Local Energy Rules

Is municipalization — the public takeover of a privately-owned utility — the best way for cities to reach their ambitious clean energy targets? For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, Building Local Power co-hosts Luke Gannon and Reggie Rucker ask John Farrell about an upcoming Local Energy Rules podcast series, “The Promise and Peril of Publicly-Owned Power.” The series (launching August 17th) explores how cities take over their electric utility, what they have to gain from municipalization, and the actual results of several municipalization attempts. This episode was originally published on the Building Local Power podcast feed. Listen to the full episode and explore more resources below — including a transcript and summary of the conversation. https://ilsr.org/articles/promise-peril-public-power-preview-ler162/