Power Plays S1E8: How Clean Energy Development Can be Equitable for Rural Communities
Rural electric cooperatives have developed some of the largest and most advanced renewable energy projects in the country. To maintain that momentum, rural communities need to find strategies that ens...
28 Jul 202125min
Power Plays S1E7: Co-op EVolution: A Toolkit for Rural Electric Vehicle Adoption
Austin Energy built one of the most comprehensive and successful electric vehicle programs in the country. In this episode of Power Plays, CoBank’s Teri Viswanath and Tamra Reynolds speak with Karl Po...
30 Jun 202125min
Power Plays S1E6: Co-op EVolution: A Blueprint for Rural Electric Vehicle Adoption
Electric vehicle sales are on the rise in the U.S. and could make up 10% of all new car sales by 2025. From lower operating costs to more model options, rural consumers are seeing the upside of EV own...
16 Jun 202123min
Power Plays S1E5: Texas and the State of Deregulation
There is plenty of blame to go around for the Texas power outages this past winter. But what role, if any, did deregulation have? In this episode of Power Plays, CoBank’s Teri Viswanath and Tamra Reyn...
25 Mai 202123min
Power Plays S1E4: What Will Drive the Next Decade of Cost Declines for Solar Power?
Over the last decade, the solar industry has benefitted from the fastest pace of technology innovation and cost declines within the energy sector. Solar technology costs have dropped roughly 90%, fuel...
22 Apr 202126min
Power Plays S1E3: The Race Is On to Build the Biggest Batteries in Texas
Battery storage developers have largely steered clear of the ERCOT market in recent years. Instead, they’ve focused on California and other places that offer long-term offtake agreements with utilitie...
23 Mar 202123min
Power Plays S1E2: The Next Big Thing: Grid-Tied Batteries
Battery storage is entering the electricity scene at an extraordinary pace. The energy industry is looking closely at the technologies and economics of stand-alone storage options and renewable energy...
23 Feb 202126min
Power Plays S1E1: U.S. Companies Poised to Accelerate the Renewables Boom
The United States continues to be the largest market for corporate driven renewable power purchase agreements. IHS Markit's most recent estimate anticipates the corporate sector will account for appro...
25 Jan 202122min
