Lisa Cohn
lisacohn.bsky.social
Lisa Cohn
@lisacohn.bsky.social
Writer covering #clean energy and climate. Visit CleanEnergyWriters.com
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.

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November 12, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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:

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October 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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

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October 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
October 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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

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October 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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...
September 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Peaceful #Portland protest today against #Trump's federal occupation threats. No war zone here!
September 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Love these ladies wearing homemade #solarpanels at Sun Day Portland today: #solarenergy #SunDay @thirdactorg.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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...
September 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Labor Day #50501 Rally #Portland
September 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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

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August 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
#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

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August 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I stand with #Ukraine! Please share today!
August 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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)

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July 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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:

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July 23, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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:
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July 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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."

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June 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
#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.

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June 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
June 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
@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:

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June 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
May 2, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Anti-#ICE Protest Thursday #Portland
April 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Great crowd in #Portland today at the #HandsOff Protest!
April 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Bring Kilmar Home!
April 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
April 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM