Indieconomy

[...] Merdon, from Maryland. Welcome the show. 01:54: Chris Merdon: Thank you very much. 01:56: Chris Mitchell: I’m excited to have you on the show. We met briefly after a session that you gave in [...]

[...] “donate” button. Now, here’s Chris, speaking with Elliot Noss from Tucows. 02:00: Chris Mitchell: Welcome to another edition of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. I’m Chris [...]

[...] forward-thinking cities can serve the many citizens clamoring for a better broadband future. Chris Mitchell, Director of the Community Broadband Networks Initiative at ILSR.org and the editor of [...]

[...] from the enormous economic opportunity. ILSR’s newest report – Beyond Utility 2.0 to Energy Democracy: Why a technological transformation in the electricity business should unlock an economic [...]

[...] into the pockets of utility customers. Read on for an explanation of how we can achieve energy democracy out of the turmoil of today’s electricity system. A System Under Stress Why are U.S. [...]

[...] , non power line alternatives to utility power line proposals (see Beyond Utility 2.0 to Energy Democracy, p21). In particular, planning is rarely integrated with distribution level planning, where [...]

[...] “cut the cord.” This report suggests we seize this transformational moment to push for energy democracy. New and old policies can combine to move beyond a utility centered energy future, turning [...]

[...] Solar Energy Industries Association conference in November 2014, ILSR’s Director of Democratic Energy John Farrell tilted with Xcel Energy’s Rick Evans about the state’s dormant value of solar [...]

[...] Over the last two weeks in democratic energy, media reports discussed a serious threat to Minneapolis’ recent city-utility partnership, [...]

[...] originally posted at ilsr.org. For timely updates, follow John Farrell on Twitter or get the Democratic Energy weekly update. [...]

[...] This week in democratic energy, media reports discussed the recent ruling for utilities in Wisconsin, the continued growth [...]

[...] The rise of solar power allows a further democratizing of the electricity system, and these charts illustrate how 2014 [...]

[...] Colorado Research and Policy Center found that Colorado could get 20 percent of its energy from solar power by 2025. Nora Caley of SolarIndustryMag.com writes: “The report recommends that the state, [...]

[...] mean private individuals and companies owning solar systems would be able to sell up to 2 MW of solar power directly to consumers, such as tenants of a building with a solar rooftop. The report states [...]

[...] In the first half of 2014, distributed local solar power constituted over 25% of new power plant capacity. This impressive growth continues several [...]

[...] Energy representative to the Partnership You can also view an 8-minute segment with John Farrell’s remarks and a summary of the Partnership history, read the bold, ambitious 9-point workplan [...]

[...] credit: Ashley Rose This article originally posted at ilsr.org. For timely updates, follow John Farrell on Twitter or get the Democratic Energy weekly update. [...]

[...] more in each quarter! This article originally posted at ilsr.org. For timely updates, follow John Farrell on Twitter or get the Democratic Energy weekly update. [...]

[...] with some of the best sun and wind resources in the country. Director of Democratic Energy John Farrell joined Santa Fe City Councilor Patti Bushee to discuss options for Santa Fe’s energy future [...]

[...] Herald supported the project with an editorial, citing taxpayer savings and potential economic development. Economic development is often cited as one of the most important reasons local citizens, [...]

[...] information in a report that laid out a plan for implementing comprehensive recycling and economic development. The report identified $50 million market value that was then flowing to three state [...]

[...] , which has a growing fiber optic network that has paid huge dividends in public savings, economic development, and facilitating technology research with the Ohio State University. Apparently others [...]

[...] high-speed connectivity to more Americans, encourage competition, and galvanize economic development. Obama’s plan centers around community networks and he announced that the next step [...]

[...] the following statements: “As Mayor of Newark, I saw firsthand the value of empowering local communities to invest and innovate. The Community Broadband Act provides cities the flexibility they [...]

[...] Commission (FCC) urging it to join this effort by addressing barriers inhibiting local communities from responding to the broadband needs of their citizens. And the National Economic Council [...]

[...] and work on business and operational plans. As WiredWest makes its way across Massachusetts, local communities are deciding whether or not to invest to take advantage of the new connection to the big [...]

[...] on record to endorse the concept, urging the FCC and Congress to work together to ensure local communities have the right to make their own connecitvity decisions. The Globe suggested that, rather [...]

[...] difficulties Florida residents often have when trying to change energy policy. As it stands, rooftop solar threatens the traditional utility business model. Homes and businesses would use less power [...]

[...] billion- amount of money up for grabs in annual electricity sales. Inside the report: Rooftop solar, smartphones, and widespread energy storage threaten to make the utility business [...]

[...] . But many states have limited how much of their electricity can come from local sources like rooftop solar, by capping their net metering programs. Net metering allows those with solar to roll back [...]

[...] talk about the key issues of the electricity system transformation. REPORT HIGHLIGHTS: Rooftop solar, smartphones, and widespread energy storage threaten to make the utility business [...]