TRC Energy Talks

Welcome to TRC Energy Talks, a podcast about ‘All Things Energy.’ Produced and hosted by the staff of TRC’s Advanced Energy practice. This podcast is a discussion forum for current trends in the energy industry, from decarbonization, to resiliency, to energy equity and the responsible transition to a low-carbon future.

Episodes

The Secret Life of Buildings: Inside the Unseen World of Strategic Energy Management (SEM)

September 3, 2026 • 36 mins

Strategic Energy Management (SEM) is a powerful tool for organizations looking to reduce energy costs, improve efficiency and meet sustainability goals. This podcast episode is a lively discussion of how SEM has brought results for commercial and industrial facilities in the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) EnergyRight Program, which provides energy coaching, operational improvements, and incentives to achieve lasting energy effi...

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Equitable Workforce Development: Ep 2

July 1, 2026 • 47 mins

The skilled trades are at a crossroads: demand is rising, but the workforce isn’t keeping up. Our episode on equitable workforce development explores why, looking at labor shortages, outdated perceptions, and barriers that limit who enters the field. At the same time, it highlights how mentorship, training, and equity-driven recruitment can reshape the trades into accessible, rewarding careers. Tune in for a conversation abou...

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Equitable Workforce Development: Ep 1

October 30, 2025

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Program Evaluation: the Key to Continuous Improvement

July 8, 2025

Program Evaluation is the process of measuring and assessing the performance of demand side energy efficiency and load management programs, with the goal of continuous improvement. In this episode, our panel of energy industry experts discusses why performance measurement matters, and how evaluations improve programs. We discuss the regional perspectives, regulatory environments, evaluation requirements, and program drivers that i...

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Utility Carbon Data Management

May 23, 2024 • 55 mins

Carbon accounting is of growing importance as utilities focus on reducing their own emissions, as well as the emissions of their suppliers and customers. In this podcast, our guest speakers discuss the state of carbon data management, and the standards guiding consistency in carbon accounting across utility organizations. We explore how utilities can better help customers on their decarbonization journey.
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Monetizing Environmental Attributes of Building Decarbonization Programs

March 19, 2024 • 59 mins

How are utilities and states that are administering building decarbonization programs currently valuing the environmental attributes generated by their programs? Join industry experts with experience in wholesale energy and environmental commodity markets as we discuss energy attribute certificates (EACs), including RECs, as a key mechanism for enabling a more rapid and inclusive transition to a decarbonized built environment.

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What’s Next for the Clean Energy Transition?

October 4, 2023 • 65 mins

What is the Clean Energy Transition, and where is it headed next? We posed this question to three energy industry veterans, all of whom launched their careers in the 1990s at the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA), and who’ve remained friends in the decades since. Join this engaging conversation to hear how our industry’s priorities have evolved over the last 30 years, and some predicti...

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Carrots and Sticks: The Intersection of Efficiency Incentives and Building Codes

January 8, 2023 • 62 mins

In this episode, we discuss two large-scale tools to advance the decarbonization of buildings in the United States: 1) incentive-driven building efficiency and electrification programs, and 2) building energy codes and standards . These are “carrots and sticks” of market transformation, and they have an interesting and complex relationship. How do these tools interact in the market, and how might these interactions chan...

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Heat Pumps

August 7, 2022 • 60 mins

In this episode, we discuss residential heat pumps, and how they represent a huge opportunity for decarbonizing energy use in the U.S. and globally. By replacing fossil-fired space and water heaters with electric heat pumps, utilities and states can fulfill climate or GHG emissions reduction goals – especially if this equipment replacement is scaled up to millions of homes and small buildings. Our discussion includes:
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Transportation Electrification

August 1, 2022 • 39 mins

This discussion focuses on one of the biggest market shifts occurring on a global scale: transportation electrification. Join three experts from TRC as we discuss the opportunities, benefits, and challenges of electrifying passenger, non-road, and commercial fleet vehicles on a mass scale. We talk about implications including:
• Grid impacts of mass electrification
• Funding via the infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (...

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FERC2222

July 9, 2022 • 51 mins

In this episode, we talk about “the good, the bad, and the ugly” of FERC Order No. 2222, an important piece of energy legislation that opens the wholesale market for Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and represents an industry-transforming opportunity for decarbonization and innovation in the power industry. In this podcast, our team of St. Louis-based experts discuss the implications of this legislation:
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TRC Energy Talks

Episodes

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Equitable Workforce Development: Ep 1

Program Evaluation: the Key to Continuous Improvement

Utility Carbon Data Management

Monetizing Environmental Attributes of Building Decarbonization Programs

What’s Next for the Clean Energy Transition?

Carrots and Sticks: The Intersection of Efficiency Incentives and Building Codes

Heat Pumps

Transportation Electrification

FERC2222

Popular Podcasts

The Secret Life of Buildings: Inside the Unseen World of Strategic Energy Management (SEM)

Equitable Workforce Development: Ep 2