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Energy Utilities Should Be Rewarded for the Right Behavior Rather than the Wrong. We Must Incentivize Saved Energy Services

Posted by on October 15, 2024

Pollution is at apocalyptic levels because the financial health of monopolistic power companies improves when they sell more electricity. At least in cases where it...

The Long Extended Cusp Between The Receding Central Station Era & The Emerging Modern Renewable Era Of Our Electricity System

Posted by on October 15, 2024

In this essay:  1) THE RECEDING CENTRAL STATION ERA & THE EMERGING MODERN RENEWABLE ERA ARE DRIVEN BY THE DIFFERENT ECONOMIES OF SCALE 2) RENEWABLE...

Our Founding Board Member George Crocker Publishes Book titled About Power: How to Democratize Electricity

Posted by on October 01, 2024

George Crocker, a founding board member of Community Power, has worked on energy democracy issues since the late 1970’s. In his newly published book titled...

Global Entrepreneur who creates solar battery packs from old laptops visits Community Power

Posted by on September 03, 2024

We were thrilled to have Gibson Tawago, a trailblazer for a sustainable business idea that is much needed for our world, visit us in the Twin...

Utility Franchise Negotiations: No news is good news- Is it?

Posted by on August 01, 2024

At the July 11th meeting of the Climate and Infrastructure committee of the Minneapolis City Council, Jocelyn Bremmer from the City Attorney’s office gave the...

10 years later - Minneapolis is again negotiating a grand bargain with Xcel and CenterPoint

Posted by on June 25, 2024

Community Power published in the Star Tribune!  We are at a crossroads…again. City leaders must negotiate assertively with Xcel and CenterPoint in July and August...

Hot Off the Press! How We Can Fund Climate Action in Minneapolis

Posted by on June 25, 2024

With only blunt and uncertain clean energy financing tools at the federal and state level… How can we quickly and justly resource Climate Action in...

Public Hearings on Xcel's next 15-Year Energy Plan

Posted by on June 03, 2024

Pre-recorded video (very convenient!) or written comments were due on August 9th (getting extended by 6 weeks). Please check for any potential updates here! ***...

Energy & Climate related bills passed into law this session

Posted by on May 23, 2024

Successful Energy Democracy and Zero Waste outcomes from the 2024 legislative session. Click the link below for a list!  Community Power has participated as part...

Renters and Energy Policy Ideas for Minneapolis

Posted by on April 23, 2024

Because the Climate Legacy Initiative passed by the Minneapolis City Council and Mayor unanimously in 2023, the City is finally funding local climate action at...

Saint Paul Green New Deal Resolution

Posted by on April 16, 2024

We are pleased to share that a St. Paul Green New Deal Resolution has been drafted by Sunrise Twin Cities and shared with city councilmembers. ...

Public Comment on CenterPoint's Innovation Plan

Posted by on March 02, 2024

As the state's largest gas utility CenterPoint Energy is required by state law to file a Natural Gas Innovation Act Plan. Within it, CenterPoint has proposed 18 different...