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Understanding the basics of electricity by thinking of it as water
Part of our Freeing Energy 101 series: a basic introduction to electricity. The article uses water as an…
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Puerto Rico after Maria: From generator island to a solar microgrid revolution (part 2)
In the aftermath of Hurrican Maria, Puerto Rico was left in darkness for months. Many communities responded by…
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Podcast #023: Jereme Kent – Can small-scale distributed wind allow companies to embrace clean, local energy?
Host Sam Easterby talks with Jereme Kent, CEO of One Energy, the largest provider of distributed wind solutions…
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Podcast #022: Peter Heintzelman – Can electric membership cooperatives light the way for clean local energy in the utility industry?
Host Bill Nussey talks with Peter Heintzelman, CEO of the electric utility, Cobb EMC, one of the largest…
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Six months without electricity – stories from Puerto Rico and Hurricane Maria (part 1)
Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico on Sept 20, 2017 and resulted in the worst blackout in American History.…
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September Clean Energy Headlines
The biggest news and research on clean, local energy in September 2019: electric vehicles and the grid, tough…
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Podcast #021: Emily Morris – Can distributed hydropower provide clean local energy 24/7 without expensive dams?
The Freeing Energy host Bill Nussey talks with Emily Morris of Emrgy about how distributed hydro power can…
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How electric vehicles will drive over the electric monopolies, part 2
Electric vehicles will unleash a new set of competitive forces that will reshape the century-old electric monopoly business…
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How electric vehicles will transform the grid, part 1
Electric vehicles (EVs) will transform transportation, and along the way, they will also transform the electric grid, in…
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Podcast #020: Alan Russo: Can artificial intelligence turbocharge local energy?
Bill Nussey talks with Alan Russo of STEM, a leading clean energy company in storage, microgrids and, most…
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Does the intermittency of solar and wind make electricity more expensive?
Energy from the wind and sun is intermittent and often unpredictable. Critics point to this as the fatal…
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August Clean Energy Headlines
Every month, we sift through hundreds of news items and research reports about clean, renewable energy to bring…