Local Energy Rules
Summary: This bi-weekly podcast from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance shares powerful stories of local renewable energy, from mayors discussing their city’s commitment to 100% renewable energy to tales of innovative community owned solar to questions about the the best rooftop solar policy. Join host John Farrell, the director of the Institute’s Energy Democracy Initiative, as he asks if the 100-year-old monopoly market structure for electricity delivery makes sense in an on-demand, distributed 21st century energy system. Tell us what you think.
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In this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Ben Paulos of the Berkeley Energy Commission. The two discuss how voting yes to a climate equity action fund (Measure HH) will advance Berkeley’s zero carbon emissions goal — all while advancing energy equity. | Show page available: https://ilsr.org/berkeley-measureHH-ben-paulos-ler-115/ | Listen to all of our Local Energy Rules podcast episodes at our site: https://ilsr.org/local-energy-rules-podcast-homepage | Don't forget to subscribe, share with your friends, leave a recommendation on our podcast feeds, and join the conversation online using the #LocalEnergyRules hashtag!
In this episode of our Voices of 100% series of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell speaks with city commissioner Adrian Hayes-Santos and climate advocate Bob Tancig of Gainesville, Fla. about the city’s renewable energy prospects. | Show page available: https://ilsr.org/gainesville-florida-voices-of-100-podcast/ | Listen to all of our Local Energy Rules podcast episodes at our site: https://ilsr.org/local-energy-rules-podcast-homepage | Don't forget to subscribe, share with your friends, leave a recommendation on our podcast feeds, and join the conversation online using the #LocalEnergyRules hashtag!
In this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Jamie Valdez about the efforts of Pueblo, Colo. to municipalize and its push for 100% renewable energy, facing up against a power monopoly and lessons learned in the process. Valdez offers up their story to other efforts nationwide and speaks of the hope they still have. | Show page available: https://ilsr.org/pueblo-muni-campaign-jamie-valdez-ler-113 | Listen to all of our Local Energy Rules podcast episodes at our site: https://ilsr.org/local-energy-rules-podcast-homepage | Don't forget to subscribe, share with your friends, leave a recommendation on our podcast feeds, and join the conversation online using the #LocalEnergyRules hashtag!
In this episode of our Voices of 100% series of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell speaks with leaders from Fayetteville, Ark. about their steps towards 100% renewable energy by 2050, through solar energy expansion and storage and municipal utility efficiency. | Show page available: https://ilsr.org/fayetteville-arkansas-voices-of-100-podcast/ | Listen to all of our Local Energy Rules podcast episodes at our site: https://ilsr.org/local-energy-rules-podcast-homepage | Don't forget to subscribe, share with your friends, leave a recommendation on our podcast feeds, and join the conversation online using the #LocalEnergyRules hashtag!
In this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Jay Egg, a geothermal expert, about the potential of minimizing the carbon footprint of heating and cooling buildings by adapting water mains to capture the heat just below the Earth’s surface. They discuss successful geothermal projects in Canada and the triumphs and challenges of projects in the U.S. | Show page available: https://ilsr.org/geothermal-jay-egg-ler-111/ | Listen to all of our Local Energy Rules podcast episodes at our site: https://ilsr.org/local-energy-rules-podcast-homepage | Don't forget to subscribe, share with your friends, leave a recommendation on our podcast feeds, and join the conversation online using the #LocalEnergyRules hashtag!
In this episode of our Voices of 100% series of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell speaks with two leaders in Missoula, Mont. efforts to reach 100% renewable energy: City Council President Bryan von Lossberg and Missoula County Commissioner Dave Strohmaier. | Show page available: https://ilsr.org/missoula-montana-voices-of-100-podcast/ | Listen to all of our Local Energy Rules podcast episodes at our site: https://ilsr.org/local-energy-rules-podcast-homepage | Don't forget to subscribe, share with your friends, leave a recommendation on our podcast feeds, and join the conversation online using the #LocalEnergyRules hashtag!
In this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, an interview from ILSR’s Building Local Power podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Scott Hempling about the role of natural monopolies in markets seeking decentralization. | Show page available: https://ilsr.org/monopoly-power-scott-hempling-ler-109/ | Listen to all of our Local Energy Rules podcast episodes at our site: https://ilsr.org/local-energy-rules-podcast-homepage | Don't forget to subscribe, share with your friends, leave a recommendation on our podcast feeds, and join the conversation online using the #LocalEnergyRules hashtag!
