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The Green Light
Dylan Green
107 episodes
1 day ago
What happens when women stop waiting to be invited to the table — and start building their own network? That question led Suzanne Tegen and her peers to found Women of Wind Energy, now Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE), twenty years ago. Today, WRISE has over 3,000 members, 47 chapters, a robust slate of annual programming, and continues to expand its impact across the renewable energy industry. Suzanne is now Acting Director at Colorado State University’s Center fo...
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What happens when women stop waiting to be invited to the table — and start building their own network? That question led Suzanne Tegen and her peers to found Women of Wind Energy, now Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE), twenty years ago. Today, WRISE has over 3,000 members, 47 chapters, a robust slate of annual programming, and continues to expand its impact across the renewable energy industry. Suzanne is now Acting Director at Colorado State University’s Center fo...
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The Green Light
Ep. 107 | Founding WRISE, Advancing State Energy Policy, and Inclusive Leadership in Clean Energy | Suzanne Tegen, Center for the New Energy Economy
What happens when women stop waiting to be invited to the table — and start building their own network? That question led Suzanne Tegen and her peers to found Women of Wind Energy, now Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE), twenty years ago. Today, WRISE has over 3,000 members, 47 chapters, a robust slate of annual programming, and continues to expand its impact across the renewable energy industry. Suzanne is now Acting Director at Colorado State University’s Center fo...
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1 day ago
18 minutes

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Ep. 106 | How Arevon Built a World-Class Development Team from Scratch as a 4.5 GW Solar and Storage Operator | Shanelle Montana, Chief Development Officer, Arevon
What does it take to build a world-class development team from scratch inside a company that already operates over 4.5 GW of solar and storage projects? Catherine sat down with Shanelle Montana, Chief Development Officer at Arevon, on SunCast’s PowerUp Live stage presented by Wärtsilä at RE+ in Vegas, to talk about: • Her path from Washington D.C. to leading utility-scale solar and storage development — including roles at Lightsource bp, EDF Renewables, and BayWa r.e. • How Arevon’s operator-...
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3 weeks ago
10 minutes

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Ep. 104 | What It Really Takes to Manage a 200+ MW Solar Project | Emily Modglin, Greenbacker
What does it take to lead operations for Greenbacker’s largest utility-scale solar project and maximize performance across a diverse national portfolio? In this episode, Catherine spoke with Emily Modglin, Manager of Solar Operations at Greenbacker Capital, at Solarplaza's AMNA conference about: 🔹 Her transition from engineering and O&M into large-scale asset ownership 🔹 Managing the 240 MW Appaloosa Solar project in Utah and what makes it uniquely complex 🔹 How adaptability, creative pro...
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1 month ago
19 minutes

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Ep. 105 | What Actually Drives Revenue in Energy Storage Projects | Sam Kuhlwein, Stem
What actually drives revenue for solar-plus-storage projects? In this episode, Catherine spoke with Sam Kuhlwein from Stem at the Asset Management North America (AMNA) conference in San Diego, where they dug into how energy management systems shape asset performance. They also talked about what gets in the way of performance: commissioning delays, low-quality data, and systems that can’t respond fast enough to dynamic grid signals. Sam shared how Stem approaches EMS design, why these systems ...
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1 month ago
12 minutes

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Ep. 103 | 20 Years of WRISE: Founder Karen Conover on Lessons from the Frontlines
Karen Conover helped found WRISE — and in doing so, shaped a generation of women leaders and the clean energy industry itself. Today, WRISE has 3,000+ members and 47 chapters advancing diversity across renewables. But Karen’s influence goes further: at 29, she launched Global Energy Concepts, a wind power pioneer later acquired by DNV, helping scale wind in the U.S. and abroad. Two decades later, she’s still mentoring through Repowering Schools — and reflecting on what’s changed and what hasn...
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2 months ago
17 minutes

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Ep. 102 | Scaling 1.3 GW of C&I Solar: Policy Resilience, AI & Leadership Advice | Elizabeth Brennan, Luminace COO
How do you scale a 1.3 GW C&I solar platform while navigating policy shifts, AI integration, and long-term asset performance? Catherine spoke with Elizabeth Brennan, COO of Luminace, a Brookfield Renewable company, at the Solarplaza AMNA conference in San Diego about: 🔹 Her path from engineering to executive leadership 🔹 How she defines growth vs. advancement 🔹 Recent expansions via deals with ECA Solar and Renewable Properties 🔹 Luminace’s legacy roots in Constell...
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3 months ago
11 minutes

