Local Energy Rules

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 th

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Financing Platform Opens the Door to Solar Ownership — Episode 214 of Local Energy Rules

Posted July 17, 2024 • 01:03:57

Bracken Hendricks discusses how Working Power, a community development and financing platform, helps community-based organizations retain ownership...

Paying Solar Incentives Direct to Nonprofits — Episode 213 of Local Energy Rules

Posted July 3, 2024 • 00:50:21

Jeremy Kalin discusses the evolution of federal tax incentives for renewable energy and how the direct pay provision of the Inflation Reduction Act...

Seven Hundred Yards Pt. 3: Seven Generations to Come — Episode 212 of Local Energy Rules

Posted June 20, 2024 • 00:24:20

Out of the legislative fight over the nuclear plant next door, Prairie Island Indian Community is building its own net zero energy future, on part three...

Seven Hundred Yards Pt. 2: Pretend Democracy — Episode 211 of Local Energy Rules

Posted June 5, 2024 • 00:28:14

In part two of our special series, Seven Hundred Yards, we find out why the nuclear waste “temporarily” stored on Prairie Island is still there...

Seven Hundred Yards Pt. 1: A Small Island in the Mississippi — Episode 210 of Local Energy Rules

Posted May 23, 2024 • 00:28:44

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