#HeroesofFreeingEnergy: Wendy Philleo
“Our theory of change is that Americans need to know that there are solutions out there. We are telling a new energy narrative around economic prosperity, around energy freedom, around resiliency and innovation. We’re trying to tell that new energy story. “
Bill Nussey recognized as a Clean Energy Champion by the US Department of Energy (DOE)
Bill Nussey was the third person the DOE recognized for this honor, based on his work as an author, podcaster, and as the CEO of Solar Inventions.
Launch event and presentation for Japanese version of Freeing Energy book
DisrupTV covers “A-list guests, the latest enterprise news, hot startups, insight from influencers, and much more.”
Jacqueline Novogratz and Bill Nussey host a wide-ranging discussion on how energy innovation is lifting lives
Jacqueline Novogratz, CEO of Acumen, and Bill Nussey were joined by Steph Speirs, CEO of Solstice, Sarah Bieber, head of Partnerships at Acumen.
Putin’s war in Ukraine may do more to accelerate renewables than all the speeches at COP26
Bill Nussey’s monthly letter: how the tragic Russian invasion of Ukraine will accelerate the path to a renewable energy future.
Solar Maverick: Nussey Discusses How Local-Scale Solar and Batteries are Disrupting the Energy Industry!
“Benoy speaks with Bill Nussey about his new book Freeing Energy which is a must read if you are in the solar industry or interested in solar.”
Announcing the Japanese translation of Freeing Energy
The Freeing Energy book has is now available in Japanese. Here’s the story of how it was written.
#HeroesofFreeingEnergy: John Farrell
“We think that energy democracy means figuring out how to create the rules of a system so that people can have that decision-making power. The biggest problem about monopoly utilities is that they have too much political power to write the rules of the system in which they operate.” John Farrell of the Institute for Local Self Reliance
DisrupTV hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar talk with Bill Nussey about the huge startup opportunity for local energy
DisrupTV covers “A-list guests, the latest enterprise news, hot startups, insight from influencers, and much more.”
Podcast 078: Danny Kennedy – An inside look at the amazing California clean tech ecosystem that’s reshaping how startups are built.
Danny Kennedy and the state of California have helped launch hundreds of energy tech companies around the world. Learn why and how they did it.
The Wall Street Journal may need a refresher course on capitalism
The WSJ’s criticism of net metering effectively endorses the status quo of California’s highly-regulated, uncompetitive, and failing electric utilities.
Cleantechnica: Podcast host Michael Barnard talks with Bill Nussey about his chart-topping new book on local energy
“The world is obsessed with gigabets on offshore wind and nuclear and there’s a traffic jam of political systems. People can pull into the express lane, contribute in a personal way, and get great business value as well.”
Bill Nussey discusses his new book on Norton Rose Fulbright podcast, Currents
Bill Nussey joined Currents host, Todd Alexander, to discuss Bill’s new book and “… the shift to cleaner, cheaper energy.”
#HeroesofFreeingEnergy: Becca Jones-Albertus
“I remember a home in Tibet where the walls were black with soot from the flame they burned for their light. The main lighting source was kerosene, which is really terrible for indoor air quality. It was powerful to think about the potential for solar and renewable energy to improve quality of life.”
#HeroesofFreeingEnergy: Deepak Divan
“I used to go and spend summers with my grandparents in a small little village in Maharashtra [India] and there was no electricity, there was no light, there was no sewage. There was nothing.
#HeroesofFreeingEnergy: Abby Hopper
“I was an EMT and then, when I went to college, I joined the rescue squad and I became a firefighter as well. After college I became a lawyer by training, so immediately prior to entering the energy industry, I was a divorce litigator.
PRAISE: Reviewers, investors, entrepreneurs weigh in on Freeing Energy
Freeing Energy has received widespread recognition, including positive reviews, and praise from entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers
A livestream event with the IEEE Power and Energy Society US Student Chapters
The livestream podcast explored Bill’s journey from software entrepreneur and corporate leader, to electrical grid philosopher and local energy advocate.
ON NET METERING: The most contentious and complex issue in local energy in 2022
NEM is at the center of families’ rights to build their own renewable energy systems and enjoy the resilience and savings they offer. Freeing Energy offers history, context, and digestible explanations of this crucial issue.
#HeroesofFreeingEnergy: Andrew “Birchy” Birch
“I was born in the Highlands of Scotland, and I didn’t see the sun for four months… Later, I discovered what solar was going to do to the energy industry, and saw the math.” Andrew “Birchy” Birch, Co-Founder of OpenSolar