What happens when an energy crisis, community activists and city leaders collide? Community choice energy is created. Join us as we explore the history of community choice energy; where local government and the grid collide. Interviewing Silicon Valley Clean Energy CEO Girish Balachandran, Councilmember of Cupertino Rod Sinks, and community activist Barbara Fukumoto. 

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History of the Grid: Abridged

Taking Charge is Silicon Valley Clean Energy's original podcast series that is taking a deep dive into the electric grid to better understand the unseen processes that power our lives. Basically a "Beginner's Guide to the Grid", Taking Charge is for anyone interested in an introductory series to the renewable energy industry in Silicon Valley.

Have you ever wondered where your energy comes from when you plug in? Our podcast will examine various components of the clean energy grid; from policy to production, we will evaluate current ideas, technology and programs of the present and the future.

Join host Lauren Goldfarb each week to spark your curiosity with the fascinating and fast-paced world of green electricity. The future is electric!