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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

A report from Wood Mackenzie found that total #electricvehicle ownership costs could reach parity with total gasoline vehicle ownership costs by 2031. #EV Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"Bash and Lucy Say, 'Love, Love, Bark!' is a story that will make you feel good inside." Stay tuned for a new #dogbook series! bashandlucybooks.com/love-love-ba...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

GridCARE runs a grid MRI to Identify unused capacity for #datacenters and other large loads. The company found 400 MW of existing infrastructure in Portland General Electric (PGE) territory to meet the needs of five #datacenters, Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

New podcast: Sprocket Power's founders describe the "unpredictable and shocking" demand charges car dealerships & other businesses experience when they install #electricvehicle charging, and how to slash those charges with #solar & #storage. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

New podcast: What does it take to scale disruptive #energy technologies? Dr. Mathias Schlecht, president and CEO at ColdStream Energy, has built and scaled disruptive energy technologies from lab to field. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Dr. Mathias Schlecht explains how to scale a disruptrive energy technology

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

New podcast: At a conference in Bend, Oregon in July, a panel focused on how much the creation of the new #grid will be in the hands of utilities versus the customers. A wide-ranging discussion moderated by @elisawood.bsky.social #distributedenergy Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

New podcast: ZincFive's nickel-zinc #energystorage provides short, high-power dischages for #datacenters to address AI power surges. The company's annual revenue doubled from 2024 to approximately $66.9 million in 2025 and has plans to go public. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

In Iceland, which has vast #geothermal resources, @syntholene.bsky.social is testing #synfuel production that combines geothermal heat with high-temperature #electrolysis that it says is 70% cheaper than synfuel produced with other clean energy options. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Juan Shannon's plans for Parker Village in Highland Park, Michigan, a disadvantaged community: create resilience and wealth with two #solar #microgrids, an electric transportation loop and net-zero homes. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Many Oregonians aren't happy with the rush to build #datacenters in the state. Listen to my latest podcast about how Oregon is cracking down on data center operators and ensuring there's enough #cleanenergy available to meet state goals: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

New Podcast: Oregon is cracking down on #datacenters, requiring them to pay for their share of energy. Investor-owned utilities can't add data centers unless there's enough #cleanenergy on their systems to meet state #climate goals. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

New #CleanEnergy Today podcast: How do altitude, snow, wind, sunshine, temperatures and road surface affect an #electricvehicle’s range? As an #EV driver, I was surprised to learn just how much these issues lower or increase mileage. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

The loss of our #goldenretriever, Hudson, on April 28 was a reminder of what's important in life. And it's not ballrooms, wars, racism and hate: bashandlucybooks.com/grieving-the...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

New #CleanEnergy Today podcast: A global perspective on the effects of high oil prices on #renewables and #EVs, including China's aggressive solar installations, Pakistan's residential #solar uptick and large companies installing renewables. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

New #CleanEnergy Today podcast: 270 MW #Solar, Sheep Grazing, #Beekeeping: Enel's Blue Jay #agrivoltaics project. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...

Jesse Puckett, directorr of sustainability projects and community affairs at Enel North America

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

This #Ukrinian #grandma is a voice-over artist in our new #kids' #audiobook Bash and Lucy Say, "Love, Love, Bark!" Check out a sample on Audible: www.audible.com/pd/Bash-and-...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

#Giveaway: #Kids' #audiobook read by #teens, #tweens and a #Ukrainian grandma. Enter by March 25: www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...

Young voice-over artist is a reader for our new kids' audiobook.

Young voice-over artist for kids' audiobook

Ukrainian grandma voi ce-over artist for kids' audiobook

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

How can PSE&G get more chargers installed at multi-family housing complexes? How much do #demandresponse programs for #EV drivers help out in the summer? How might a new #timeofuse rate save money for people who charge at home? Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Hudson, 13, was diagnosed with #canine #cancer a month ago. He's improving, thanks to Turkey Tail mushrooms, Max's Teapills, Brutus Bone Broth , GI Fortify and love. bashandlucybooks.com/our-super-tr...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I'm seeing these #AntiIce posters all over #Portland...this one at a #Beaverton park.

