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Local Energy Rules — 287 episodes · page 1 of 3
Big Tech Stole His Book and Wants Your Town, Too — Episode 281
The Green Bank that Made Solar on Schools Simple — Episode 280
Community Solar Helps Alaskans With Fuel Costs — Episode 279
Data Centers, Energy Affordability, and the Case for Homegrown Power — Episode 278
This Co-op Helps Manufactured Homes Save with Solar — Episode 277
How a Referee for the Grid Can Lower Utility Bills — Episode 276
This Small City Found the Funds for Clean Heat — Episode 275
How This Mountain Town Funds Its Own Climate Future — Episode 274
States Can Stop Utilities From Strangling Local Solar — Episode 273
Reducing Red Tape to Slash Rooftop Solar Costs — Episode 272
Solar Plus Suds Builds Self-Reliance — Episode 271
How Much Are You Paying For Utility Profits? — Episode 270
Xcel Owns the Batteries, You Pay the Bill — Episode 269 of Local Energy Rules
Black Churches Power Up A Solar Revival — Episode 268 of Local Energy Rules
A Coal Town Digs Deep for Municipal Clean Heat — Episode 267 of Local Energy Rules
The Utility Power Trip Behind Transmission Network Upgrades — Episode 266 of Local Energy Rules
How This City Got Low-Income Solar On The Utility’s Dime — Episode 265 of Local Energy Rules
A 2nd State Puts Utility Performance Over Profits — Episode 264 of Local Energy Rules
42 Million People Can Use this Toolkit to Lower Electric Bills — Episode 263 of Local Energy Rules
Solar and Portable Batteries Save Lives after Storms — Episode 262 of Local Energy Rules
DIY Plug-In Solar Is On The Way — Episode 261 of Local Energy Rules
Public Power Can Tackle The Affordability Crisis — Episode 260 of Local Energy Rules
Cutting Tax Credit Losses With Third-Party Ownership — (Bonus) Episode 259 of Local Energy Rules
Leveraging Distributed Power Plants To Lower Costs — (Bonus) Episode 258 of Local Energy Rules
A Blueprint for Scalable Cooperative Solar Energy — Episode 257 of Local Energy Rules
State Solutions for Local Energy Action — (Bonus) Episode 256 of Local Energy Rules
How to Raise the Bar for Community Solar in Minnesota — (Bonus) Episode 255 of Local Energy Rules
The Oregon Trail To Community Microgrids — Episode 254 of Local Energy Rules
The State Fighting The Feds to Lower Energy Costs – (Bonus) Episode 253 of Local Energy Rules
The Minnesota Lawmaker Tackling Energy Problems Head-On — (Bonus) Episode 252 of Local Energy Rules
Distributed Power Banishes Blackouts In Puerto Rico — Episode 251 of Local Energy Rules
The Job No One Does Well — (Bonus) Episode 250 of Local Energy Rules
BlackRock Bought Minnesota Power. What’s Next? — (Bonus) Episode 249 of Local Energy Rules
How to Fix the Country’s Biggest Power Market — Episode 248 of Local Energy Rules
Should We Celebrate When Monopoly Utilities Embrace Distributed Energy? — (Bonus) Episode 247 of Local Energy Rules
Finally a Bright Spot for California Rooftop Solar — Episode 246 of Local Energy Rules
A New Coalition for a Distributed Energy Future — Episode 245 of Local Energy Rules
These Solar Tax Credits Are Still Standing — Episode 244 of Local Energy Rules
The Town That Could Spark a Public Power Revolution — Episode 243 of Local Energy Rules
A Public Power Struggle in Tucson — Episode 242 of Local Energy Rules
Smart Homes, Stronger Grids, Thanks to Distributed Power Plants — Episode 241 of Local Energy Rules
Why BlackRock Wants to Buy Your Electric Utility — Episode 240 of Local Energy Rules
The Truth Behind California’s High Electric Bills — Episode 239 of Local Energy Rules
Australia’s Rooftop Solar Revolution: A Postcard from the Future — Episode 238 of Local Energy Rules
Boosting Consumer Control with Better Utility Governance — Episode 237 of Local Energy Rules
Community Solar Cracks Gas Crisis in Alaska — Episode 236 of Local Energy Rules
Community Solar Complements New Hampshire’s Resident-Owned Communities — Episode 235 of Local Energy Rules
A ‘North Star’ For California Utility Reform — Episode 234 of Local Energy Rules
How Utilities Evade Grid Regulation — Episode 233 of Local Energy Rules
