Sunrun CEO Lynn Jurich Imagines the Future of Solar
Sunrun is now the largest standalone solar company in the U.S. And as a public company, it faces increased scrutiny of its solar services model from investors who are skeptical about residential solar...
25 Maj 201743min
Mary Powell Is Not Your Typical Utility Executive
Mary Powell has a simple mantra: "Culture eats strategy." Since taking over as CEO of Green Mountain Power, she's implemented a startup culture that represents a dramatic departure from a traditional ...
10 Maj 201753min
Tesla's Grid Storage Architect
Since the day Tesla was founded, executives saw stationary storage as a compliment to the electric car business. That was Martin Eberhard's plan when he co-founded the company and envisioned the Tesla...
3 Maj 20171h 1min
New York's Historic Utility Reform, Three Years On
In April of 2014, three of New York's most influential figures in energy -- Governor Andrew Cuomo, state "energy czar" Richard Kauffman and then-chief regulator Audrey Zibelman -- launched one of the ...
27 Apr 201748min
How Wealthy Are Residential Solar Customers?
How wealthy are the households that install rooftop solar? This question has surfaced repeatedly, most often when policymakers or regulators are considering solar incentives and/or changes to electric...
19 Apr 201733min
The Complexity of a Zero-Carbon Grid
What will it take to slash carbon emissions in the electric sector by 100 percent? We're already making immense progress in the electric grid. And we could use wind, solar and storage to cost-effectiv...
14 Apr 201749min
Offshore Wind Is Finally Coming to America
It’s been 15 years since Cape Wind -- the project meant to be America’s first offshore wind farm -- was first proposed. For years, the 130-turbine, 450-megawatt project was held up as the start of an ...
17 Mars 201736min
