All Episodes

Central California District Pushes for Public Power — Episode 181 of Local Energy Rules

Extremely Comfortable Home Makeovers — Episode 180 of Local Energy Rules

Interconnection and Grid Planning — Episode 179 of Local Energy Rules

Mainstreaming Electric Homes — Episode 178 of Local Energy Rules

Survey Says: Interconnection Data is Unavailable — Episode 177 of Local Energy Rules

Commission Failed Georgians in Nuclear Fiasco — Episode 176 of Local Energy Rules

Who Needs Transmission Wires Anyway? — Episode 175 of Local Energy Rules

Arizona Public Utility Acts Like For-Profit Peers — Episode 174 of Local Energy Rules

Regulators as Referees When Utilities and Customers Clash — Episode 173 of Local Energy Rules

Shining Up Sacramento’s Lackluster Public Utility — Episode 172 of Local Energy Rules

Tiny Laboratories of (Energy) Democracy — Episode 171 of Local Energy Rules

Public Power Pt. 6: Alternatives — Episode 170 of Local Energy Rules

Public Power Pt. 5: The Perils — Episode 169 of Local Energy Rules

How Cities Can Make the Most of IRA Dollars — Episode 168 of Local Energy Rules

Public Power Pt. 4: Game Over? — Episode 167 of Local Energy Rules

Public Power Pt. 3: Ingredients For Success — Episode 166 of Local Energy Rules

Public Power Pt. 2: Community Benefits — Episode 165 of Local Energy Rules

Inflation Reduction Act Boosts Local Solar — Episode 164 of Local Energy Rules

Public Power Pt. 1: Why Take Over? — Episode 163 of Local Energy Rules

When a Win is a Win, and a Loss is a Lesson — Episode 162 of Local Energy Rules

The Member Campaigns Behind a Colorado Co-op’s Evolution — Episode 161 of Local Energy Rules

Small Solar Frees Energy From Decades of Utility-Stifled Innovation — Episode 160 of Local Energy Rules

How Colorado Electric Customers Are Leading a Co-op’s Clean Energy Journey — Episode 159 of Local Energy Rules

Petitioners Ask Feds to Investigate Utility Abuses of Monopoly Power — Episode 158 of Local Energy Rules

From the Archive: Ballot Initiative Shapes Iowa Town’s Fight for Local Power — Episode 157 of Local Energy Rules

A People’s Playbook on Advancing Energy Justice, Despite Utility Misdirection — Episode 156 of Local Energy Rules

Monopolistic Utility Companies Suppress the Use of Customer Data — Episode 155 of Local Energy Rules

The Movement to Take Back Control From Monopoly Electric Utilities — Episode 154 of Local Energy Rules

Despite Promising Policies, Advocates Are Still Fighting for Community Power — Episode 153 of Local Energy Rules

The Legal Case for a Clean and Competitive Energy Sector — Episode 152 of Local Energy Rules

Voices of 100%: Idaho Coalition Crafts a Data-Driven Clean Power Pledge — Episode 151 of Local Energy Rules

Leaders in Morris, Minn., Create a Model for Rural Resilience — Episode 150 of Local Energy Rules

By Controlling Transmission, Utilities Corner the Electricity Market — Episode 149 of Local Energy Rules

What Is the Value of Solar? — Episode 148 of Local Energy Rules

The Long Wait for Community Solar in Washington State — Episode 147 of Local Energy Rules

Can More Competition Fix an Outdated Energy System? — Episode 146 of Local Energy Rules

Voices of 100%: Moab Anchors Utah Community Renewable Energy Program — Episode 145 of Local Energy Rules

Ithaca Races Against the Clock to Decarbonize All Buildings by 2030 — Episode 144 of Local Energy Rules

New Mexico Co-op Dumps Monopoly Supplier to Offer More Solar — Episode 143 of Local Energy Rules

Voices of 100%: Des Moines Commits to Clean Electricity Around the Clock — Episode 142 of Local Energy Rules

Drone Data Helps a Minnesota City Conserve Energy — Episode 141 of Local Energy Rules

Rep. Seth Berry on the Movement for Publicly-Owned Power in Maine — Episode 140 of Local Energy Rules

Colorado Law Creates Transparency at Rural Electric Co-ops — Episode 139 of Local Energy Rules

Queremos Sol: Seeking Solar Power for All Puerto Rican Homes — Episode 138 of Local Energy Rules

Voices of 100%: A Renewable City Coalition Grows in Western Montana — Episode 137 of Local Energy Rules

The Role of Antitrust Law in Creating Energy Democracy — Episode 136 of Local Energy Rules

Get More Solar by Making Utilities Share Data — Episode 135 of Local Energy Rules

Voices of 100%: Eau Claire Solar Gardens Save the Day — Episode 134 of Local Energy Rules

For Public Utilities, Customers Spark Pioneering Policy with a Vote — Episode 133 of Local Energy Rules

Entrepreneurs, Innovators, and Roadblocks in the Rooftop Revolution — Episode 132 of Local Energy Rules

