Lorena Torres is the Director of Risk at Clearway Energy Group. She’s been a Risk Manager for the last seven years and has seen a lot of growth in the industry during this time. When Lorena first started her career, she had accidentally stumbled on it, and has found it exciting and engaging ever since. In this episode, Lorena talks about renewable energy, political science, and the very few Latinas in the industry. 

Key Takeaways:

• A little bit about Lorena and how she found risk management. 
• What is ESG and why is this incentive so important for companies and people? 
• We need people to feel passionate and engaged when it comes to renewable energy. 
• What do people need to think about when it comes to solar and its risks? 
• There are smart partnerships happening with farm animals and solar panels.
• The batteries that store the extra solar energy are always a concern and a risk. 
• People are still trying to figure out the battery problem in solar. 
• How has diversity and inclusion changed over Lorena’s career? 
• Lorena is a Latina risk manager and shares her thoughts on how to attract more Latinas in the space.
• People of color internalize the requirements of a job description with a lot more gravity. They really want to make sure they fit the bill before applying. 
• Lorena founded an organization called Mujeres Ayudando La Raza and explains why this movement is important to her. 

Mentioned in This Episode:

Clearwayenergygroup.com

Lorena on LinkedIn

Mujeres1990.weebly.com/about.html

Tweetables:

“With the crisis in the Ukraine, energy, and our gas prices going up, I feel more and more passionate about how we need to find solutions sooner rather than later regarding renewable energy.”

“A small town had actually banned solar from the community being sold into homes because, they believed, solar was taking energy away from the sun.”

“The amount of sun that is generated is only so many in a day, so how do you capture that energy when it might be underutilized? You want to make sure you’re storing it [correctly].”