In this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Lynn Benander from Co-op Power about community solar, its barriers, and how communities across the country are building a cleaner, cheaper future.… Read More
In this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Maggie Shober, Director of Utility Reform for the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. They discuss how the utility provider Tennessee Valley Authority grew from a federally mandated utility commission to a monopoly in the Southeast and how cities are working to cut ties from TVA’s increasingly unresponsive and restrictive contract system. | Show page available: https://ilsr.org/sace-maggie-shober-ler-107 | Listen to all of our Local Energy Rules podcast episodes at our site: https://ilsr.org/local-energy-rules-podcast-homepage | Don't forget to subscribe, share with your friends, leave a recommendation on our podcast feeds, and join the conversation online using the #LocalEnergyRules hashtag!
For this episode of our Voices of 100% series of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Reverend Rodrick Burton and Andy Knott. The three discuss how St. Louis created an inclusive clean energy plan and how the city can get to 100% clean energy, despite coal’s dominance. | Show page available: https://ilsr.org/st-louis-missouri-voices-of-100-podcast | Listen to all of our Local Energy Rules podcast episodes at our site: https://ilsr.org/local-energy-rules-podcast-homepage | Don't forget to subscribe, share with your friends, leave a recommendation on our podcast feeds, and join the conversation online using the #LocalEnergyRules hashtag!
In this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Anne Hoskins of Sunrun. They discuss how the world’s leading solar-plus-storage vendor is faring in a pandemic and how utility regulation can drive transformative energy policy. | Show page available: https://ilsr.org/sunrun-anne-hoskins-ler-episode-105 | Listen to all of our Local Energy Rules podcast episodes at our site: https://ilsr.org/local-energy-rules-podcast-homepage | Don't forget to subscribe, share with your friends, leave a recommendation on our podcast feeds, and join the conversation online using the #LocalEnergyRules hashtag!
For this episode of our Voices of 100% series of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Charles Utley. They discuss Utley’s introduction to the zero waste movement, how he convinced the city commission to commit to 100% renewable energy, and the effects of a global pandemic on city energy planning. | Show page available: https://ilsr.org/augusta-georgia-voices-of-100-podcast | Listen to all of our Local Energy Rules podcast episodes at our site: https://ilsr.org/local-energy-rules-podcast-homepage | Don't forget to subscribe, share with your friends, leave a recommendation on our podcast feeds, and join the conversation online using the #LocalEnergyRules hashtag!
In this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Yesenia Rivera, Director of Energy Equity and Inclusion for Solar United Neighbors (SUN). The two take a deep dive into the mission and success of Solar United Neighbors in expanding solar access for all in D.C. | Show page available: https://ilsr.org/sun-dc-solar-for-all-ler-episode-103 | Listen to all of our Local Energy Rules podcast episodes at our site: https://ilsr.org/local-energy-rules-podcast-homepage | Don't forget to subscribe, share with your friends, leave a recommendation on our podcast feeds, and join the conversation online using the #LocalEnergyRules hashtag!
For this episode of our Voices of 100% series of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Amy Shamroe and Tim Werner of Traverse City. Working at the intersection between city government and a city-owned utility, the two talk about the city’s optimistic, yet pragmatic plan for clean electricity. | Show page available: https://ilsr.org/traverse-city-michigan-voices-of-100-podcast | Listen to all of our Local Energy Rules podcast episodes at our site: https://ilsr.org/local-energy-rules-podcast-homepage | Don't forget to subscribe, share with your friends, leave a recommendation on our podcast feeds, and join the conversation online using the #LocalEnergyRules hashtag!
In this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Jessie Denver, manager of the Distributed Energy Resources Program at East Bay Community Energy. Farrell and Denver discuss how distributed energy resources can prepare communities for disaster — and increase resilience after it hits. | Show page available: https://ilsr.org/east-bay-community-energy-2-ler-episode-101 | Listen to all of our Local Energy Rules podcast episodes at our site: https://ilsr.org/local-energy-rules-podcast-homepage | Don't forget to subscribe, share with your friends, leave a recommendation on our podcast feeds, and join the conversation online using the #LocalEnergyRules hashtag!
