Interviews

Echo's new VP Ella Nilsen spent five years covering climate and energy at CNN. She talks with Chris Moyer about her move into public affairs, why energy affordability has become a defining political issue, and what clean energy leaders get wrong when they stop telling their own story.

Qcells is betting $2.5 billion on a new Georgia factory to bring solar manufacturing home. VP Scott Moskowitz on building a domestic supply chain and what the industry is fighting for now that the IRA tax credits are largely gone.

Geothermal has the technology and the demand. What it's missing is a clear path to financing the early, expensive step of proving a site actually works. Mike O'Connor, director of the newly formed Mountain West Geothermal Consortium, explains why that early testing phase is the industry's biggest hurdle, and what the four-state consortium is doing about it.

CEBA CEO Rich Powell on a new $121.2 billion ratepayer cost study, why permitting reform is the single biggest fix for energy prices, and what's driving a record year for corporate clean energy buying.

Tom Matzzie, CEO of CleanChoice Energy, discusses how the Invest in Tomorrow Coalition PAC spent $1.1 million to defeat Representative Chip Roy in a Texas Republican primary — and why $100 million in political firepower may be what the clean energy industry needs to survive.

As she campaigns for Michigan's U.S. Senate seat, Mallory McMorrow spoke with us about energy affordability, data centers and…her previous career designing Hot Wheels.

How Greg Gershuny and Aspen Ideas: Climate are turning summits into action-oriented conferences—bringing together CEOs and inventors to build a practical blueprint for the energy transition.

City First Enterprises CEO Oswaldo Acosta explains how climate finance is shifting and what CDFIs must do to adapt, deploy capital efficiently, and stay resilient.

Maine Beer Company co-founder Dan Kleban on why clean energy is a pocketbook issue and a win for local jobs.