
John Farrell is an ILSR senior researcher specializing in energy policy developments that best expand the benefits of local ownership and dispersed generation of renewable energy. He has written extensively on the economies of scale of renewable energy, the benefits of decentralized energy generation, and the policies and rules that support locally owned and distributed generation of renewable energy.
He has authored one of the leading summaries of feed-in tariffs for the U.S. electricity policy market titled, Feed-in Tariffs in America: Driving the Economy with Renewable Energy Policy that Works.You can contact John at jfarrell@ilsr.org, or just follow his occasional post on Twitter.
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- New Wind Data Finds a Windier, More Self-Reliant Midwest
- Cooperating for Community Renewable Energy
- President’s Smart Grid Grants are not a Transmission Superhighway, Thankfully
- Satellite photos of Austin, TX, show it could meet its peak demand with rooftop solar
- John Farrell Interviewed on Etopia News on 2nd Issue of Energy Self-Reliant States Report
- Press release: 31 States can be Self-Sufficient with In-State Renewable Energy
- California Governor Doesn't Favor Domestic Renewables, but his Energy Commission Makes More Sense
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