AESP Podcasts

AESP Podcasts

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AESP Podcasts episodes

  • Alex Bradley Mixdown
    - To talk about energy efficiency, you need to talk about different things; C + C supplied winter coats for children in need
    - Know your audience. Are they lower income?
    - Where are your markets/customers, and how to you reach them?
    11 min
  • Mike Mernick discusses the growth of EE, and AESP
    John meets with Mike Mernick, Senior Vice President of Commercial Energy at ICF and discuss Mike's time with AESP and EE and their growth.
    Mike Mernick’s Top Three PROSpectives:
    • Utilities have to change the perception that they are slow moving, and this will create tremendous opportunity for innovation.
    • For those seeking a job in energy and a meaningful career as well, there are many opportunities with for-profit organizations that are committed to making a difference.
    • Compared to its early days when EE had to justify itself, today, it has become an important component in most utility planning and investment strategies.
    38 min
  • Jen Loomis Discusses Bringing Energy Efficiency to Low Income Neighborhoods
    Jen and John talk about a project she was involved in: a case study on transforming a disadvantaged community in Southern California into an advanced energy community.
    Top 3 PROs-pectives from the Pros:
    - The challenges of bringing net zero levels to a low income community
    - Energy rates are already discounted, the bill has to be lowered overall
    - Communities as a whole must be engaged
    15 min
  • AESP Keynote Speaker Peyton Holland Distinguishes Between Degrees and Skills
    Peyton discusses his keynote presentation at AESP's Summer Conference: the job market, young people entering the energy industry and his day-to-day job.
    Top 3 PROs-pectives from the Pros:
    - The earlier we can expose students to energy efficiency, the more likely they are to consider it as a career
    - The supply side is more visible than the demand side, young people need to understand the difference
    - Skills are as important, if not more important than degrees
    22 min
  • Sabrina Cowden, CEO Milepost Consulting, Charts the Future
    Sabrina Cowden talks about her journey to becoming CEO of Milepost Consulting and the challenges and opportunities in the energy industry.
    Top 3 PROs-pectives from the Pros:
    - The future is now: energy industry has to shift thinking and embrace engagement strategy
    - People have buttons in their home that they can order directly from Amazon, they don’t even need computers
    - Engagement strategy defines your marketing strategy, and your outreach strategy and your sales strategy
    12 min
  • Eliot Crowe of Lawrence Berekeley Laboratories Talks Smart Meters
    John Hardgrove speaks with Eliot Crowe about Smart Meters and how the data is collected and used.
    Top 3 PROs-pectives from the Pros:
    - Smart meters have been rolling out in the last decade in the millions. What is success?
    - Utilities need to understand how to use the data that they have access to
    - Are we moving toward using data as a predictor of what will happen if we fun something? Maybe not.
    18 min

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