#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
Podcast 079: Erwin Spolders: Learn how renting solar power in a box is revolutionizing energy access for businesses across Africa.
Host Bill Nussey talks with Erwin Spolders, CEO and Founder of Redavia Solar Power. Redavia, based in Germany, Kenya, and Ghana, provides pre-configured, containerized solar power generation systems to small and medium sized businesses across Africa.
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.
Local Energy Headlines and Analysis
The clean energy headlines from January 2022 including car charging stations and five trillion dollar fossil fuel subsidies.
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.”
Podcast 077: Michael Barnard: Nuclear, solar, wind, hydrogen, batteries? This expert predicts the winners and the losers.
Barnard shares his views on which clean energy technologies he would bet on in the global race to a clean and affordable energy future.
#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.
Bill Nussey talks about his new book, Freeing Energy, with Commissioner Tim Echols on the Energy Matters Podcast
Freeing Energy author Bill Nussey talks about his new book and the future of solar on Georgia Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols’ podcast, Energy Matters.
#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.
Podcast 076: Tim Echols: How does this Georgia Public Service Commissioner see net metering and its future?
Georgia Public Service Commissioner, Tim Echols, discusses promoting net metering in Georgia and important lessons from other states.
Fast Company: Freeing Energy book mentioned in article about the future of solar
The future of solar is so much more than black rectangles on roofs. It’s beautiful. Fast Company takes a look at this and quotes Bill Nussey in the article.
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.
The Top Clean Energy Headlines Round Up for 2021
The clean energy headlines from December 2021 including 350 W solar panels designed to mimic roof shingles, an Arkansas school using solar to raise teacher salaries, and “untapped” potential in climate investments.
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