Excerpt from the Freeing Energy book: Utilities versus the Future
December 3, 2021
An excerpt from Chapter 5 in the book Freeing Energy, Pattern of Innovation. What is the Five Orders innovation strategy framework?
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An excerpt from Chapter 5 in the book Freeing Energy, Pattern of Innovation. What is the Five Orders innovation strategy framework?
Grid expert Karl Rabago talks with host Bill Nussey about the real value of local energy systems. Hint: they are worth a whole lot more than utilities want to pay for them.
Peter Kelly-Detwiler, shares insights from his new book on how the electricity industry is transforming itself.
In this second of a two-part series, John Farrell, Director of Energy Democracy at the Institute for Local Self Reliance, walks us through how the power and influence of investor-owned utilities is trampling customers and how necessary changes in that relationship can benefit all parties.
In this first of a special two part interview, John Farrell, Director of Energy Democracy with the Institute of Local Self-Reliance, describes the challenges and barriers we face in shifting to clean local energy and the programs his leading think tank believes will move us toward a more equitable energy future.
Will your neighbor’s solar panels make your electric bill higher? We take a look at the research, data, and regulatory options behind the growing debate on the real cost impact of rooftop solar.
Dr. Peter Fox Penner shares insights from his new book with host Bill Nussey. Listen in to learn about the big grid vs small grid, the future role of utilities, and a roadmap for policymakers in the power industry “After Carbon.”
Host Bill Nussey talks with Peter Heintzelman, CEO of the electric utility, Cobb EMC, one of the largest and most forward-thinking electric membership cooperatives in the US. Peter and Bill discuss the rise of distributed generation and electric vehicles.
Electric vehicles will unleash a new set of competitive forces that will reshape the century-old electric monopoly business model
Electric vehicles (EVs) will transform transportation, and along the way, they will also transform the electric grid, in both positive and disruptive ways. I share some take-aways from a panel on EVs I recently led at the Center for Distributed Energy.
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