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Ep. 101 | From Founding WRISE to Electrifying School Buses: Michelle Montague on Advancing Equity Through Action
For the past two decades, Michelle Montague has helped build WRISE— shaping programs, creating opportunities, and driving conversations about what true leadership and equity in energy should look like. When she first joined the organization, she stepped out of her comfort zone, volunteered for a committee, and quickly found a mission that would guide much of her career in renewables. Today, WRISE has over 3,000 members, 47 chapters, a robust slate of annual programming, and continues to expan...
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4 months ago
16 minutes

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Ep. 100 | How Grassroots Engagement and Agrivoltaics Advanced 300+ MW of Solar Projects | Val Newcomb, Urban Grid
What does it take to bring hundreds of megawatts of utility-scale solar to rural communities—and truly earn their support? Valerie Newcomb, VP of Economic & Community Development at Urban Grid, brings deep communications expertise and a decade of leadership in the renewable energy industry to the table. In this episode, she shares how transparent engagement, agrivoltaics, and long-term investment are helping Urban Grid deliver real community benefits alongside clean energy. We cover: 🌱 Bl...
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4 months ago
18 minutes

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Ep. 99 | Inside One of Clean Energy’s Leading Investment Banks: Tax Credit Deals, M&A Trends & Carbon Capture | Britta von Oesen, CRC-IB
What does it take to lead a top investment bank in the energy transition? Catherine McLean sat down with Britta von Oesen, Partner & Managing Director at CRC-IB, at Solarplaza's Asset Management North America (AMNA) Conference to talk about the trends shaping clean energy finance — from tax equity & M&A to carbon capture & distributed generation. Britta & her team recently advised Dimension Energy on a 122 MW ITC transfer deal purchased by a Fortune 500 company — a great e...
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4 months ago
13 minutes

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Ep. 98 | Founding WRISE, Then a Wind Firm: Trudy Forsyth's Journey in Clean Energy Leadership
20 years ago, Trudy Forsyth and a group of women in wind asked a simple but powerful question: where are the other women in this industry — and how do we bring more in? That question led to the founding of Women of Wind Energy (now WRISE). The first event in 2005 was so packed they ran out of programs — and proved there was a community ready to grow. Today, WRISE has over 3,000 members, 47 chapters, a robust slate of annual programming, and continues to expand its impact across the renewable ...
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5 months ago
14 minutes

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Ep. 97 | Scaling Grid Storage: How Fluence, Excelsior & Cordelio Are Navigating Policy, Partnerships & Performance
How are Fluence, Excelsior Energy Capital, & Cordelio Power scaling grid battery storage — while navigating policy uncertainty, domestic content requirements, and O&M challenges? In this Green Light episode, Catherine spoke with Kaumil Shah, Senior Director at Fluence, at Solarplaza’s Asset Management North America (AMNA) conference in San Diego to discuss: New storage partnerships with Excelsior Energy Capital on 2.2 GWh of U.S. projects and with Cordelio Power on 1 GWh across three ...
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5 months ago
10 minutes

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Ep. 96 | Clean Energy Hiring Trends: What Companies & Candidates Need to Know | Catherine McLean, Dylan Green & Nico Johnson, SunCast
This episode is a little different — fellow podcaster Nico Johnson sits down with Catherine McLean, CEO & Founder of Dylan Green, at Intersolar North America to uncover insights on one of the biggest challenges in clean energy: finding and retaining top talent. Catherine, who specializes in recruiting senior-level professionals across the clean energy sector, shares her perspective on hiring trends, the most in-demand skills, and how companies are approaching diversity and inclusion in to...
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5 months ago
17 minutes

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Ep. 95 | Driving Sustainability Forward: ClimeCo’s Hilton & Lenovo Partnerships, Scope 3 Strategy, and the Women Leading It
Our CEO had the privilege of placing all three of these incredible senior women at ClimeCo, and it’s been inspiring to watch them lead with purpose, impact, & real momentum in the sustainability space. In this episode, Catherine sat down with Emily Damon, Erica Schiller, and Emma Cox to talk about: 🌱 How each of them found their way into sustainability — from Big Oil to green tech startups to global nonprofits 🤝 What ClimeCo’s partnerships with Hilton & Lenovo mean for tra...
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5 months ago
35 minutes

