Local Energy helps communities develop stronger, healthier economies based on local self-reliance in energy. There is a growing awareness that continued reliance on energy supplies from outside the local community – especially oil and gas – poses significant economic risks. Higher energy prices and uncertainty of supply are driving communities toward renewables, but the understanding of how to implement renewable energy such that local benefits are maximized is still in its infancy.

Our work at Local Energy is dedicated to ensuring that the return to renewable energy is accompanied by the return of the small, local businesses that were once the heart of America.