A study found California's rooftop solar saved non-solar customers over $1 billion in 2024, rebutting the utility industry's ...

ILSR’s annual scorecard surveys a suite of 18 state-level policies that help or hinder local clean energy action.

For a National Association of Regional Councils webinar, ILSR's Kennedy Smith shares her research and perspective about good zoning's role in economic resilience ...

At the “Municipal Broadband and Innovative Financing Models: Unlocking Economic Growth” webinar livestreamed on Feb. 20, attendees got an inside look at how successful community broadband networks ...

This episode is the first in our new season of Building Local Power, The New Class, where we are talking to interesting changemakers among the state and local politicians newly elected in November ...

Permit requirements are meant to make sure rooftop solar installations are safe and comply with local laws. But inconsistent and resource-intensive permitting ...

Stacy Mitchell is a writer, strategist, and policy advocate. Her work focuses on dismantling concentrated corporate power and building thriving communities and a healthy democracy. She is Co-Executive ...

Join the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), along with leading advocates, experts, and practitioners for a virtual event on how to maximize the benefits of clean energy for communities through ...