Just Power

Want to future-proof your company while boosting your bottom line? Host Carolyn Parrs sits down with Ben Nathan, Director of Affordability and Equity at E-Source, who shares insights about how energy providers and utilities are turning equity initiatives into competitive advantages. Through real-world case studies, Ben demonstrates how companies implementing innovative equity programs are seeing m...

What if the blueprint for a just energy future already exists? While the U.S. debates not just how, but "whether to make clean energy equitable" now, Scotland is already doing it—and their lessons could transform how we think about energy justice. In this eye-opening episode of Just Power, host Carolyn Parrs sits down with lead researcher, Dr. David Drabble, who's helping architect...

Think energy justice and equity is just about doing good? Think again. In this eye-opening episode of Just Power, diversity strategist and energy expert Pamela Fann and Host, Carolyn Parrs, discuss why energy providers who aren't investing in equity aren't just missing out on social impact—they're missing out on profit. As the Founder and CEO of Integrated Solutions, Pam has helped...

What if the secret to transforming our energy system isn't in boardrooms or labs, but in our own neighborhoods? In this powerful episode of the Just Power Podcast, environmental advocacy powerhouse Tamara Toles-O'Laughlin challenges everything we think we know about how energy decisions get made. She reveals why the traditional top-down approach to energy planning is failing communities...

What happens when a utility reimagines its relationship with the community? In this revealing episode, Shiloh Costello, Manager of Sustainable Communities and DEIB at Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), shares how they're revolutionizing community engagement in the clean energy transition. Shilo unveils SMUD's human-centered approach goes beyond traditional income-based solutio...

What if the biggest barrier to clean energy isn't technology, but the way we think about who deserves access to it? In this powerful episode of Just Power, Dr. Tony Reames, former Presidential appointee and pioneering voice in energy justice, challenges everything we assume about creating an equitable energy future. Fresh from his role as Deputy Director for Energy Justice at the U.S. Departm...

Want to know how Los Angeles is revolutionizing the path to clean energy? On the Just Power Podcast you'll discover how LA is proving that the road to 100% renewable energy runs straight through its communities. Join host, Carolyn Parrs, for an enlightening conversation with Megan Day (Senior Energy Planner, National Renewable Energy Lab) and Gregory Reed (Director, LADWP) about LA100 - a gro...

Cathy Newby is a member of the Navajo Nation and the Director of Tribal Government at PNM, New Mexico’s largest electricity provider. She talks with Carolyn Parrs about the critical intersection of water rights, energy justice, and indigenous identity, focusing on the Navajo Nation's water infrastructure transfer from PNM. Cathy shares her insights on the importance of collaboration, cultural...