Articles by John Farrell
John Farrell is the author of Energy Self-Reliant States and a senior researcher at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, where he focuses on renewable energy policy.
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Why Boulder Has to Buy Out their Electric Utility for a Clean Energy Future
In late 2011, citizens of Boulder, CO, voted to boot their incumbent electric utility, Xcel Energy, and form a municipal electric utility. It was the culmination of a multi-year battle […]
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Taller Wind Turbines Boost State Energy Self-Reliance
A story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune highlights the increasingly common use of 100 meter wind turbines for new wind power projects, up from the previous 80 meter standard. The […]
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The Most Amazing, Interactive U.S. Solar Grid Parity Map
Within a decade, 300,000 megawatts of unsubsidized local solar power could compete with utility electricity prices in almost every state, enough clean energy to produce 10% of U.S. electricity. Grid […]
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Who Should Pay the Costs of Climate Disasters?
By David Morris, Institute for Local Self-Reliance Who should pay the costs of climate disasters? In light of the current debate in the United States about federal assistance to Hurricane […]
