Local Energy Rules

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.

Listen to the full episode and explore more resources below — including a transcript and summary of the conversation.

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 |

Listen to all of our Local Energy Rules podcast episodes at our site: https://ilsr.org/local-energy-rules-podcast-homepage |

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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.

Listen to the full episode and explore more resources below — including a transcript and summary of the conversation.

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 |

Listen to all of our Local Energy Rules podcast episodes at our site: https://ilsr.org/local-energy-rules-podcast-homepage |

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What happens when unstoppable, innovative clean energy entrepreneurs meet immovable, power-hungry fossil fuel incumbents?

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Danny Kennedy, Co-founder of Sungevity and Chief Energy Officer of New Energy Nexus. Kennedy, who Farrell describes as a “distributed solar prophet,” is a staunch advocate for solar and supports renewable energy entrepreneurs all over the globe. The two discuss rooftop solar revolutions and the importance of innovation in the energy sector.

Listen to the full episode and explore more resources below — including a transcript and summary of the conversation.

https://ilsr.org/articles/new-energy-nexus-solar-innovation-ler-132/

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell and guest Danny Kennedy discuss rooftop solar revolutions, Kennedy’s work at New Energy Nexus, and the importance of innovation in the energy sector. |

Show page available: https://ilsr.org/new-energy-nexus-solar-innovation-ler-132 |

Listen to all of our Local Energy Rules podcast episodes at our site: https://ilsr.org/local-energy-rules-podcast-homepage |

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Portland, Ore. may have been the first city in the United States to adopt a carbon reduction strategy, but in January 2020, its smaller neighbor Milwaukie became the first city in Oregon to declare a climate emergency.

For this episode of our Voices of 100% series of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Mayor Mark Gamba and Climate Action and Sustainability Coordinator Natalie Rogers of Milwaukie, Oregon. Gamba and Rogers explain how in the last 18 months, Milwaukie declared a climate emergency, accelerated its climate action goals, and has partnered with its utility to reach them.

Listen to the full episode and explore more resources below — including a transcript and summary of the conversation.

https://ilsr.org/articles/milwaukie-oregon-voices-of-100-podcast/

For this Voices of 100% episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell talks with guests Mark Gamba and Natalie Rogers of Milwaukie, Oregon. In the last 18 months, the city declared a climate emergency, accelerated its climate action goals, and is partnering with its utility to reach them. |

Show page available: https://ilsr.org/milwaukie-oregon-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 |

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In competitive markets, companies do good things to win over new customers. Your monopoly electric utility, on the other hand, needs more motivation to provide what customers want.

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Isaac Moriwake, managing attorney of the EarthJustice MidPacific/Hawaii office. Moriwake has been an intervener and advocate for Hawaii’s new performance-based utility regulation framework. Farrell and Moriwake discuss how Hawaii’s take on utility regulation will adjust utility incentives, ultimately saving customer dollars and propelling the transition to clean energy.

Listen to the full episode and explore more resources below — including a transcript and summary of the conversation.

https://ilsr.org/articles/hawaii-performance-based-regulation-ler-130/

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell and guest Isaac Moriwake discuss how Hawaii’s new performance-based utility regulation will adjust utility incentives, ultimately saving customer dollars and propelling the transition to clean energy. |

Show page available: https://ilsr.org/hawaii-performance-based-regulation-ler-130 |

Listen to all of our Local Energy Rules podcast episodes at our site: https://ilsr.org/local-energy-rules-podcast-homepage |

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