The Freeing Energy Podcast

Bill Nussey - Author, TED Speaker, and Climate Investor•www.freeingenergy.com

Hear from energy pioneers and visionaries from across the globe who are accelerating the shift to clean energy by making their own electric power for their homes, offices, and communities. Join TED speaker, author, and climate investor, Bill Nussey and co-host Sam Easterby as they talk to the people who are disrupting the century-old grid monopoly and making clean, local energy a reality. Visit FreeingEnergy.com for more.

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Episodes

Bill Nussey: The clean energy renaissance and what it means for all of us.

The Times they are a changin. Remember that Dylan song? Well, we are at the beginning of a massive change in one of the biggest industries on earth: the business of electricity. Freeing Energy Project founder Bill Nussey takes us through this change, what lessons history teaches us, the opportunities ahead and how this change will affect us all.

Apr 09, 2019•36 min•Ep. 9

Susan Kennedy: The future of energy will be distributed, digitized, and much, much smarter

The grid, passive grids, microgrids, islanding, renewable resources, and reliability…. how we get and manage our electricity is complex. In this podcast, Susan Kennedy, the founder and CEO of energy-tech company AMS, takes us on a tour of this complex world and explains how the future of energy will be distributed, digitized, and much smarter than today.

Mar 26, 2019•22 min•Ep. 8

February Clean Energy Headlines - Green New Deal

Hosts Sam Easterby and Bill Nussey discuss the biggest clean energy headlines of February 2019 including a deep dive on the Green New Deal, the world's largest battery, and some questionable fossil fuel lobbying.

Mar 19, 2019•28 min•Ep. 7

Greg Robinson: Learn how you can have clean renewable energy 24/7.

The grid. It’s that giant thing that brings electricity into our homes. Well, right now the electrical grid is a 135 year old behemoth that is tightly controlled by Governments and giant utilities. But, that is changing and changing fast. Now, individuals and businesses have access to clean renewable energy 24/7. Listen and learn as Host Bill Nussey talks to Greg Robinson, the CEO and co-founder of Drift. Drift has built the first real-time green energy-trading platform, and it's the only digita...

Mar 12, 2019•33 min•Ep. 6

Amar Inamdar: One man's journey to end energy poverty.

What do elephants have to do with clean local energy? In this episode of the Freeing Energy Podcast hear the inspiring story of how a passionate wildlife biologist on the frontier in Kenya is pioneering ways to bring electricity to some 600 million people in Africa. Host Bill Nussey talks with Amar Inamdar of KawiSafi Ventures about his journey. Learn how he is using a venture capital investment model and clean local renewable energy to close the energy gap on the continent....

Feb 26, 2019•30 min•Ep. 5

Mary Anne Hitt: How A Grassroots Organization Stopped Coal Burning Power Plants

Why are so many coal burning power plants shutting down? Part of the reason is economics. But in this Freeing Energy Podcast, hear how a powerful grassroots movement used data to help spur the big shift. Host Bill Nussey talks with Mary Anne Hitt, Director of the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign.

Feb 12, 2019•33 min•Ep. 4

Chris Riley: A Coal Miner's Son Takes on a Giant Utility

What happens when Local Energy Champions are determined to find a solution? In this second part of a two-part series, Freeing Energy host Bill Nussey talks with Chris Riley of Guzman Energy. Listen as Chris talks about finding that solution and how growing up in a coal mining town shaped his thinking.

Jan 29, 2019•26 min•Ep. 3

Luis Reyes: David Takes on Goliath in Local Energy

How did David stand up to Goliath? In this modern-day take, hear the story about how two local energy champions in Taos, New Mexico, took on a giant utility. Bill Nussey talks to Luis Reyes in the first part of this special two-part series about how Kit Carson Electric Coop and Guzman Energy joined forces to bring clean solar energy to their community.

Jan 15, 2019•21 min•Ep. 2

Bill Nussey: Tech CEO Turned Local Energy Leader

Why on earth would anyone leave a career as a proven, successful software CEO for the unknown world of clean, renewable energy? On the first episode of The Freeing Energy Podcast, founder Bill Nussey and co-host Sam Easterby dive into the details of Bill's personal journey in the world of local, decentralized energy - and where he sees that journey taking him.

Jan 09, 2019•33 min•Ep. 1

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