The Task Force podcast is back with another episode, just in time for some weekend listening. This was a fun one with Ari Matusiak, CEO of Rewiring America. In the episode, we talk about:* (0:00) Intro, opening quote, entering the ThunDERdome* (2:00) Getting DER pilled with Ari, electrifying classic cars * (8:25) Introducing Rewiring America * (15:11) Electrification and the key narratives that will usher it in * (29:15) Inflation + electrification — balancing near term challenges with long-term progress * (36:56) Ari talks Electrifying for Peace: bolstering American manufacturing, insuring energy security and building a cleaner grid * (44:44) The petrodollar complex, global trade, and America’s geopolitical place through the energy transition * (49:50) What’s driving the disconnect between cheaper renewables and the energy prices consumers face on their bill? * (57:00) Inflation, independence, jobs, resilience: Is the narrative catching on? * ( 1:0015) Energy Czar of America, hottest energy take * (1:03:30) Dope or nope? * (1:05:50) Big shoutsAnd friendly reminder that you can always find us on Spotify, iTunes, or your favorite podcast player. We hope you enjoy! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dertaskforce.com/subscribe

Welcome back to another episode of the DER Task Force podcast. This time, we sat down with Andy Frank, co-founder and President of Sealed. In the episode, we talk about:* (0:00) Intros, opening quote* (4:27) Sealed elevator pitch* (6:48) Getting DER-pilled (and allergic reactions), Andy’s 20-year plan * (19:28) What’s so great about heat pumps anyway? And are they really DERs? * (30:12) Driving heat pump adoption, moving from services to solutions, NIMBYism + soft costs * (44:12) Electrifying in a utility’s world, command and control vs distributed solutions * (53:03) Performance-based regulation is not beer, the need for regulated monopolies in the utility space * (56:26) Using incentives to drive change, the mismatch between what the grid needs and what the utility can build * (1:07:05) Crazy idea: Scale Microgrids x Sealed to skirt utility regulation + interconnection delays, making markets work better* (1:13:29) Energy czar of America, bipartisan climate solutions * (1:22:16) Dope or nope?* (1:24:55) Biiiiig shouts* (1:28:55) Bonus big shouts!! And friendly reminder that you can always find us on Spotify, iTunes, or your favorite podcast player. We hope you enjoy! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dertaskforce.com/subscribe

Welcome back to another episode of the DER Task Force podcast. This time, we were joined by the inimitable and brilliant Mary Powell, former CEO of Green Mountain Power and current CEO of SunRun. In the episode, it, we talk about:* (0:00) Intro, opening quote, introducing Mary Powell* (2:40) Mary Powell in the ThunDERdome — on getting DER-pilled, grandpa’s grid, front-running NEM, and scaling Sunrun to combat climate change through consumerism * (16:38) Sunrun’s role in electrifying the world* (25:39) Deploying DERs with entrenched incumbents * (32:15) How to make non-wires alternatives a reality* (37:20) Co-existence of the rate-base model and accelerating electrification * (41:15) Supply chains, tariffs, and American energy independence* (47:12) The core value proposition of solar + storage * (50:32) How to unite the country around a clean energy narrative * (54:45) Energy Czar of America — deploying DERs and challenging utilities* (58:28) Dope or nope?* (1:02:00) Biiiiig shoutsAnd friendly reminder that you can always find us on Spotify, iTunes, or your favorite podcast player. We hope you enjoy! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dertaskforce.com/subscribe

Welcome back to another episode of the DER Task Force podcast. Following the highly unexpected John Oliver segment on utilities that made the rounds on Twitter a few weeks back, we wanted to dive into the topic and tease out some of the more nuanced points surrounding this topics. This was a fun one. In it, we talk about:* (0:00-8:24) Intro, John Oliver clip, opening quote, quick takes* (8:24-23:00) A loss of innocence at the Texas PUC* (23:00-30:30) It’s tough to be a regulator, institutional inter Tia* (30:30-38:00) NEM3* (38:00-50:03) Data problems and wholesome regulators in NY* (50:03-1:00:03) When the AI turns against you, Auxin solar case* (1:00:03–End) So what do we do now?, wrap up, BIG SHOUTSAnd friendly reminder that you can always find us on Spotify, iTunes, or your favorite podcast player. We hope you enjoy! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dertaskforce.com/subscribe

