Prologue
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Roots of Rural Power
Chapter 2: Localization: Our Energy Futures
Chapter 3: Thousands of Local Energy Democracies
Chapter 4: Growth for the Greater Good
Chapter 5: Energy Efficiency: The First Fuel as a First Step
Chapter 6: Solar: The Last Crop
Chapter 7: Energy Resilience and Self-Reliance
Chapter 8: EVs: The Transformation of Transportation
Chapter 9: Rural Broadband, Smart Grids, and Rural Power
Chapter 10: Scale Without Losing Local Control
Conclusion: Sharing Power
Epilogue: Going Home
Acknowledgements
Notes
About the Author
L. Michelle Moore is CEO of Groundswell, a nonprofit that builds community power by connecting solar and energy efficiency with economic development, affordability, and quality of life. A social entrepreneur and former White House official with roots in rural Georgia, Michelle has been helping communities across America shape sustainable, clean energy futures for 25 years. Her accomplishments range from leading the effort to cut federal energy use by $11 billion and deploy 3.2 gigawatts of new renewable energy for President Obama, to developing innovative new clean energy programs for her hometown. Michelle was born and raised in LaGrange, Georgia, and now lives in Midlothian, Virginia, with her family. Her work is rooted in her faith, and the commandment to "love your neighbor as yourself."
"A very important and understandable book on developing sustainable
and resilient rural electric infrastructure.... a reference book
for a rural development policy course and for rural community
organizations such as electric cooperatives and extension services
engaged with renewable energy development."
-- "Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences"
"As someone who grew up there, I know rural America has to be a
critical part of a clean energy future. This book equips local
leaders to make sure the future includes rural jobs, businesses,
and a clean energy industry made in rural America."--Ray Mabus,
former Secretary of the Navy and former Governor of Mississippi
"In this personal, poignant, and pragmatic book, Michelle Moore
aligns her life story with her life's work to show how we can, and
must, empower rural America with the tools to participate in our
clean energy future. Rural Renaissance ably demonstrates that the
power to change the world resides in every community."--Joel
Makower, Chairman and Cofounder, GreenBiz Group
"Michelle Moore's prescriptions for rural America are grounded in
her deep knowledge of renewable energy, our historic agricultural
economy, and its rich cultural legacy. We are a rapidly urbanizing
country, but our roots remain rural, and like the strongest trees,
we need those roots to be vibrant and healthy. The health of rural
America is everyone's business!"--Dianne Dillon-Ridgley, Board
Chair at the Center for International Environmental Law and former
four-term President of the Iowa Association of Human Rights
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