Connecticut Utility Regulator Under Fire for Doing Her Job — Episode 232 of Local Energy Rules
Community Solar 2.0 is Coming to Boston — Episode 231 of Local Energy Rules
On Molokai, A Community Cooperative for Energy Sovereignty — Episode 230 of Local Energy Rules
Voting (Again) on Municipal Power in Decorah, Iowa — Episode 229 of Local Energy Rules
Wisconsin’s SolarShare: A Co-op Model for Local Clean Power — Episode 228 of Local Energy Rules
A Public Utility for New York’s Hudson Valley – Episode 227 of Local Energy Rules
Five Tactics for Fighting Utility Rate Gouging – Episode 226 of Local Energy Rules
Biogas: The Good, the Bad, and the Sludgy – Episode 225 of Local Energy Rules
Monopoly Utilities Shakedown Regulators in the Southwest – Episode 224 of Local Energy Rules
Unions and Public Power NY Organize for Public Renewables – Episode 223 of Local Energy Rules
Envisioning a Future Without Investor-Owned Utilities – Episode 222 of Local Energy Rules
Public Power on the Ballot in Florida — Episode 221 of Local Energy Rules
Solar Help Desk Offers Agenda-Free Consumer Assistance — Episode 220 of Local Energy Rules
Crashing the Utility Transmission Planning Party — Episode 219 of Local Energy Rules
How Cities Can Simplify Rooftop Solar — Episode 218 of Local Energy Rules
Leah Stokes and Tim Hade on Climate Resilience in California — Episode 217 of Local Energy Rules
How Monopoly Utilities Abuse Their Power — Episode 216 of Local Energy Rules
The Cost of Utility-Controlled Vehicle Charging — Episode 215 of Local Energy Rules
Financing Platform Opens the Door to Solar Ownership — Episode 214 of Local Energy Rules
Paying Solar Incentives Direct to Nonprofits — Episode 213 of Local Energy Rules
Seven Hundred Yards Pt. 3: Seven Generations to Come — Episode 212 of Local Energy Rules
Seven Hundred Yards Pt. 2: Pretend Democracy — Episode 211 of Local Energy Rules
Seven Hundred Yards Pt. 1: A Small Island in the Mississippi — Episode 210 of Local Energy Rules
Advocate Puts Full Court Pressure on Utilities — Episode 209 of Local Energy Rules
Standing Rock’s Wind Project Puts People First — Episode 208 of Local Energy Rules
Ann Arbor’s Public Pathway to Reliable Power — Episode 207 of Local Energy Rules
A San Diego Solar Takeover — Episode 206 of Local Energy Rules
Arizona’s High Stakes Utility Election — Episode 205 of Local Energy Rules
Smarter Rules for Smart Meters — Episode 204 of Local Energy Rules
The Concrete Benefits of Virtual Power Plants — Episode 203 of Local Energy Rules
10 Years of Minnesota’s Community Solar Program — Episode 202 of Local Energy Rules
Petitioners Ask Feds to Investigate Utility Abuses of Monopoly Power — Episode 201 of Local Energy Rules
200 Episodes, 10 Lessons, and Your Questions — Episode 200 of Local Energy Rules
Scaling Up Home Energy Investment — Episode 199 of Local Energy Rules
Loopholes and Scams in New York Gas Plans — Episode 198 of Local Energy Rules
Utility Millions Take Down Popular Measure — Episode 197 of Local Energy Rules
New Paths for Rural Electric Co-op Revival — Episode 196 of Local Energy Rules
Stopping the Spread of Monopolies — Episode 195 of Local Energy Rules
Colorado Bill Increases Utility Accountability — Episode 194 of Local Energy Rules
Against All Reason, Indiana Dismantles Rooftop Solar — Episode 193 of Local Energy Rules
Don’t Follow California’s Lead on Rooftop Solar — Episode 192 of Local Energy Rules
The Anti-Competitive Tricks up Utility Sleeves — Episode 191 of Local Energy Rules
Portland Funds Community-Led Clean Energy Projects — Episode 190 of Local Energy Rules
How Utilities Neglect Certain Customers — Episode 189 of Local Energy Rules
13 States Flunk This Standard Test — Episode 188 of Local Energy Rules
Utilities Gamble With Household Money — Episode 187 of Local Energy Rules
How Cities Can Steer State Action — Episode 186 of Local Energy Rules
Scoring Justice in Clean Energy Standards — Episode 185 of Local Energy Rules
Proof in the Public Takeover Pudding — Episode 184 of Local Energy Rules
Tennessee Valley’s Unchecked Authority — Episode 183 of Local Energy Rules
The Value Idling in Electric Vehicles — Episode 182 of Local Energy Rules