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Elliott Steele, a researcher at the UC Davis @wildenergy.bsky.social Center, is studying how a #floatingsolar array at the Nelson Family Vineyards affects birds. In Florida, alligators and other animals hang out on the #solar systems. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

Researcher from Wild Energy Center studies how floating solar affects animals

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

New Podcast: Nelson Family Vineyards in Mendocino County, Calif., will soon power up its #floatingsolar system, deployed on pontoons on an irrigation pond, expecting to cut utility costs — up 180% over the last three years — by about $90,000 annually. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

"No More Wars for Oil," "Melt Ice," #NoKings Protest

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

New #podcast: Itanna and Yosafe Murphy plan to use #agrivoltaics to supply their community with local, fresh food by co-locating agricultural activities with #solar panels. Community members will also get #energyresilience via a #microgrid. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

New #podcast: Hay #farming doesn't pay the bills for Jack's Solar Garden. But #agrivoltaics does--and helps cool crops in a warming world, said Byron Kominek, founder of Jack's #Solar Garden. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

New #podcast: #VirtualPowerPlants can help meet booming energy demand and provide up to $100,000 in income for large energy users that participate in the programs. What's holding them back? Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

New podcast: #Oregon farmer charges his #electricvehicle solely with #solar, while his farmer friend earns $1,500/acre via a solar system installed by a third party. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

Oregon farmer and former chief of staff for Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski says his farm is carbon negative, thanks to his solar panels, which he uses to charge his electric car.

Oregon farmer says his farm is carbon neutral and sometimes carbon negative, thanks to his solar panels.

Tim Nesbitt charges his electric vehicle solely with solar.

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

New podcast: What is "junk data" and how does it increase #datacenter #energy costs? If #data centers decrease the amount of junk data, focus on #energyefficiency, #demandresponse and other measures, data center energy costs can drop 40% to 60%, says my guest: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

The devastation wrought by Hurricane #Helene in North Carolina last year led to $5 million in funding for Beehive #Microgrids–permanent and portable #solar microgrids that will serve communities vulnerable to storm damage. #energyresilence www.microgridknowledge.com/community-mi...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

More proof that #Portland is "war-ravaged." Women wearing solar panels, youth working to protect the environment. Listen to my report from the trenches: @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social @divestoregon.bsky.social @thirdactorg.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

New #podcast: What's not to like about #pluginsolar? You can hang it from balconies or install it on sheds or walls, then plug it into a standard outlet and begin producing electricity. But regulatory and legislative roadblocks prevent it from becoming ubiquitous. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Peaceful #Portland protest today against #Trump's federal occupation threats. No war zone here!

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

New #podcast: Hadron Energy says its micro #modularreactors will produce power at 15 cents/kWh. How will the company make that possible? Do small #modularreactors create more radioactive waste? Which states ban #nuclearenergy #advancednuclearreactors Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/4...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

New Podcast: In rural #Oregon and other areas, charging #electricvehicles could cost as little as 1.5 cents/mile, while driving gas vehicles costs close to 20 cents/ mile. Listen to my guests do the #EV math. #bidirectionalcharging #cleanenergy podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

#Podcast: The #African Episcopal Methodist Church in Georgia plans to build 18 #energyresilience hubs–the first of 482. Churches will be offered numerous options with the highest resilience level including #bidirectional #EVs podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

I stand with #Ukraine! Please share today!

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

How will foreign entity of concern (FEOC) restrictions affect the #energystorage industry's ability to obtain the investment tax credit (ITC) under the so-called Big Beautiful Bill Act? #renewableenergy (photo courtesy GridBeyond) cleanenergywriters.com/podcast-what...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Latest #podcast: I asked four #energy industry members what's next for #renewables, after the so-called Big Beautiful Bill phased out the investment tax credit for #solar and #wind. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

New podcast episode: Musician AY Young Makes #CleanEnergy Cool. Young has done more than 950 concerts powered by #renewableenergy and donates concert proceeds to deploy #renewables in the communities he visits. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Andrea Platt, VP, government and #utility relations for Greenlane Infrastructure on my #CleanEnergy Today podcast, re: flexible #interconnection: "Exactly the type of innovative solution that we need in our toolbox in order to serve some of these sites." Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

#Distributedenergyresource providers are frustrated that they have to wait so long to connect their #solar, #storage, #wind and other #cleanenergy projects to the #electricgrid. My latest podcast episode looks at how flexible interconnection can help. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

@elisawood.bsky.social describes the benefits of #distributedenergy in this preview of my new #CleanEnergy Today podcast. Episode also focuses on #microgrids, #v2g, #equity, #research and #consumer sentiment, in this case about #Tesla #EVs: cleanenergywriters.com/new-clean-en...

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