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Tampere: engaging housing co-ops and residents in the drive towards carbon neutrality

energydemocracy — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:02:00 +0000

Background Tampere lies in south-west Finland and is home to some 235,000 people, which makes it the third biggest city in the country. Being the first industrialized Finnish city, Tampere was always at the forefront of technical innovation: electric lightbulbs, for instance, were already widely used here shortly after their invention in the 19th century.…

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Tri-State: Moving a cooperative power provider from coal to clean energy

energydemocracy — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 16:23:31 +0000

In early 2020, Tri-State announced that it would close its coal plants in Colorado and New Mexico, and add hundreds of megawatts of new wind and solar power projects. Co-ops continue to pursue opportunities for more local renewable energy projects and lower rates, by pressing for oversight by state regulators and exploring new partnerships. The…

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Supporting energy democracy through a Green New Deal

energydemocracy — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 13:17:21 +0000

To do so within the timeframe we have to work with, the Green New Deal must be ambitious enough to construct entirely new institutions, reorganize sectors of our economy, and rigorously rewrite the rules of the game to end the extractive economy. To achieve the dual mission of this massive federal investment plan, the Green…

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