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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People power beats corporate utility 2-to-1 in Boulder
Voters in Boulder, Colo., spurned Xcel Energy's big-money campaign and pushed toward a plan to create a publicly owned, renewably powered utility.
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On November 5th, Local Power is on the Line
In 2011, citizens of Boulder, CO, opted to explore alternatives to their monopoly, corporate electric utility that pumps coal-fired energy into town and sucks millions in energy profits out. They won at the ballot box despite being outspent more than 10-to-1. But tomorrow they have to win again against deep corporate pockets, or lose everything […]
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Utility says nuclear greener than solar – for their shareholders
Two weeks ago, I listened – incredulously – to Minnesota’s largest utility, Xcel Energy, suggest that solar energy offers its ratepayers no value as an environmental hedge against carbon emissions or as a price hedge against natural gas fuel price fluctuations. See and share the infographic related to this post But just three days later, […]
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Three reasons why Germany is kicking our arsch on solar
Most Germans want a quick transition to decentralized renewable energy.
