Dec 17, 2018
In this episode we
focus on energy efficiency in rural America. My guest is Mary
Shoemaker, State Policy Analyst at ACEEE, the American Council
for an Energy-Efficient Economy. Our conversation focuses on
both challenges and solutions, and we cover a broad range of
issues, starting with what makes rural America unique in terms of
energy efficiency and its overall energy burden. We discuss a
number of topics including what ACEEE has been doing to address the
rural space; the importance of broadband; different financing
solutions; data and customer engagement, and economic development
and job creation. Mary offers a number of specific examples where
these programs are being implemented, and we also spend some time
talking about Appalachia in particular because Mary is part of a
team developing policy recommendations for the Central Appalachian
Network.
Show references include:
ACEEE publications:
Other references:
Recorded December 11, 2018. Published December 17, 2018.
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