We recap what we’ve learned on the podcast in 2025, highlighting key insights from each of our guests, ranging from a state attorney general, state utility commissioners, and communications experts. And at the end of the episode, we pull out the best pieces of advice our guests have given, which may be of special interest to law students and early career folks.

2025 Episodes:

• A Conversation with Washington State AG Nick Brown
• The Detail is in the Data: How to Talk about Shared Environmental Concerns with Dana Johnson and Joshua Low
• The Power of Storytelling: How Stories Drive Climate Action
• From the Public Service Commission to the Bench: A Conversation with Judge Nazarian
• Commissions are Cool! with Carrie Zalewski
• ​​​​​Rebuilding After the 2023 Wildfires: Commissioner Yost on Making Hawai’i’s Energy More Affordable and Communities Safer​​​
• Energy Efficiency is a Win-Win-Win, with Carolyn Conant

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In this episode of Recharged with the State Impact Center, we spoke to Carolyn Conant from the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE). Together with our staff attorney, Madeline Collins, Carolyn discussed the basics of energy efficiency and its intersection with affordability and grid reliability.

• ACEEE Website: https://www.aceee.org/
• Residential Retrofits for Energy Equity: https://www.aceee.org/r2e2

In this episode of Recharged with the State Impact Center, we talk to Commissioner Colin Yost of the Hawaiʻi Public Utilities Commission. ​​Together with our legal staff member, Lauren McCrea, ​Commissioner Yost​​​ ​​talks about ​​his agency’s work​​ to protect people and make energy more affordable for ​​Hawaiians​​ in the aftermath of the 2023 wildfires​​​.​​​​

Show Notes:

• Hawaiʻi Public Utilities Commission: Read more about what the Public Utilities Commission regulates and how.