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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‘Watershed’ Climate and Energy Agreement Between CenterPoint Energy and City of Minneapolis
In a groundbreaking agreement announced earlier this year, the gas utility serving Minneapolis, MN – CenterPoint Energy – will work with the city of Minneapolis to achieve a 30% reduction […]
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City-Owned Texas Utility Already Serves 40% Renewable Energy
Is having local control of a utility the key to ramping up renewable energy? In 2011, Boulder citizens voted to have their city take over the electric utility, joining 1 […]
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What’s Wrong With Xcel’s Proposed Community Solar Program?
Fees and illegal caps, for starters. After the state’s solar energy law passed in 2013, Minnesota’s largest electric utility, Xcel Energy, was required to create a program to support the […]
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How Vermont Has Promoted Local Renewable Energy: Episode 10 of Local Energy Rules Podcast
“A lot of the utilities don’t totally understand this new paradigm that’s coming.” David Blittersdorf of AllEarth Renewables has been working to advance renewable energy in Vermont for years, and […]
