Behind The Switch

Episode 3 of Behind the Switch's new series–Building a Microgrid–features RUN-GJC's team members, Jeannie Ramey and Jen Stevenson Zepeda of Climable and Dave Dayton of Clean Energy Solutions, Inc. In this episode, we explain what a microgrid IS and how the RUN-GJC is innovative and unique.

Many thanks to our guests, Team Climable, and Izaak Biewald for their efforts in pulling this episode together!

Short answer: justice has EVERYTHING to do with it. Episode 2 of Behind the Switch's new series–Building a Microgrid–features two of RUN-GJC's team members, Lydia Lowe from Chinatown Community Land Trust and Chinatown Power and María Belén Power from GreenRoots. We are digging into environmental justice and connecting the dots between clean energy community microgrids and frontline communities. Tune in, it's a good one!

Special thanks to Liddy Grossman and Livia Costa for writing and interviewing and Izaak Biewald for sound editing.

Behind the Switch is launching a new series- Building A Microgrid. Join us as we tell the story of the RUN-GJC community microgrids being built in Chelsea, MA and Boston's Chinatown!

Special thanks to Liddy Grossman and Livia Costa for writing and interviewing and Izaak Biewald for sound editing.

We were able to sit down with the superbly talented Aldra who performed at Climapalooza IV and will be gracing us with her presence again this year for Climapalooza V. Tune in to hear a little more about what drives Aldra's music and her single "Lullabies." And join us on Friday, September 16th from 6-9pm at University Park Commons on 65 Sidney Street in Cambridge for a live Aldra performance!

Recently, we were able to sit down with a fab performer from Climapalooza IV — Katie Lynne Sharbaugh — who was kind enough to reflect on our event AND share her latest single "Amelia" with us!

In this final episode of Resilient Puerto Rico, we are solarizing Puerto Rico one step at a time with special guests Amalia Saladrigas and Agustín F. Carbó. Join us for part 2 of this important conversation about the opportunities that solar and microgrid technologies have in making Puerto Rican communities healthier and more resilient in the face of climate change.

In this episode of Resilient Puerto Rico, we are solarizing Puerto Rico one step at a time with special guests Amalia Saladrigas and Agustín F. Carbó. Join us for this important conversation about the opportunities that solar and microgrid technologies have in making Puerto Rican communities healthier and more resilient in the face of climate change. Stay tuned for part 2 coming soon!

In this episode, we continue our conversation with Luz Rivera on her community resilience work in Culebra, a small island municipality off the east coast of Puerto Rico. Luz shares how she provides essential information and how neighbors help each other during an emergency.

“Community resilience is the key for all communities to start working and organizing for their own needs and bringing the resources to cover those needs the best they can.”

In this episode, we speak with Luz Rivera on her community resilience work in Culebra, a small island municipality off the east coast of Puerto Rico. Luz shares how she provides essential information and how neighbors help each other during an emergency.

“Community resilience is the key for all communities to start working and organizing for their own needs and bringing the resources to cover those needs the best they can.”

Our Resilient Puerto Rico series has explored topics like energy justice, solar energy accessibility, and community resilience, all within the context of Puerto Rico. In this episode, we are joined again by Captain Richard Birt, a veteran of the Las Vegas Fire and Rescue Department. In the name of community resilience and safety, he has taken the initiative to develop microgrids for emergency response centers in municipalities of Puerto Rico including San Juan, San Sebastián, and Humacao.