Alan Elliott interviews Jordan Folks about his research experience with innovative pricing options within the energy industry.

Podcast- Demand Rates: A Primer

Jordan Folks and Hillary Polis chat about a topic that's trending within the energy industry: managed charging of electric vehicles. Take a listen as they discuss highlights from our recent study and provide insight into some of the key points around customer perceptions of allowing their utility to control their EV charging as well as what the future may hold.

Podcast - EV Managed Charging

Equity is an essential metric woven throughout our research here at Opinion Dynamics. In the first of our series, Threads of Equity, Aaiysha Khursheed and Kessie Avseikova start with their discussion on equity within the Demand Response space. This series will focus on how equity considerations and concerns are interwoven in all our evaluations and research of energy reduction, decarbonization, and transportation electrification programs.

Podcast - Equity and Demand Response

Next, in our Threads of Equity series, Hannah Merriam and Jen Loomis discuss decarbonization through the lens of energy customer end-uses, its role in transitioning to a cleaner grid, and weighting impacts for moving forward with equitable outcomes.

Podcast - Equity and Decarbonization

Liz Law and Zach Ross tackle developmental evaluation discussing the core of what it is and how it differs from other EM&V approaches, as well as sharing insights into leveraging embedded evaluations to assist with our client’s goals in the energy landscape.

Podcast - Developmental Evaluation

The electrification of the U.S. residential building stock is vital to help combat climate change, but how do we consider equity in decarbonization? Listen as Sarah Naiman, Ph.D., and Jen Loomis, Ph.D., engage in a frank discussion about the role of policy, workforce needs, and paths forward in this nuanced issue.

Podcast- Equity and Residential Decarbonization

Our latest podcast episode explores the Ameren Illinois Market Development Initiative, the importance of foundational trust and authentic relationships, and how to evaluate these essential components for equitable community collaboration.

Podcast - The authentic partnerships of the Ameren Illinois Market Development Initiative

IRA Funding and the Energy Landscape

Dr. Jen Loomis and Dr. Sarah Naiman discuss their recent work providing recommendations on how to evaluate the outcomes of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Collegiate Competition Programs. In this podcast, they discuss how equity is integrated into competition program designs, opportunities to collect data during program implementation, and what to do with the information once it’s been collected.

Who Makes It To The Finish Line? Measuring Equity in the U.S. DOE Collegiate Competition Programs

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