Hear from energy pioneers from across the globe who are accelerating the shift to clean energy by making their own electric power for their homes, offices, and communities. Join TED speaker and Solar Inventions CEO Bill Nussey and co-host Sam Easterby as they talk to the individuals who are disrupting the century-old grid monopoly and making clean, local energy a reality.

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Our most popular podcasts

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 and most forward-thinking electric membership cooperatives in the US. Peter and Bill discuss the rise of distributed generation and electric vehicles.

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 recently, AI software that ties it all together.

Podcast #012 – Dr. Deepak Divan: The century-old grid is evolving. How will we manage it? - Host Bill Nussey interviews Dr. Deepak Divan, the head of the Center for Distributed Energy at Georgia Tech, on how power electronics are quietly enabling the grid to become decentralized, distributed and much smarter.

Podcast #011 – Jeff Chamberlain: Are batteries the final puzzle piece for a clean energy grid? - Host Bill Nussey interviews Dr. Jeff Chamberlain, the CEO of venture capital firm Volta, about the exciting path to incredibly safe and low-cost batteries.

Podcast #010 – Andy Klump: Inside China’s impact on the global renewable energy business - Host Bill Nussey interviews Andy Klump, CEO of Shanghai-based Clean Energy Associates about China and its increasing prominence in the renewable energy business.

