How Distributed Generation Will Cause 'Creative Destruction' in Power Markets

The Energy Gang

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🗓️ 13 November 2013

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

What does the nation's top energy regulator, FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, think about the future of solar? "I think we're seeing the Moore's Law cost curve together with the entrepreneurial spirit coming into an industry in a way that is going to overtake a monopolistic, non-innovative structure." This week, we feature a live podcast from the MDV-SEIA Solar Focus 2013 conference in Washington, DC. The Gang took the stage and discussed the merits of East Coast solar policy, innovative business strategies, and chatted with Chairman Wellinghoff about the "creative destruction" caused by distributed generation. Many thanks to MDV-SEIA for inviting the Energy Gang for its first live show! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	For the energy gang from Green Tech Media, and we are live at the MDVC as Solar Focus Conference 2013 in Washington, D.C.
0:17.0	I'm Stephen Lacey, a senior editor at Green Tech Media, and today we're excited because we are no longer a bunch of disembodied voices.
0:30.0	We are here live on stage in downtown DC in front of a crowd of business professionals, policy folks,
0:37.0	advocates, a wide swath of people in the solar industry.
0:40.0	So we're delighted to be here.
0:42.0	And just for the folks back home, can you make yourselves the people in front of us known?
0:46.0	All right, all right. That's how we know we're in the solar industry and not the coal industry.
0:57.0	All right, so I'm delighted to introduce the energy gang, my regular co-hosts.
1:03.9	We have Energy Policy Wunk, smart grid expert,
1:08.2	and founder of the Energy Policy Shop 38 North Solutions,
1:12.1	Catherine Hamilton. Hey, Catherine, how are you?
1:14.5	I'm just great, thank you, it's so good to be here.
1:17.7	And I had to put, I had to take my pajamas off and put clothes on for this one.
1:22.8	That's right.
1:23.8	Because you all are all here watching.
1:25.1	Yep.
1:26.1	And you're usually doing a lot of work on Capitol Hill, so I'm sure it's nice to get here and
1:30.1	be at a conference where people are actually doing stuff.
1:32.7	Yes, where people live in the real world.
1:35.8	And speaking of doers, we have Jigger Shaw, a man
1:38.3	well known in the solar industry.
1:40.0	He is known as the founder of Sun Edison.
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