Podcast Episodes

The Coolest Stuff Happening on the Electric Grid

Episode 32

In this special crossover episode, Energy Changemakers host Elisa Wood joins Jennifer Zajac on Clean Energy Shorts to talk about the most exciting innovations reshaping the electric grid. From mega-m…

Published on 9 hours ago

Why Energy Companies Struggle To Tell Their Story

Episode 31

Why do many energy companies struggle to connect with stakeholders despite strong technical credentials? Why is it so hard for them to tell their story, and what could make it easier?

Elisa Wood bring…

Published on 2 weeks ago

What It Takes to Curb Data Center Energy Use

Episode 30

Are data center forecasts overblown? Will energy efficiency trim megawatts and even gigawatts off predictions? And if so, what must data centers do to significantly curb their energy use? 

In this epi…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Is Utility Corruption Impeding Energy Innovation?

Episode 29

Utility monopolies were meant to keep the lights on, but have they also opened the door to corruption that slows energy innovation?

Elisa talks with Dick Munson, veteran clean-energy advocate and auth…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

How to Speed Microgrid Development for Data Centers

Episode 28

Two energy giants come together with a new strategy

The global data center boom is colliding head-on with one of the most pressing bottlenecks in the energy sector: access to reliable, timely power. I…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

What It Really Takes to Make a Customer-Centric Electricity System

Guest: Bruce Nordman, Retired Research Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

After nearly 40 years at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Bruce Nordman has stepped into retirement — leav…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Less Waste, More Productivity: An Economist’s Take on Our Energy Dilemma

In this episode of Energy Changemakers, host Elisa Wood sits down with renowned energy economist Skip Laitner to explore the surprising ways our “stuff” — from food waste to excess parking lots — is …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Is Small Town America Ready for Climate Migration?

As rising sea levels, floods, and wildfires continue to impact large swaths of the U.S., many people will be displaced from the coasts to the middle states. Hillary Brown, former director of the Urba…

Published on 3 months ago

Maximizing the Value of Your Molecule: An Interview with Mark Feasel

Episode 24

Elisa Wood interviews Mark Feasel — a former leader at Schneider Electric and FuelCell Energy, and now an independent energy consultant — about the growing tension between energy demand and access in…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Grids Are the Center of Everything

What exactly is a “digital grid”—and why is it the cornerstone of our energy future?

In this episode, Elisa Wood sits down with Ruben Llanes, CEO of the Digital Grid business at Schneider Electric, to…

Published on 4 months ago