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Energy Changemakers Podcast

Energy Changemakers
Distributed Energy Resources
Community Solar
Energy Efficiency
Solar Energy
Sustainability
Energy Independence
Distributed Energy
Renewable Energy
Geothermal Energy
Decentralized Energy
Electricity Costs
Utilities
Fuel Cells
Urban Housing
Renewable Natural Gas
Financial Modeling
Energy Saving
Demand Flexibility
Clean Energy
Investment Banking

As the energy grid faces unprecedented changes, local energy solutions are increasingly needed. Hosted by Elisa Wood, an experienced energy journalist, The Energy Changemakers Podcast brings you into the heart of these transformations. Each episode features in-depth discussions with industry leaders pioneering the move toward a decentralized grid. From technological innovations to policy changes —... more

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For years, utilities and the distributed energy industry fought bitter battles over net metering, revenue erosion, and who controls the grid. Now, something has shifted. In this episode of the Energy Changemakers Podcast, host Elisa Wood sits down wi... more

Distributed wind has long played third wheel to solar and storage — but new market conditions may be opening the door to a comeback.

In this bonus episode, Elisa Wood speaks with analyst Peter Asmus about whether distributed wind can find new life i... more

According to Markus Virta, Co-Founder of Cascadia Renewables, the answer has almost nothing to do with solar panels and batteries—and everything to do with listening.

In this episode, Markus—who has spent 16 years at the intersection of clean energy... more

In Episode 40, host Elisa Wood sits down with Ben Brown, CEO of Renew Home, to explore how millions of ordinary homes are being quietly transformed into virtual power plants (VPPs) — aggregated, AI-coordinated, and capable of delivering what a gas-fi... more

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Recent Guests

Peter Asmus
Journalist and analyst focused on microgrids and wind power
Guidehouse Insights (former)
Episode: Distributed Wind’s Second Act?
Markus Virta
Co-founder and managing partner of Cascadia Renewables
Cascadia Renewables
Episode: What Makes A Community Microgrid Actually Work For The Community?
Ben Brown
CEO of Renew Home
Renew Home
Episode: How Your Home May Save the Grid
Jigar Shah
Influential figure in clean energy, founder of SunEdison and former government official
Biden Administration
Episode: Jigar Shah’s Surprising Stand on This Utility Program
Kay Aikin
CEO of Dynamic Grid
Dynamic Grid
Episode: Gigawatt-Scale Data Centers Push the Grid to Its Limits. What's the Fix?
Anna Demeo
Managing partner at Clean Tech Strategy Advisors
Clean Tech Strategy Advisors
Episode: The Many Ways Data Centers Try to Achieve Speed to Power
Mariko Geronimo Aydin
Energy economist and Chief Economist at the Earthshot Foundation
Earthshot Foundation
Episode: An Energy Economist on the Abundance Agenda
Nick Josefowitz
CEO of Permit Power
Permit Power
Episode: How to Make It Easier for American Families to Go Solar
Adam Scarsella
Vice President of Digital Infrastructure Sales at Voltus
Voltus
Episode: Data Centers: Bring Your Own Capacity Instead of Building Power Plants

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Elisa Wood
Host of Energy Changemakers Podcast

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4.6 out of 5 stars from 11 ratings
  • Thank you Elisa, for this great pod aimed at the bullseye of what I hope will be the core architecture of the future clean energy grid: microgrids!

    Podcast Addict
    5
    SCSierraDave
    8 months ago

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The show features forward-looking discussions on decentralized energy, grid resilience, and market-driven solutions to energy challenges.

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How Microgrid Finance Suffers from Stranded Abundance
Q: How do you begin instituting this in your project?
Eliot advises that developers should focus on removing recapture risks associated with incentives, thus facilitating smoother project finance processes.
How Microgrid Finance Suffers from Stranded Abundance
Q: What are some examples of how stranded capital and stranded value streams can be better integrated?
Eliot provides the example of renewable energy certificates and how standard frameworks allow capital to flow, suggesting similar approaches could apply to new financial models for clean energy.
How Microgrid Finance Suffers from Stranded Abundance
Q: How does this then relate to energy, and distributed energy in particular?
Eliot explains that just as historical information integration led to democratization, modern DERs need to similarly establish trust and remove financial frictions to capitalize on their full potential.
How to Make It Easier for American Families to Go Solar
Q: What is automated permitting?
Automated permitting is an online system that allows homeowners to apply for permits digitally, which speeds up the process significantly.
How to Make It Easier for American Families to Go Solar
Q: What do you think are the most likely areas of soft costs we could reduce?
We believe that red tape, particularly surrounding permitting and interconnection, is a major contributor to high soft costs.

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The show centers on the evolving energy ecosystem, with a consistent focus on decentralized and customer-empowered solutions. Conversations frequently cover how homes and communities can participate in the grid through virtual power plants, distributed energy resources, and flexible demand strategies, as well as the financing, policy, and technology enabling faster adoption of clean energy—especially in data centers, microgrids, and large-scale grid integrations. Guests range from CEOs and policy thinkers to engineers and economists, offering practical insights for developers, utilities, and corporate energy managers seeking to navigate evolving regulations, financing tools, and market opportunities. A notable strength is translating comple... more

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2. Markus Virta
3. Ben Brown
4. Jigar Shah
5. Kay Aikin
6. Anna Demeo
7. Mariko Geronimo Aydin
8. Nick Josefowitz

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