Show page available at: https://ilsr.org/the-power-and-perils-of-cooperatives-episode-12-of-the-building-local-power-podcast. In this episode, Hannah Trostle of our Community Broadband Networks initiative and Karlee Weinmann of our Energy Democracy initiative discuss the power and perils of cooperative ownership. They discuss the low rate of democratic participation in cooperatives [1:40], the smart things co-ops are doing in renewable energy and Internet service deployment [7:14], the bind that many co-ops find themselves that prevents innovation in energy [15:04], and finally the trio gives their reading recommendations [19:10]. Listen to all of our Building Local Power podcast episodes at our site: https://ilsr.org/building-local-power. Don't forget to subscribe, share with your friends, leave a recommendation on our podcast feeds, and join the conversation using the #BuildingLocalPower hashtag!
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