay for Their Bad Choices?
February 24, 2021

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, republished from ILSRs Building Local Power podcast, host John Farrell and guest Leslie Glustrom discuss utility accountability and how to equitabl