If you couldn’t tell, we’re now hosting the podcast on Substack! That means all your DERs content will be in one place going forward, but you can still listen on any of your favorite players like Spotify or iTunes. Look out for more articles and podcasts (with some very special guests) soon, and don’t forget to subscribe!This was a fun one. In it, we talk about:* (0:00-18:00) Intro, Kiran’s background and when he got DER-pilled, fun & games* (18:00-22:00) Acquisition of Urjanet* (22:00-1:06:40) Arcadia’s vision and the journey there* (1:06:40-1:20:40) The state of ClimateTech, DER TF, and new energy future* (1:20:40-1:31:20) Dope or nope, big shouts, Bhatraju-Metelitsa 2040* (1:31:20-1:31:46) ENERGY ABUNDANCE!!! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dertaskforce.com/subscribe

We are trying something new this week. As many of you know our DERTF hosts have an active twitter presence and they always have lots of thoughts and ideas on current events in the energy world. With Ukraine being the most impactful energy current event, much of the conversation is centered around events happening in Europe, but it all seems to relate to topics of global trade, energy independence, and of course James is going to bring up getting off the US dollar as the world currency.  As always, please make sure you are subscribed to our newsletter on our brand new looking website, dertaskforce.com and keep a lookout for our monthly meetups, in person happy hours and events. As well as other exciting things happening in the DERTF community like our job board, our famous swag, new logo, and make sure you mark your calendars for November 10th for DERTFest, which will be something you will not want to miss. Lastly, tweet at us @dertaskforce on twitter with your favorite quotes from the episode and keep the conversations going there and on our slack.  This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dertaskforce.com/subscribe

We are back to tackle one of the more controversial topics in the energy space - nuclear. Big nuclear, small nuclear or SMRs, and everything in between. We have many barriers to bring back this incredibly reliable, flexible and resilient energy source if we can get over some major political, regulatory, and cost hurtles. Whether you are pro, anti or somewhere in the middle, this episode will enlighten you from a way that we do things best at the task force, keeping things in perspective of the energy markets we live in.   As always, please make sure you are subscribed to our newsletter on our website, dertaskforce.com and keep a lookout for our monthly meetups and other exciting things happening in the DERTF community like an ever growing job board, our famous swag and plenty more coming in 2022.  This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dertaskforce.com/subscribe

We are finally back after a long hiatus to tackle a newly released net metering update from the California PUC, NEM 3.0. The time is now for comments and feedback on this significant update to support the solar and broad DER market in California before this ruling is set in stone. As always, please make sure you are subscribed to our newsletter on our website, dertaskforce.com and keep a lookout for our monthly meetups and other exciting things happening in the DERTF community like an ever growing job board, our famous swag and plenty more coming in 2022.  This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dertaskforce.com/subscribe

For July’s virtual meetup, we had Chris Rauscher of Sunrun join us. Chris is an expert in a number of key areas including grid services, markets, resilience as a value proposition, etc. In his currently role as the Senior Director of Market Development & Policy he leads the company’s work at the intersection of new business and policy. Previously Chris was the Director of Storage Market Strategy and Policy, where he lead FERC and wholesale market strategy and engagement, lead policy & regulatory scoping and strategy for new business, developed Virtual Power Plant frameworks, and advanced electrification and other forward-looking policy and regulatory strategy. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dertaskforce.com/subscribe

We’re really excited for this episode of the live meetup event with Cisco DeVries (CEO) and Matt Deusterberg (President and Co-Founder) of OhmConnect. If you’re not familiar, OhmConnect is helping California’s grid integrate renewables by unlocking the promise of residential flexible load. They do this via energy markets, their app, smart plugs, and great design.OhmConnect also recently raised $80M from Google-owned Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners to fund aggregation of a 550MW virtual power plant (VPP) made of hundreds of thousands of California households, plus an additional $20M in corporate equity. Extremely exciting news for our space.If you’re looking for some background on the company, we recommend checking out the Watt It Takes podcast episode that they recorded with Matt. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dertaskforce.com/subscribe