Dec 11, 2024 · More than 7.5 gigawatts of new power capacity went online in the third quarter of 2024 and most (90%) of this capacity was renewable. Seventy-four percent of new capacity was from solar generation, with 4 gigawatts of large-scale solar and 1.7 gigawatts of distributed solar. Wind energy buildout contributed 1.2 gigawatts, while fossil gas grew by 775 megawatts.

Dec 10, 2012 · 2. Community Well-Being Locally owned businesses build strong communities by sustaining vibrant town centers, linking neighbors in a web of economic and social relationships, and contributing to local causes.

Jan 21, 2025 · What Is A Community Broadband Network? A community broadband network, we define, as a publicly-owned, locally-controlled broadband network, which can include public-private partnerships. The most common kinds of community networks are …

Dec 19, 2024 · This Q1 2024 update shows community solar capacity built in nine states, highlighting projects in investor-owned utility service territory.

Jan 8, 2016 · Start-Ups These studies find that as the economy has become dominated by fewer and larger companies, there’s been a sharp decline in the formation of new businesses. Inequality These studies find that the increasing size of corporations is driving inequality, while local and dispersed business ownership strengthens the middle class. Economic Returns These studies find that local businesses ...

Aug 12, 2020 · The report breaks down statistics for the service territories of the United States’ largest Internet Service Providers: Comcast, Charter, AT&T, Verizon, CenturyLink, Frontier, and Windstream. Each section features maps and charts that illuminate the dire lack of real competition in the broadband market.

Mar 5, 2011 · 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 Director of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, an organization that for five decades has challenged the wisdom of neoliberalism and championed local, community-oriented models — from ...

Dec 6, 2018 · The fact sheet also outlines local, actionable policy solutions citizens can push their mayors and city councils to consider. Such strategies include limits on “formula” businesses or the density of dollar stores, planning review reforms, and special financing for local and independent grocers. A number of towns and cities have put meaningful policies in …

Dec 12, 2024 · “Consumers will feel the benefits through greater choice, lower prices, and vibrant neighborhood business districts,” says Stacy Mitchell WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 12, 2024) – Stacy Mitchell, co-executive director of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), made the following statement in response to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust lawsuit against Southern Glazer ...

Mar 28, 2019 · Community Composting Done Right: A Guide to Best Management Practices is designed to support community-scale composters in successfully managing their composting process and site, with a particular focus on sites accepting food scraps. This report adapts standards of practice from the commercial composting industry for the community scale. Much of the information will apply regardless of the ...