For this episode of our Voices of 100% series of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell talks with Helena Sustainability Coordinator Patrick Judge and Citizens Conservation Commission Member Mark Juedeman. Judge and Juedeman supported Helena as the city committed to 100% renewable energy. In making its commitment, Helena has joined Missoula and Bozeman, building a commanding coalition in western Montana.

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https://ilsr.org/articles/helena-montana-voices-of-100-podcast/

For this Voices of 100% episode of Local Energy Rules, host John Farrell and guests Patrick Judge and Mark Juedeman discuss Helena’s commitment to 100% renewable energy. Helena has joined Missoula and Boseman, building a commanding coalition in western Montana. |

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For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, a rebroadcast of episode 127 of the Building Local Power Podcast, host John Farrell speaks with guest Jean Su. Su, an attorney and Director of the Energy Justice program at the Center for Biological Diversity, represented the Center in an antitrust suit against Arizona utility Salt River Project. Farrell and Su discuss how legal advocacy for energy democracy can overcome utility barriers to a renewable energy economy.

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https://ilsr.org/articles/antitrust-energy-democracy-ler136/

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell and guest Jean Su discuss how legal advocacy for energy democracy can overcome some of the utility barriers to a renewable energy economy. |

Show page available: https://ilsr.org/antitrust-energy-democracy-ler136 |

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Electricity customers are lining up to generate their own clean, affordable solar energy, but to get it to them, solar developers must navigate the impediments of a congested and outdated electricity grid.

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Yochi Zakai, attorney with Shute, Mahaly, and Weinberger representing Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). The two discuss hosting capacity analysis and how publicly shared grid information can help solar developers, electric customers, and others make more informed decisions.

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https://ilsr.org/articles/grid-hosting-capacity-analysis-ler-135/

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell and guest Yochi Zakai discuss utility hosting capacity analysis and how publicly shared grid information can help solar developers, electric customers, and others make informed decisions. |

Show page available: https://ilsr.org/grid-hosting-capacity-analysis-ler-135 |

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For this Voices of 100% episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell and guests Kate Beaton and Ned Noel examine Eau Claire’s clean energy goal, the citizen participation that has supported its work, and the strategies the City is using to advance renewable energy.

How will a Midwestern city secure its sustainable energy future? Implementing community solar gardens. 

For this episode of our Voices of 100% series of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Eau Claire City Council Member Kate Beaton and Senior Planner Ned Noel. Eau Claire, Wisc. has focused its efforts on building successful community gardens to achieve its clean energy goals. They examine Eau Claire’s clean energy goal, the citizen participation that has supported its work, and the strategies the City is using to advance renewable energy.

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https://ilsr.org/articles/eau-claire-wisconsin-voices-of-100-podcast/

For this Voices of 100% episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell talks with guests Kate Beaton and Ned Noel. They examine Eau Claire’s clean energy goal, the citizen participation that has supported its work, and the strategies the City is using to advance renewable energy. |

Show page available: https://ilsr.org/eau-claire-wisconsin-voices-of-100-podcast |

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Utility companies may seem out of reach, and some decisions are made behind closed doors, but everyone has the right to be heard by their electric provider.

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Eric Williams, Vice Chair of the Omaha Public Power District’s Board of Directors. Williams ran for a seat on the utility’s Board of Directors in 2017 out of concern for steep fixed charges. Farrell and Williams discuss the growing momentum for clean energy and how people drive change within public utilities.

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https://ilsr.org/articles/omaha-public-power-ler-133/

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell and guest Eric Williams discuss the growing momentum for clean energy and how people drive change within public utilities. |

Show page available: https://ilsr.org/omaha-public-power-ler-133 |

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