On The Grid

Ashkan Kian of IEMS, and Douglas Shannon of SageWerks Energy join Dylan and Joyce to discuss vehicle-to-grid technologies, changing roles of data management, as well as key technologies and strategies for a modernizing utility.

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Today on the show Joyce and Dylan talk with Robert Miggins and Jason Pittman from Go Smart Solar in San Antonio. Creating opportunities for homeowners to access solar power will become more important as demand and sustainability concerns increase, so Robert and Jason discuss how community solar programs can address equity issues, how technology can help solar evolve, and how utilities and communities can both benefit.

This episode was sponsored by NREL and the American Made Solar Prize, find out how you can get involved in upcoming rounds athttps://americanmadechallenges.org/solarprize/round4.html

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On the Grid is heading to San Antonio (virtually) to discuss CPS Energy’s Flexible Path as a long-term strategy for transformation. We will chat with the highest levels of CPS Energy leadership about the results of their FlexPower Bundle RFI and how CPS Energy will utilize its key findings to create a more equitable, sustainable, and resilient San Antonio moving forward.

As of 12/9/20 - CPS Energy’s RFP is now open and can be found here: https://www.cpsenergy.com/flexrfp

This episode was sponsored by CPS Energy

New Faces in Familiar Spaces w/ Jennie Yoshimoto

Joining an industry can be very touch-and-go. Being an entrepreneur requires a lot of hands-on learning and learning from mistakes. Today podcast newcomer Joyce Deuley talks with recent winner of the American Made Solar Prize and founder of Terra Solar Jennie Yoshimoto about how to find your own way in the energy industry and how you can turn good ideas into award-winning solar innovation.

This episode was sponsored by NREL and the American Made Solar Prize, more information at https://americanmadechallenges.org/solarprize/round4.html

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Today we bid a fond farewell to podcast cohost Erin Hardick as she moves on to the next chapter of her life, but not before she can let us know about what role she sees for herself and the media she's done.

We also talk with Omaya Ahmad from APS about Arizona's decarbonization plans, how to leverage community resources to promote sustainability, and how the industry needs to operate in the era of climate change.

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Today's guest is Harvard Foward founder Danielle Strasburger who talks about her work using grassroots organization to push Harvard towards decarbonization. We discuss the role colleges can play in the fight against climate change as well has how to get young people involved in the issues they care about most.

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Zachary Holman, co-founder of Sunflex Solar, one of the winners of Round 2 of NREL's American Made Solar Prize, is here to talk about the aluminum foil-infused secret to their winning solar panel innovation as well as how innovation finds the solar market. For more information on the competition as well as how to register for round 4, go to https://americanmadechallenges.org/solarprize/

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ETS20 has concluded and while it was certainly...different doing it online during a pandemic, it came together thanks to the hard work of a lot of talented people who we interviewed for this show! Erin Hardick emceed the event and opens the discussion by talking about what the content was like and how discussion was fostered. Also Sarah Fregeau, Zpryme's Program and Events Manager also drops in to talk about how it worked behind the scenes, Centerpoint's Michael Conklin talks about how the experience differed from a speaker standpoint, and our CEO Jason Rodriguez talks about what decisions had to be made when moving ETS to this space. If you want to see how the virtual event sausage is made, this is the episode for you!

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COVID-19 has changed the way workplaces operate. How are workers protected? How is efficiency maintained? What does the 'new normal' look like for the industry? Chris Moyer discusses these topics and more with David Price, CTO of Black and Veatch, and Ed White, Chairman and CEO of Field-To-Base.

This episode was sponsored by Black and Veatch

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Katharine Beisner, Senior Sales Engineering Program Manager at FTC Solar, is here to talk about what the solar industry of the future is going to look like. We follow two paths in this discussion, the first being about the increased market for solar trackers and what it says about solar tech investment strategies. We also discuss diversity in the solar industry and how it is trying to catch up in that regard.

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