All of our podcasts

• Podcast 058: Samir Ibrahim – The story behind an affordable solar-powered irrigation system that is changing the lives of smallholder farmers in Africa - Host Bill Nussey interviews Samir Ibrahim, the visionary co-founder and CEO of Kenya-based SunCulture.
• Podcast 057: John Farrell – Monopoly utilities and consumers are headed for a collision over local energy. The rules must change, but how? - 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.
• Podcast 056: John Farrell – One organization is working to bring power to the people. Literally. - 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.
• Podcast 055: Steve LeVine – Batteries were invented 220 years ago. Why are they suddenly critical to our grid? - Batteries are not a new idea but plummeting costs have positioned them to disrupt two of the world's biggest industries: automobiles and the electric grid. Listen in as battery guru Steve LeVine helps us understand how this will all unfold.
• Podcast 054: Abigail Ross Hopper – What are the top policy priorities shaping the future of the solar industry? - What should the new administration focus on? How do we balance domestic manufacturing with low cost imports? Abby shares her insights on this and much more.
• Podcast 053: Bernadette Del Chiaro — Could a change in California’s net metering policy cripple residential solar? - California is considering whether to change its pioneering net metering program. The future of local energy is at stake. Bernadette explains the issues behind this make-or-break policy in 2021.
• Podcast 052: Yann Brandt and Mike Casey – Is creating a surge in solar jobs easier than we think? - Host Bill Nussey takes a walking tour of an amazing solar project being built on the Emory University campus by Cherry Street Energy and its CEO Michael Chanin.
• Podcast 051: Michael Chanin – Emory University is going solar and doing it in a surprising way - Host Bill Nussey takes a walking tour of an amazing solar project being built on the Emory University campus by Cherry Street Energy and its CEO Michael Chanin.
• Podcast 050: Andrew Birch – Can cutting red tape lower the cost of residential solar? - Andrew "Birchy" Birch, the CEO of Open Solar, highlights the crazy high prices of US residential solar. He explains how reducing "soft costs" is the easiest way to slash these prices.
• Podcast 049: Nussey and Easterby – 2020 clean energy favorites and a peek into 2021 - Hosts Bill Nussey and Sam Easterby share their favorite stories about clean, local energy in 2020 and preview what's coming in 2021.
• Podcast 048: Martin DeBono – Why add solar panels if your roof can capture solar energy all by itself? - GAF Energy is part of the world's largest roofing company. Listen as their President, Martin DeBono, explains how panels and racks are bring replaced by solar photovoltaics that are integrated into the roof itself (BIPV).
• Podcast 047: Dr. Becca Jones-Albertus – the government’s surprising role in supercharging solar technology innovation - Dr. Becca Jones-Albertus, the Director of Dept of Energy's Solar Energy Technology office shares the surprising ways the government is spurring innovation, funding startups, and helping US solar companies achieve commercial success.
• Podcast 046: Ryan Goodman: Are microgrids the future of reliable, clean energy? - Ryan Goodman, the CEO of leading microgrid company, Scale Microgrid Solutions, explains why microgrids are a clean reliable source of energy in the face of growing electric outages.
• Podcast 045: Vikram Aggarwal – Why are millions of people putting solar on their roofs? - Vikram Aggarwal is the CEO of the internet's #1 source for going solar -- EnergySage. He shares his story and insights about why America is going solar!
• Podcast 044: Mike Casey – What is strategic brevity and how can it amplify the local energy story? - Listen to Mike Casey, the CEO of marketing communications firm, Tigercomm, share his amazing insights and advice on communicating the messages of clean, local energy.
• Podcast 043: Michael Sachse of geothermal pioneer Dandelion Energy – Is part of the local renewable energy solution right under our feet? - Michael Sachse of Dandelion Energy explains how geothermal is an increasingly important part of local energy and how it can provide 24/7 heating and cooling to homes.
• Podcast 042: Charlie Gay – How can the US re-establish leadership in solar manufacturing? - Listen in as Charlie shares stories from his career and his plans for the first vertically integrated solar manufacturer in the US in a decade, Violet Power.
• Podcast 041: James Marlow – Are rules and regulations keeping pace with innovation in solar energy? - James Marlow shares his insights as a solar pioneer and explains how regulations and policy help and impede the growth of solar energy.
• Podcast 040: Dr. Nick Engerer – How does having precise weather data change the way we manage solar energy? - Dr. Nick Engerer explains how Solcast uses satellite data to provide 5-min interval forecasts on hyper-local cloud and irradiance data, helping boost solar profits.
• Podcast 039: Nussey and Easterby – How Is COVID-19 Impacting the electric grid and renewable energy? - Hosts Bill Nussey and Sam Easterby unveil 4 surprising insights on how COVID-19 is affecting the energy business, from crude oil and coal to the growth of solar power.
• Podcast 038: John Powers – Can software supercharge financial returns for commercial solar projects? - Host Bill Nussey interviews Extensible Energy's CEO John Powers about how software can coordinate solar and HVAC to dramatically reduce expensive demand charges.
• Podcast #037: Laura Sartore – What happens when we ditch panels and let our roofs, walls, and windows make affordable solar directly? - Bill Nussey talked with Ecoprogetti CEO Laura Sartore about the revolution in affordable and beautiful building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV).
• Podcast #036: Joshua Rhodes – How will massive new data sets and some rational thinking shape the future of clean local energy? - When we think about a cleaner grid, we immediately think of solar and wind. But Joshua Rhodes explains the critical role of data and how it is transforming the way we operate the world's most sophisticated machine.
• Podcast #035: Ashvin Dayal – How is the Rockefeller Foundation using mini-grids to tackle energy poverty in Africa and India? - Ashvin Dayal, the SVP Power Initiative of the Rockefeller Foundation, talks with host Bill Nussey about how clean energy mini-grids are lifting Africa and India out of energy poverty.
