New Power Generation Quarterly: 2023 Q4
14 gigawatts of new power generation capacity came online in the fourth quarter of 2023. Over eight gigawatts of this fourth quarter surge was large-scale solar, with distributed solar contributing...
View ArticleDIY Community Composter Screener
Do It Yourself Trommel is a step-by-step guide by Bruno Navarro of Nexus Bau to building an electric trommel compost screener intended for use at community gardens, schools, urban farms, and other...
View ArticleIn The American Prospect: Pandemic-Era Corporate Bullying
In a new study, the Federal Trade Commission found that big retailers threatened to punish suppliers unless they got first dibs on food and household goods during the pandemic. Ron Knox explains it in...
View ArticleA San Diego Solar Takeover — Episode 206 of Local Energy Rules
Dorrie Bruggemann and Bill Powers discuss how a publicly-owned San Diego electric utility would be more supportive of distributed solar, offer lower rates thanks to that solar, and what it will take to...
View ArticleSponsor Info: 8th Annual National Cultivating Community Composting Forum
Support the 9th National Cultivating Community Composting Forum. Contributions will primarily cover our scholarship fund and prioritize equitable access to forum events, as well as our networking...
View ArticleCommunity Power Wins and Losses in 2023
The decisions of state legislatures have big consequences for how communities drive clean energy access and hold utilities accountable. This post breaks down how the policies that states passed last...
View ArticleNew Generational Wealth in Detroit
A grassroots group in Detroit reimagines democracy and economic empowerment. … Read More
View ArticleMassachusetts and New York Look To Make Affordable Housing Broadband Ready
Massachusetts and New York officials hope to entice affordable housing property owners with new grant programs that would pay the retrofitting costs to expand high-speed Internet connectivity into...
View ArticleA Louisiana Court Decision Opens the Door for More Communities to Reject...
A little-noticed court ruling last November recognizes that towns and cities have broad authority to reject dollar store development — if they believe it is not in the best interest of the health,...
View ArticleAnn Arbor’s Public Pathway to Reliable Power — Episode 207 of Local Energy Rules
Gregory Woodring discusses the ways that investor-owned utility DTE Energy has failed Ann Arbor customers and how the city could take over and provide better service.… Read More
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