Local Energy Rules

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Northeast Iowa’s Winneshiek Energy District Shows How Communities Can Capture Local Energy Dollars - Episode 35 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Posted April 28, 2016 • 00:17:10

Andy Johnson works with the soil. When younger, he served in Peace Corps in Central America for three years, working on conservation practices. Then...

Sunshine and Ownership: A Cooperative Solar Garden Blooms in North Minneapolis - Episode 34 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Posted April 20, 2016 • 00:24:52

When people pay their electric bill to an investor-owned utility such as Minnesota’s Xcel Energy, they are generating energy for themselves, but the...

Freeing Electric Cooperatives from Fossil Fuel Serfdom? - Episode 33 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Posted April 7, 2016 • 00:26:23

Electric cooperatives arose from New Deal legislation that provided government-backed low-interest loans to bring electricity to rural areas that for-profit...

A Kansas Electric Cooperative Offers Energy Savings with $0 Down - Episode 32 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Posted April 6, 2016 • 00:17:09

It’s not sexy. But it can make you warmer. It can even make you cooler. On-bill financing provides loans for energy efficiency improvements through...

Members Reviving Atlanta Electric Co-op After CEO Takes Millions - Episode 31 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

Posted April 5, 2016 • 00:22:45

Former CEO Dwight Brown did a number on the Cobb Electric Membership Corporation (EMC). Cobb EMC serves around 175,000 member-owners just outside of...