Local Energy Rules

Earlier this week, the Minneapolis city council got an early look at an important “pathways study,” outlining the legal and policy strategies the city could follow toward a cleaner, more affordable, reliable, and local energy future.  It’s one of the outcomes from a robust grassroots campaign to move the city toward a better energy future this summer, and it touched a nerve with the city’s incumbent, monopoly electric utility.  In July, Xcel Energy dispatched a glossy letter to all its Minneapolis customers, warning them of the dire consequences should the city consider the boldest option – forming a city-owned utility.  ILSR Senior Researcher John Farrell explains the letter and its import in this podcast, interviewed by his colleague, Lisa Gonzalez. https://ilsr.org/articles/once-in-a-generation-achieve-citys-energy-goals-episode-11-local-energy-rules/