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Clean Energy Today

Clean Energy Today

著者： Lisa Cohn
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 How innovators, businesses and consumers are shaping the clean energy transition. Hosted by longtime energy writer Lisa Cohn.2025 政治・政府
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  • Hay Farming Doesn't Pay the Bills. Agrivoltaics Does--and Helps Address Climate Warming

    Hay Farming Doesn't Pay the Bills. Agrivoltaics Does--and Helps Address Climate Warming
    2025/12/15
    Byron Kominek, founder of Jack's Solar Garden in Boulder, Colo., an agrivoltaics site that attracts thousands of visitors annually, says hay farming doesn't pay the bills. But installing solar panels above crops and selling the solar to the utility is a revenue generator for the solar garden. Not only can agrivoltaics--the practice of co-locating solar panels with agricultural activities-- generate revenue, but it can also address climate warming by providing shade. Kominek educates students and community members about the benefits of agrivoltaics as director of the Colorado Agrivoltaics Learning Center. It's important to think long-term about how to adapt to climate change, said Kominek, who received an Ashoka Fellowship for his work as a social entrepreneur. Learn more about Jack's Solar Garden here. Send podcast episode ideas to Lisa@CleanEnergyWriters.com Visit host Lisa Cohn at CleanEnergyWriters.com Subscribe to and rate this podcast on Apple Podcasts.
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  • What's Needed to Accelerate Virtual Power Plant Adoption to Meet Growing Energy Demand?

    What's Needed to Accelerate Virtual Power Plant Adoption to Meet Growing Energy Demand?
    2025/12/01

    A virtual power plant (VPP) is a collection of small-scale energy resources that, aggregated and coordinated with grid operations, can provide the same reliability and economic value to the grid as a traditional power plant, according to the nonprofit organization RMI.

    And VPPs can help utility customers earn money. Large energy users can earn up to $100,000 a year through CPower Energy's program, said Mike Smith, CEO of CPower.

    A recent report from RMI identified some of the gains VPPs have made recently. For example, 10 legislatures introduced VPP bills and four states passed VPP legislation in 2024. But more action is needed to meet the organization's goal of ensuring all US electricity consumers have access to VPP programs by 2035. Action is also needed to accelerate VPP adoption to meet booming energy demand.

    Guests:

    Gabriela Olmedo, head of policy and regulatory affairs at EnergyHub.

    Mike Smith, CEO at CPower.

    Background Reading:

    RMI progress report, "From Awareness to Action."

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    Send podcast episode ideas to host Lisa Cohn at Lisa@CleanEnergyWriters.com

    Learn more about Lisa's energy writing at CleanEnergyWriters.
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  • Small Farmer Has Bragging Rights For Charging EV with Solar, He Says

    Small Farmer Has Bragging Rights For Charging EV with Solar, He Says
    2025/11/11

    Tim Nesbitt, former chief of staff to Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski, claims bragging rights for charging his Chevy Bolt EV solely with solar power on his small farm, which is carbon neutral--and sometimes carbon negative. He has 84 ground-mounted solar panels that generate 18-19 kWh daily. Batteries provide some resilience for critical systems such as the internet and refrigeration.

    Nesbitt's friend, another farmer, is earning $1,500 per acre for selling solar installed on his farm by a third party--more than he can make by growing certain crops.

    Through the EVmath program, Nesbitt tells his story to help other rural residents understand the benefits of driving EVs.

    Related podcast:

    Crunching the EV Numbers in Rural Areas with EVmath

    Send podcast episode ideas to Lisa@CleanEnergyWriters.com

    Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

    Learn more about host Lisa Cohn's writing at CleanEnergyWriters.com
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