Welcome to the first episode for 2020 of the Energy Central podcast series: “Energy Central Power Perspectives™ Podcast.” After ending 2019 strong with episodes featuring nuclear power talk with Dan Yurman and discussions of energy leadership with Lincoln Bleveans, we're kicking off the new year with the energy industry topic that will definitely dominate the coming decade: aligning leaders in the utility industry to combat climate change. Particularly, we're using this podcast as an opportunity to follow up on the great conversation that was started last Fall by Rami Reshef, CEO of GenCell Energy. 

While working hard on a clean tech solution in the fuel cell space, Rami's post and his follow-up summary of the discussion that took place showed an understanding that tackling such an immense and global issue requires attacking from all angles, including international agreement and political action. Because he so eagerly started this discussion in the Energy Central community, we knew keeping the dialogue going via the Energy Central Power Perspectives™ Podcast was a must. 

As a reminder, the Energy Central Power Perspectives™ Podcast be looking for the authors of the most insightful articles and the members with most impactful voices within the Energy Central community and we'll invite them to discuss further so we can dive even deeper into these compelling topics. Each week we’ll connect with a new contributing member of the Energy Central community who submitted a piece of thought-provoking content or started a discussion that really resonated with our members and invite them to expand on their perspective and tell the deeper story in their own words via lively and purpose-driven dialogue about the state of energy today and tomorrow. So, for anyone posting in the community, be prepared because you may be the next one asked to join the podcast stage to discuss your work, your ideas, and your perspective!

The Energy Central Power Perspectives™ Podcast is hosted by Jason Price, Community Ambassador of Energy Central. Jason is a recent NYSERDA scholar and NYU Clean Tech diploma recipient, having worked extensively in a multi-owner, utility-scale microgrid business model. Jason is joined in the podcast booth by the producer of the podcast, Matt Chester, who is also the Community Manager of Energy Central and energy analyst/independent consultant in energy policy, markets, and technology.  

 If you want to be a guest on a future episode of the Energy Central Power Perspectives™ Podcast, let us know! We’ll be pulling guests from our community members who submit engaging content that gets our community talking, and perhaps that next guest will be you! Likewise, if you see an article submitted by a fellow Energy Central community member that you’d like to see broken down in more detail in a conversation, feel free to send us a note to nominate them.

Happy listening, and stay tuned for episode #4 coming next week! Like what you hear, have a suggestion for future episodes, or a question for our guest? Leave a note in the comments below.

All new episodes of the Energy Central Power Perspectives™ Podcast will be posted to the relevant Energy Central community group, but you can also subscribe to the podcast at all the major podcast outlets, including:

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• Energy Central Power Perspectives™ Podcast on TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Business--Economics-Podcasts/Energy-Central-Podcast-p1274390/

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