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Ep. 94 | Inside One of Clean Energy’s Most Active Infrastructure Funds: From a 7.5 GWh LG deal to a 2 GW Heliene deal | Anne Marie Denman, Excelsior Energy Capital
From a 7.5 GWh partnership with LG, to a solar+storage sub-portfolio sale to BlackRock, a 2 GW agreement with Heliene, & the launch of Lydian Energy, Catherine McLean spoke with Anne Marie Denman, Co-Founder & Partner at Excelsior Energy Capital, about what’s driving one of clean energy’s most active infrastructure funds. They also covered: ⚡ Why she believes renewables will thrive under Trump ⚡ Her journey from Big Law to founding Excelsior ⚡ How Excelsior is de-risking supply chains...
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6 months ago
42 minutes

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Ep. 93 | From Foster Care Roots to the Clean Energy C-Suite: Kelly Veney Darnell’s Journey
“There was such an emphasis in our house about—you can be anything you want to be. Education was really, really important... My parents actually sold their house to send me to college.” Raised by parents whose resilience defied circumstance—a father with a third-grade education who ensured Kelly’s mother could earn her degrees and become a teacher—Kelly Veney Darnell’s clean energy C-suite path is one of grit, purpose, & leadership. Catherine McLean sat down with the COO of the Amer...
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6 months ago
24 minutes

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Ep. 92 | From Capitol Hill to the C-Suite: Leading a Top Solar Tracker Company & Staying Bullish on Renewables Despite Policy Uncertainty | Jessica Lawrence-Vaca, Array Technologies
What was it like to transition from Capitol Hill to leading one of the world’s top solar tracking companies? Catherine McLean sat down with Jessica Lawrence-Vaca, CCO at Array Technologies, to discuss her career journey, including the 188 MW Honeysuckle solar project with Lightsource bp & Lock Joint Tube in Indiana, & Array’s new Albuquerque manufacturing facility’s impact on the U.S. clean energy supply chain. Jessica also shared why she’s bullish on renewables despite political unce...
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7 months ago
42 minutes

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Ep. 91 | WRISE’s Exciting New Initiatives to Advance Women, BIPOC & Those with Marginalized Identities in Cleantech | Doseke Akporiaye, WRISE
Dylan Green is thrilled to be partnering with WRISE to amplify the voices of underrepresented leaders in cleantech! Catherine spoke with WRISE’s Executive Director, Doseke Akporiaye, at the Leadership Forum in D.C. about our new partnership & WRISE’s latest initiatives to advance women, BIPOC & those with marginalized identities in our industry, including: • Expanding their conference capacity by 50% • A new program for executive women • A mentorship program that will co...
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8 months ago
15 minutes

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Ep. 90 | How California Has Achieved a 30% Reduction in Carbon Intensity | Liane Randolph, CA Air Resources Board (CARB)
In this episode, Catherine spoke with Liane Randolph, Chair of the California Air Resources Board (CARB). They discussed how CARB has reduced carbon intensity by 30% through the Low Carbon Fuel Standard under Randolph’s leadership, as well as about California's environmental justice initiatives & its global collaborations to reduce emissions. Chair Randolph also spoke about CARB’s partnership with Airlines for America to boost sustainable aviation fuel availability to 200 million gallons ...
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8 months ago
17 minutes

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Ep. 89 | Zero Emissions Turbine Power with Siemens, Carbon Capture & Clean Hydrogen | Esther Kamau, 8 Rivers
From carbon capture & clean hydrogen to a groundbreaking partnership with Siemens on zero-emissions turbine power, Catherine McLean sat down with Esther Kamau at 8 Rivers, to talk about how 8 Rivers is leading the charge toward global net-zero goals. They also explored how the company balances technological & financial risks in energy commercialization & the meaningful steps they’re taking to ensure their projects benefit underserved communities while driving environmental progres...
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9 months ago
7 minutes

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Ep. 88 | Partnering with Microsoft & EDP Renewables on the First Ever Environmental Justice PPAs | Jean Nelson Houpert, Volt Energy Utility
What was it like to partner with Microsoft & EDP Renewables on the first ever Environmental Justice PPAs? Catherine spoke with Jean Nelson-Houpert from Volt Energy Utility at the WRISE Leadership Forum about this & how the industry can better enable new developers to enter the space. Jean also shared about the Sharing the Power Foundation & some of the successes it has had with its growing HBCU Clean Energy & Environmental Justice Fellowship Classes. If you’re a clean e...
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10 months ago
17 minutes

The Green Light
What happens when women stop waiting to be invited to the table — and start building their own network? That question led Suzanne Tegen and her peers to found Women of Wind Energy, now Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE), twenty years ago. Today, WRISE has over 3,000 members, 47 chapters, a robust slate of annual programming, and continues to expand its impact across the renewable energy industry. Suzanne is now Acting Director at Colorado State University’s Center fo...