Local Energy Rules

Michael Murray explains the many capabilities of smart meters, his critique of a Rhode Island utility proposal to expand advanced metering, and how state and federal regulators can establish best practices for fairness and data access. |

Show page available: https://ilsr.org/smarter-rules-smart-meters-ler204/ |

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Technology is outpacing laws and regulations in the energy industry, too.

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell is joined by Michael Murray, President of Mission:data Coalition. Murray explains the many capabilities of smart meters, his critique of a Rhode Island utility proposal to expand advanced metering, and how state and federal regulators can establish best practices for fairness and data access.

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https://ilsr.org/articles/smarter-rules-smart-meters-ler204/

Coordinated grid services benefit virtually everyone — with the exception of utility shareholders.

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell is joined by Chris Rauscher, Head of Grid Services and Virtual Power Plants at Sunrun. Sunrun has partnered with utilities to reward their residential customers who dispatch electricity stored in batteries when the grid needs it. Rauscher explains the benefits of coordinating distributed energy resources, how residential solar and storage customers have saved their neighbors from blackouts, and why every utility could be offering a virtual power plant program.

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https://ilsr.org/articles/concrete-benefits-virtual-power-plants-ler203/

Chris Rauscher explains the benefits of coordinating distributed energy resources, how residential solar and storage customers have saved their neighbors from blackouts, and why every utility could be offering a virtual power plant program. |

Show page available: https://ilsr.org/concrete-benefits-virtual-power-plants-ler203/ |

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Monopoly utilities give distributed energy advocates little time to celebrate their victories.

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell is joined by Pouya Najmaie, Policy and Regulatory Director at Cooperative Energy Futures. They discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Minnesota’s community solar program, its many regulatory and legislative changes over the years, and how utility Xcel Energy has found a new way to try to suppress distributed generation.

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https://ilsr.org/articles/10-years-minnesota-community-solar-ler202/

Pouya Najmaie discusses the strengths and weaknesses of Minnesota’s community solar program, its many regulatory and legislative changes over the years, and how utility Xcel Energy has found a new way to try to suppress distributed generation. |

Show page available: https://ilsr.org/10-years-minnesota-community-solar-ler202/ |

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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Monopoly energy utilities have accrued vast service territories and extraordinary financial power — which they have used to purchase political power. At this point, state regulatory and legislative bodies can only do so much to rein them in.

In this episode from the Local Energy Rules archive, host John Farrell speaks with Howard Crystal and Liz Veazey. Crystal, Legal Director of the Energy Justice Program at the Center for Biological Diversity, and Veazey, Policy and Rural Energy Director at Solar United Neighbors, were two cosigners on a petition to the Federal Trade Commission, along with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. Crystal and Veazey explain the petition and why electric utility practices require federal investigation. ILSR first published this interview in June of 2022.

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https://ilsr.org/articles/archive-ftc-petition-utility-abuses-ler201/

In this episode from the archive, Howard Crystal and Liz Veazey discuss a petition to the Federal Trade Commission and why electric utility practices require federal investigation. ILSR first published this interview in June of 2022. |

Show page available: https://ilsr.org/archive-ftc-petition-utility-abuses-ler201/ |

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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Local Energy Rules is celebrating a milestone!

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell reflects on 10 years of making the podcast, what he has learned from over 200 guests, and answers some listener questions.

Explore more resources at the link below — including a transcript and summary of the conversation.

https://ilsr.org/articles/200-episodes-10-lessons-ler200/

For this milestone 200th episode, John Farrell reflects on 10 years of making the Local Energy Rules podcast, shares what he has learned from over 200 guests, and answers some listener questions. |

Show page available: https://ilsr.org/200-episodes-10-lessons-ler200/ |

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