The Renew Gurus

Episode 63: Going Nuclear with Ed Smith by Renew Missouri

Join us as we talk to Simon Mahan about a new and upcoming transmission concept that could include Missouri, the Southeast Energy Exchange Marketplace ("SEEM").

Episode 61: The State of Utility Customers in 2020 by Renew Missouri

Episode 60: Solar is Back Under Attack by the Legislature by Renew Missouri

Renew Gurus 12.3.20 by Renew Missouri

Episode 58: Survey Says! by Renew Missouri

Join us as our own James Owen and Tim Opitz discuss the 2020 election results and what it means for Missouri going into 2021.

James Owen and Tim Opitz from Renew Missouri explain what an AAO (Accounting Authority Order) case is. They provide some details on the current Spire and Evergy cases along with a preview of the other COVID-19 related issues the MO PSC will be reviewing throughout the rest of 2020.

Join us as we celebrate EE Day by discussing the energy efficiency happenings from across the state of Missouri. You can learn about how Missouri's largest cities scored in the most recent ACEEE Clean City Scorecard and more! Including special guest appearances from Andrew Linhares, Tori Cheatham, and Philip Fracica.

You can find the REC Member Survey - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdL-ketdVFW9BNsmVJ1kL2EzzWtqQ-Yu5QLuFX26YiMtrHT2Q/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

Episode 52: Can't We All Just Get Along? by Renew Missouri

This week, Renew Gurus is kicking off a series of sorts with looking at the connections between public health and energy efficiency. As you know, we've been presenting webinars on this topic over the summer with perspectives from the utilities, housing advocates, and social workers.

This week on Renew Gurus, we're excited to highlight a program from the USDA called the Rural Energy Assistance Program, or REAP. This gives farmers and small business owners in rural areas a chance to seek low-interest loans from the government as well as grants that can be used to make energy efficiency improvements to their operations and to develop some distributive renewable energy opportunit...

This week, Renew Gurus welcomes Philip Fracica, Renew Missouri's Kansas City Regional Director to discuss happenings at Evergy, Independence Power & Light, as well as other ways of getting involved with our KC efforts. We have fun and engage in good natured ribbing. Perhaps it will bring a smile to your face and a spring to your step.

This week Renew Gurus welcomed Bryce Gray, the Energy and Environment reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Utilities are part of his beat and, this week, he penned a pretty interesting article on how Missouri utilities could be affected by increases in average temperatures.

Episode 47: Renew Gurus: Know Thy Enemy by Renew Missouri

Hello Out There in Podcast World, We have another real treat for you this week. Bill Davis, Director of Energy Solutions for Ameren Missouri, is our guest. We beamed him all the way from St. Louis to discuss Ameren's second round of Community Solar subscriptions. We've talked about this before - and even mentioned it in Re-News last week - that Ameren is half-way to their goal of successfully subs...

We're back to our regularly-scheduled programming even if things are not back to their regular schedule. Today on the podcast, Renew Missouri General Counsel Tim Optiz and I talk about how utilities and regulators have handled the COVID-19 crisis and how that will affect policies and procedures moving forward. We talk about disconnections, bill collections, and how those matters get passed onto ot...

Hello out there in Podcast World, You may not know this since the Capitol is all but closed to the public, but lawmakers are working extra hard to raise your utility rates as we speak. While many states are looking at relief, projects like the Grain Belt Express (which will save ratepayers $12 million a year thanks to wind being delivered from out west) are being targeted. But there's more, includ...

It's been awhile since I've gotten a chance to write that. But I've finally sat down and figured out how to record a podcast in the world of social distancing and we have a brand new spanking version of Renew Gurus. At some point, we will figure out how to edit these podcasts as well. But, if you're fans of us, you're probably use to things being a little ragtag around here. Anywho, we've got St....

Hello out there in Podcast World, You may notice this is not last Thursday when we normally ship out our emails. We had a technical glitch that kept us from putting this out until today. Don’t worry..the content is still super-relevant. General Counsel Tim Opitz and I talk about the issue of activist shareholders and how they are currently impacting renewable policy in our state - specifically at...

Do we have a treat for you this week. As you've read in our Re-News, Jason Holsman - former State Senator and Representative who developed a renowned reputation as an advocate for renewable energy and energy efficiency - was named to the Public Service Commission by Governor Mike Parson. Now, he sits down with Renew Missouri Executive Director James Owen to discuss his life, his background in teac...

This week, I break down the issues which led to House Bill 1914 - removing the exemption on property taxes for solar equipment - and why that is bad and what you can do about it.

This week...the weather messed up some interviews we had lined up. But this allowed us to talk about a subject that I've been wanting to do a Renew Gurus on for some time: our Public Health and Energy Efficiency Education Program.

The 2020 Legislative Session has kicked off Wednesday at noon with a whole bevvy of issues to tackle: road taxes, illegal gambling machines, and overturning Clean Missouri. There's also a lot of utility- and energy-related issues that are good, bad, ugly, and *meh*. We've outlined everything we are currently watching on our website. But we're also talking about the most recent bills in this week's...