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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…
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Podcast #019: Mike Dudgeon: An insider’s guide to navigating the state politics of clean energy policy
The Freeing Energy hosts interview Mike Dudgeon, an engineer, the co-founder of a successful tech company, and a…
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Podcast #018: Bill Nussey and Sam Easterby: Separating fact from fiction about renewable energy.
The solar market is experiencing explosive growth. Freeing Energy Hosts Sam Easterby and Bill Nussey talk about the…
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Will waste from retiring solar panels overrun our landfills?
As solar continues to increase its share of global energy production, people are starting to wonder what we’ll…
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July Clean Energy Headlines
Among the top news and analysis in July: * After months of debate, Ohio nuclear bailout bill becomes…
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Podcast #017: Anya Schoolman and Solar United Neighbors: Can we change the future of energy at the community level?
Freeing Energy Podcast Host Sam Easterby talks with Anya Schoolman, the founder and Executive Director of Solar United…
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A simple and affordable plan to address the intermittency of solar and wind
A future powered by clean energy requires batteries to balance the intermittency of solar and wind. Experts say…
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Podcast #016: Paul Gibbs & Paul Grana – Folsom Labs: Can software help accelerate adoption of Solar Power?
Folsom Lab founders Paul Gibbs and Paul Grana talk with Host Bill Nussey about how their easy to…