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The Gist is the monthly newsletter of The Ad Hoc Group that covers everything at the intersection of climate tech and policy. Subscribe at the link here to have The Gist mailed to your inbox each month.
The Ad Hoc Gist: One Hundred and Eleven EVs
This month we explore the challenge of meeting aggressive fleet electrification goals; hint – it’s not just about charging stations and EVs.
The Ad Hoc Gist: Winter’s Electric Future
In this quarter’s Gist, we focus on the spike in home heating costs this winter, and how the so-called “Build Back Better” bill moving through Congress could accelerate the electrification of winter.
The Ad Hoc Gist: Climate Resilience Gets Short Shrift
In this quarter’s Gist, we focus on climate resilience and whether our pandemic weary cities and states are ready for the impending season of wildfires and hurricanes. The short answer – we’re not. We’ll provide insight on how tech and policy need to converge to make sure we’re ready in the future.
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USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 27: The Ad Hoc Group Principal Brian Kooiman
In Part 3 of a series on distribution system resources and reliability, The Ad Hoc Group Principal Brian Kooiman answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the role of demand side flexibility in the U.S. power sector resource mix and reforms are urgently needed from federal and state regulators to allow customer-owned resources to realize their potential to improve electricity delivery reliability, reduce customer bills, and achieve decarbonization goals.
Climate investors are already bracing for Trump
Donald Trump’s victory in yesterday’s New Hampshire Republican presidential primary makes clear the stark choice coming into view for voters: On one side, an incumbent president whose signature climate achievement — the Inflation Reduction Act — is doing more to accelerate the energy transition than any other U.S. policy against an opponent who continues to deny basic climate science and for whom “drill, baby, drill” is the cornerstone of his energy platform.
Clean energy investors may be hoping for the former, but are already preparing for the latter.
Supporting the Next Wave of Climate Tech Startups
A wave of extreme weather this year has left Jim Kapsis questioning whether utilities are prepared for more frequent, intense weather events in the future. There's a growing group of startups that are more than ready to provide solutions, but they've struggled to break into the space. They need help figuring out a business model that works in the unique market that is the utility industry.
Jim's response? A new company called the Ad Hoc Group, founded in 2016 with the goal of helping those newcomers succeed.
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