Clemson's Brandon Boatwright on Selling EVs to the South Through Economics, Not Environmentalism

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Sheep, Scholarships, and Solar: CleanChoice's Counter-Narrative

While many feel shaky about solar's future, Zoë Gamble [https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoehanes/], president of CleanChoice Energy [https://www.linkedin.com/company/cleanchoice-energy/], shares why the company is kind of having a "candy store" moment. The company hit $300M revenue and is building 400MW of projects. In the latest episode of Clean Energy Shorts: Brief Chats with Power Leaders, Zoë discusses how they select solar sites, her screening question for potential new hires, and how sheep and scholarships help make solar projects happen. "The opportunities in front of us far outweigh the headwinds," says Gamble.

Power to the People: Elizabeth Bennett on Community-Driven Clean Energy

Clean Energy Shorts plugs into Elizabeth Bennett's brain for a charged conversation about renewable energy's grassroots revolution. Bennett illuminates how communities have gone from energy novices to savvy negotiators, why data centers are becoming the industry's hungriest customers, and what's really clogging up our interconnection pipelines. She also shares fresh insights on why the smartest developers are trading top-down tactics for genuine community partnerships.

Clemson's Brandon Boatwright on Selling EVs to the South Through Economics, Not Environmentalism

Brandon Boatwright, assistant professor of communications with Clemson University, plugs into the Southeast's complicated relationship with EVs, where environmental benefits get the cold shoulder while economic gains spark joy. New research Boatwright conducted with a team of academics shows the South prefers its clean energy served with a side of autonomy rather than altruism. Marketers, take note: "save money" resonates more with Southerners than "save the planet."

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