• Podcast #034: Andy Klump – An insider’s look at how COVID-19 is impacting the global clean energy supply chain - Global supply chain expert, Andy Klump, CEO of Clean Energy Associates, shares his unique insights on how the COVID-19 outbreak is affecting Chinese manufacturing and the entire global supply chain for renewable energy.
• Podcast #033: Dr. Peter Fox-Penner – What must change to move our electric power system beyond carbon? - 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."
• Podcast #032: Expert tips – what you can do to help get to a clean energy future faster - Anya Schoolman, Dr. Jeff Chamberlain, Andy Klump, Roy Torbert and other experts share advice on how each of us can help accelerate the transition to a renewable energy future
• Podcast #031: Nussey and Easterby – Innovation in the power industry is harder than you think, but that is about to change - In this episode of the Freeing Energy podcast, hosts Bill Nussey and Sam Easterby discuss innovation in the power industry, from its hurdles to its promising future.
• Podcast #030: Dr. Greg Nemet: How solar became cheap and the lessons for other clean energy technologies - In this episode of the Freeing Energy podcast, Dr. Greg Nemet discusses the factors driving solar's continued decline in price.
• Podcast #029: Nussey and Easterby: Unpacking solar myths around land use, raw materials and agriculture - In this episode of the Freeing Energy podcast, hosts Bill Nussey and Sam Easterby break down some common misconceptions about solar energy.
• Podcast #028: Top Experts – The biggest local energy headlines in 2019 and what they are most excited about in 2020 - Listen in as top experts share their views on the biggest local clean energy stories in 2019 and their biggest excitements about 2020.
• Podcast #027: Sunnova CEO John Berger – Will a rapidly evolving residential solar + battery story reshape energy markets? - Host Bill Nussey talks with Sunnova CEO John Berger about his entrepreneurial journey, the origin story of Sunnova, and the future of residential solar+battery systems.
• Podcast 026: Ana Sophia Mifsud – Her story from ground zero – Shaping the energy future of Puerto Rico with microgrids - Listen in or read the transcript as Ana Sophia Mifsud of the Rocky Mountain Institute takes host Bill Nussey on a tour of a microgrid in a rural school in Puerto Rico.
• Podcast 025: Roy Torbert – Can tapping people power shape a local energy revolution in Puerto Rico? - Listen in or read the transcript as host Bill Nussey interviews Roy Torbert of RMI about their work to bring together communities and help build resilient local energy for the rural schools in the mountains of Puerto Rico.
• Freeing Energy Founder, Bill Nussey, interviewed on Jason Jacobs’ podcast - Successful startup CEO turned climate entrepreneur, Jason Jacobs interviews Bill Nussey on his podcast, My Climate Journey. Bill shares his own journey from the software business to clean energy author and entrepreneur.
• Podcast 024: After Maria – How microgrids are helping schools in Puerto Rico stay open during outages - Listen in or read the transcript as host Bill Nussey travels to Puerto Rico to talk with teachers, local leaders, and a team of energy experts to learn how solar microgrids are making schools in rural Puerto Rico more resilient.
• 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 - offering clean, local energy for commercial and industrial customers.
• 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 and most forward-thinking electric membership cooperatives in the US. Peter and Bill discuss the rise of distributed generation and electric vehicles.
• 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 provide clean, local, affordable energy 24/7/365.
• 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 recently, AI software that ties it all together.
• 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 ground breaking politician. Mike offers a balanced, insider’s view on the politics of clean energy.
• 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 long term environmental impacts of solar. Is there really enough land and how will we dispose of the panels when they need to be retired?
• 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 Neighbors, an organization that is accelerating the clean energy transition one neighborhood at a time across the US.
• 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 use software tools help solar power system installers keep pace with demand and create projects that are profitable, safe, and competitive.
• Podcast #015: Marc Perez: Can we capture more sunshine and save big on energy storage? - Host Bill Nussey talks with Marc Perez of Clean Power Research about their groundbreaking research for creating a simpler, cheaper clean energy grid that also dramatically reduces the requirements for battery storage.
• Podcast #014: Finn Findley and Will Arnold – Quest Renewables: Can 1 Billion Parking Spots Help Power The US? - In our latest podcast, host Bill Nussey talks with Steve Kalland and Autumn Proudlove, from NCCETC, about the 50 states of solar, EV, and grid regulations that are setting the pace for the transition to clean.
• Podcast #013: Steve Kalland and Autumn Proudlove: The Fifty States of Solar, EVs, and Grid Modernization - In our latest podcast, host Bill Nussey talks with Steve Kalland and Autumn Proudlove, from NCCETC, about the 50 states of solar, EV, and grid regulations that are setting the pace for the transition to clean.
• Podcast #012 – Dr. Deepak Divan: The century-old grid is evolving. How will we manage it? - Host Bill Nussey interviews Dr. Deepak Divan, the head of the Center for Distributed Energy at Georgia Tech, on how power electronics are quietly enabling the grid to become decentralized, distributed and much smarter.
• Podcast #011 – Jeff Chamberlain: Are batteries the final puzzle piece for a clean energy grid? - Host Bill Nussey interviews Dr. Jeff Chamberlain, the CEO of venture capital firm Volta, about the exciting path to incredibly safe and low-cost batteries.
• Podcast #010 – Andy Klump: Inside China’s impact on the global renewable energy business - Host Bill Nussey interviews Andy Klump, CEO of Shanghai-based Clean Energy Associates about China and its increasing prominence in the renewable energy business.