Voices of 100%: In Case of Emergency, Break Down Barriers to Net Zero — Episode 131 of Local Energy Rules

Greetings From Hawaii, Where Utility Profit Depends on Performance — Episode 130 of Local Energy Rules

How Big Utilities’ Climate Pledges Fall Short — Episode 129 of Local Energy Rules

Voices of 100%: Youth Propel a Climate Action Plan in St. Louis Park — Episode 128 of Local Energy Rules

Community Solar Collective Gives Member-Owners Power — Episode 127 of Local Energy Rules

Connecting Customers to Create a Virtual Power Plant — Episode 126 of Local Energy Rules

Voices of 100%: Hanover Residents Raise Hands for Renewable Energy — Episode 125 of Local Energy Rules

Should Big Utilities Pay for Their Bad Choices? — Episode 124 of Local Energy Rules

Greenpenny Puts Community Banking to Work for Clean Energy — Episode 123 of Local Energy Rules

Expanding Access to Energy Efficient Appliances — Episode 122 of Local Energy Rules

Minneapolis Health Department Splits the Bill with Green Investors — Episode 121 of Local Energy Rules

A Portland Fund, Collected from Corporations, Finances Community Benefits — Episode 120 of Local Energy Rules

In Seattle, Corporations Must Pay Their Fair Share to Support Climate Justice — Episode 119 of Local Energy Rules

A Solar Settlement for the Good of the Grid — Episode 118 of Local Energy Rules

Voices of 100%: Louisville’s Clean Energy Pledge Takes On Multiple Crises — Episode 117 of Local Energy Rules

The Post-Election Potential for a 30 Million Solar Home Stimulus — Episode 116 of Local Energy Rules

Berkeley Puts Equitable Climate Action on the Ballot — Episode 115 of Local Energy Rules

Voices of 100%: Gainesville’s Utilities Craft Path to Zero Carbon — Episode 114 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Optimistic Pueblo is Outspent in First Attempt at Utility Takeover — Episode 113 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Voices of 100%: Arkansas City Advances its Energy Action Plan — Episode 112 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

The Secret to Low Cost, Low Carbon Home Heating? Your Water Pipes — Episode 111 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Voices of 100%: Midway to Local Goal, Missoula Seeks New Clean Energy — Episode 110 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Is Energy Still a “Natural Monopoly”? — Episode 109 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Co-op Power Raises the Bar for Community Solar Nationwide — Episode 108 of Local Energy Rules

Can Southern Cities Sever Ties with Tennessee Valley Monopoly? — Episode 107 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Voices of 100%: St. Louis Coalition Plans to Put Coal in the Past — Episode 106 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Solar Plus Storage Company Seeks to Disrupt the Status Quo — Episode 105 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Voices of 100%: Pandemic Pauses Clean Energy Planning in Georgia

D.C. Neighbors Unite to Fight for Solar Rights for All — Episode 103 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Voices of 100%: Michigan City Sets Steady Pace to a Clean Electricity Goal — Episode 102 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Local Energy Production Builds Resiliency in the Bay Area — Episode 101 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Celebrating 100: A Spotlight on 6 Leaders of 100% Renewable Cities — Episode 100 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

In the Wake of Wildfires, California Community Chooses Local Power — Episode 99 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

California Community Ignites Choice Model and Stays in the Driver’s Seat — Episode 98 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Voices of 100%: A Long Island Town’s Ambitious Plan to Protect its Coast and Procure Clean Energy — Episode 97 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Oregon Co-op Law Lets Everyday People Invest in Local Renewable Energy — Episode 96 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Community Choice is Just One Strategy for a Sustainable Westchester — Episode 95 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Cooperative Ownership Puts Community Solar in the Community — Episode 94 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Voices of 100%: Climate Justice Plan Upends Typical City Process, Putting Communities First — Episode 93 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Island Utility Aims for Two-Thirds Renewable Energy by 2020 — Episode 92 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Turkey Talk: Energy Policy and Thanksgiving — Episode 91 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Voices of 100%: When 100% Renewable Electricity Isn’t Enough, Burlington Targets Net Zero — Episode 90 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

A New Deal for Electric Co-ops: How Members Can Exercise Ownership to Strengthen Democracy — Episode 89 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Voices of 100%: Colorado Town’s Residents and Businesses Join Forces for Clean Energy — Episode 88 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Evaluating the Minneapolis Clean Energy Partnership, Five Years In — Bonus Episode of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Why Gas Has to Go – And How Cities Can Show it the Door — Episode 87 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Voices of 100%: South Carolina City Tries Green Energy in a Red State – Episode 86 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

From the Archive: South Miami, a Bright Spot for Solar in the Sunshine State – Episode 85 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Voices of 100%: Will Oklahoma Cities Follow Norman’s Lead to Renewable Energy? — Episode 84 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

The Environment, The Economy, and Equity – Episode 83 of Local Energy Rules Podcast