New York's Energy Czar on Transforming the Electricity System

Energy Gang

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🗓️ 12 June 2015

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Richard Kauffman has a lot of responsibilities as New York's "energy czar." He oversees multiple agencies and utilities, advises the governor on energy issues, and works closely with regulators in their attempt to build a new electricity market based on distributed resources. "Often the entities are diffuse and everyone is in their own silo. The benefit we have [in New York] is to develop and implement an integrated energy policy," explained Kauffman on the Energy Gang. This week, we'll talk with Kauffman about the state's unique approach to energy policy. We'll also talk about how he's trying to use markets -- not top-down government programs -- to stimulate change in the electricity sector. Later in the show, we'll debate the significance of EPA's report on groundwater contamination from fracking. To wrap up the show, we'll ask how much Australia overpaid for its solar boom. This podcast is sponsored by ReneSola, a Tier 1 solar cell and module manufacturer with a decade of experience in the cleantech industry. The Energy Gang is produced by Greentechmedia.com. The show features weekly discussions between energy futurist Jigar Shah, energy policy expert Katherine Hamilton and Greentech Media Editor Stephen Lacey. 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	The Energy Gang is sponsored by Renna Sola, a top manufacturer and supplier of clean energy equipment, including solar modules, inverters, energy storage, and efficient lighting.
0:10.0	With 40 worldwide subsidiaries, the company offers one-stop shopping for all your equipment needs with next day delivery.
0:18.0	You can see the entire list of Rennisola's offerings available coast to coast at renna sola. us.
0:25.0	For the week of June 11th, 2015, this is the Energy Gang from Green Tech Media.
0:41.4	In Washington, D.C. I'm Stephen Lacey, a senior editor with Green Tech Media.
0:45.0	Welcome to the show. Thanks for being here. In this edition, we are joined by one of the architects behind New York's planned energy market transformation.
0:55.0	Then we'll talk about a new EPA study concluding that fracking is not polluting America's
0:59.3	water in a systematic way, and we'll end by asking if Australia overpaid for its solar boom.
1:05.8	We will of course tell you something you do not know to close the show and to open.
1:10.1	I'll bring in some people you do know very well.
1:12.8	It's my co-host, Catherine Hamilton and Jigger Shaw.
1:16.0	Catherine's in Washington, D.C.
1:17.8	And she is a partner with 38 North Solutions.
1:20.6	How are you?
1:21.8	I'm doing great, although I will say that my family is not getting a lot of sleep because
1:26.0	four children were not enough. We went out and got adopted a rescue puppy over the weekend.
1:32.0	Oh, really? What kind?
1:33.6	She's a hound mix. She really looks like a small black lab.
1:37.1	So there was a black lab somewhere on that farm.
1:40.3	What's her story?
1:41.9	The farm dog had a litter that they just couldn't keep and so they went through a rescue agency. It was really great.
1:48.8	All right, rescues all the way. Definitely the best way to get an animal in New York it is jigger
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