The policies below were gathered from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR):

GOAL:  Democratize Energy Systems

• CLEAN Programs (Feed-In Tarriffs)
• Community Choice Aggregation (Community Purchasing Pools)
• Plan for distributed energy generation (Energy Overlay Zones)
• Support ethanol and biodiesel production on a local scale
• Community based energy development

More information:

• http://www.ilsr.org/rule/clean-programs-feed-in-tariffs/
• http://www.ilsr.org/rule/community-choice-aggregation/
• http://www.ilsr.org/rule/distributed-generation-in-local-plans/
• http://www.ilsr.org/rule/ethanol-and-biodiesel/
• http://www.ilsr.org/rule/community-based-energy-development-c-bed/
  

Examples:

• Gainsville, FL: http://www.ilsr.org/rule/clean-programs-feed-in-tariffs/
• Marin County, CA: http://www.ilsr.org/rule/community-choice-aggregation/3057-2/
• Merton, UK: http://www.ilsr.org/rule/climate-change/2543-2/
• Wisconsin: http://www.ilsr.org/rule/ethanol-and-biodiesel/2042-2/
• Minnesota: http://www.ilsr.org/rule/community-based-energy-development-c-bed/2538-2/