Column: On Renewable Energy, Go Local
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/column-renewable-energy-go-local/This column by ILSR’s John Farrell argues that in their desire to expand renewable-energy production, activists and policymakers focus almost entirely on “more,” rather than “better.” Twenty-seven states have renewable-energy standards, requiring utilities to produce or sell 10, 20, even 30 percent of electricity from renewable sources in the next two decades. The U.S. Continue reading
