Local Energy Rules
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A project of the Energy Democracy initiative at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Local Energy Rules is a twice-monthly podcast with Senior Researcher John Farrell, sharing powerful stories of successful local renewable energy and exposing the policy and practical barriers to their expansion. Our audience is researchers, grassroots organizers, and grasstops policy wonks who want vivid..
Local Energy Rules
4d ago
Randy Knight explains how the Winter Park, Fla., overcame utility opposition to create a publicly-owned electric utility and shares his advice to other cities. Portions of this interview were released as part of last year’s series on public power.… Read More ..read more
Local Energy Rules
2w ago
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 year’s series on public power.… Read More ..read more
Local Energy Rules
1M ago
Brian Callnan discusses New Hampshire Electric Cooperative’s Transactive Energy Rate pilot program and how the energy sitting in electric vehicle batteries can provide additional value to the owner and the grid.… Read More ..read more
Local Energy Rules
1M ago
Peter Rietkirk discusses how a public agency could do a better job than Pacific Gas & Electric and the South San Joaquin Irrigation District’s 18 year endeavor to provide retail electric service in California’s Central Valley.… Read More ..read more
Local Energy Rules
2M ago
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.… Read More ..read more
Local Energy Rules
2M ago
Sky Stanfield discusses how good interconnection policy proactive grid planning can capitalize on existing distribution infrastructure for the most cost-effective clean energy transition.… Read More ..read more
Local Energy Rules
3M ago
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 electrification mainstream.… Read More ..read more
Local Energy Rules
3M ago
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 data collection from electric utilities and transmission operators.… Read More ..read more
Local Energy Rules
4M ago
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 circumvent transmission system concerns.… Read More ..read more
Local Energy Rules
5M ago
Autumn Johnson talks about Salt River Project: a publicly-owned Arizona utility engaged in some shady behavior. The public’s only accountability measure? Board members who are elected by land-owning customers and punished for their dissension.… Read More ..read more