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John Farrell directs the Energy Self-Reliant States and Communities program at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and he focuses on energy policy developments that best expand the benefits of local ownership and dispersed generation of renewable energy. More

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Mar 31, 2006

Update: Ontario Moves Forward With Standard Offer Contracts for Small Renewable Energy Projects

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/update-ontario-moves-forward-standard-offer-contracts-small-renewable-energy-projects/

The province of Ontario has directed two agencies to implement and develop the details and contracts for a Standard Offer Program that will make it easier and more cost-effective for businesses and entrepreneurs to sell power to the grid by setting a fixed price for small generation projects that use renewable energy.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Mar 31, 2006

OR Governor Wants State Buildings to Use 100 Percent Renewable Electricity by 2010

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/or-governor-wants-state-buildings-use-100-percent-renewable-electricity-2010/

Oregon’s Governor Ted Kulongoski told the State Sustainability Board recently that he wants new renewable electricity in Oregon to supply 100 percent of state government’s electrical needs by 2010.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Mar 13, 2006

Ethanol Cooperative Installing Biomass Energy System For On-Site Energy Needs

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/ethanol-cooperative-installing-biomass-energy-system-onsite-energy-needs/

Taking an important step towards making ethanol production more reliant on renewable energy, the Central Minnesota Ethanol Cooperative is nearing completion of a biomass-fueled energy system at its ethanol plant near Little Falls, MN.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Mar 2, 2006

Arizona Renewable Energy Standard Requires On-Site Distributed Generation

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/arizona-renewable-energy-standard-requires-onsite-distributed-generation/

The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) has adopted rules to implement a new renewable energy standard requiring 15 percent renewables by 2025. The ACC voted to require that 30% of the renewable requirement in years 2011 and beyond must be met by local on-site renewable energy projects installed by homes and businesses.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Mar 2, 2006

Update: Clean Renewable Energy Bond Program

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/update-clean-renewable-energy-bond-program/

Audio from the second in a series of national teleconferences on the Clean Renewable Energy Bond (CREB) program is now available. The CREB program authorizes the issuance of up to $800 million in “tax credit” bonds by electric cooperatives, public power authorities, units of state and local government and tribal authorities for financing renewable energy projects.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Feb 9, 2006

PG&E Proposes Voluntary Program To Allow Customers to Be “Climate Neutral”

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/pge-proposes-voluntary-program-allow-customers-be-climate-neutral/

In late January, Pacific Gas & Electric submitted an application to establish a three-year demonstration program termed the Climate Protection Tariff (CPT). The new tariffs would allow PG&E’s customer’s the option of paying a premium to completely negate the climate change impacts associated with their electricity and natural gas consumption.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Jan 31, 2006

DOE Seeking Distributed Generation Success Stories

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/doe-seeking-distributed-generation-success-stories/

The Distributed Energy Program from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) is seeking public input for a study of the potential benefits of distributed generation required by section 1817 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

DOE invites interested parties to relate experiences, convey data, communicate results of case studies or analyses, or provide other information pertaining to the planning, installation, commissioning and operation of distributed energy systems.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Jan 30, 2006

Public Power Leads Charge for Plug-in Hybrids

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/public-power-leads-charge-plugin-hybrids/

Last week, a dozen cities, over 100 public power utilities, businesses and a host of national policy groups kicked off a nationwide campaign to urge automakers to accelerate development of plug-in hybrid vehicles. The “Plug-In Partners” campaign is hoping to demonstrate a large market potential so that automakers will start producing plug-in vehicles.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Jan 13, 2006

Seven NE States Agree to Global Warming Pollution Caps

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/seven-ne-states-agree-global-warming-pollution-caps/

Seven northeastern states have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to implement a Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The MOU outlines the program to cap greenhouse gas emissions through 2014 and reduce emissions by 10 percent by 2019, including the framework for a Model Rule to be released in draft form in 90 days.

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