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There is a big need for qualified workers for green-collar jobs in the fields of energy efficiency, renewables like solar and wind, electrification and more. Learn about training and placement from the founders of the Con Edison-sponsored Clean Energy Academy, and hear from a recent graduate who now has her dream job. Best of all the classes and placements are all free.

With just seven years left to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent, Con Edison's Steve Parisi, senior Vice President of Central Operations has named electrification the top energy trend for 2023. Find out more in this podcast.

Things that are measured tend to improve. That's why we're talking with Con Edison's Bill Slade about greenhouse gas emissions. Find out how greenhouse gases are being measured and why the life cycle of energy generation is an important consideration for a better, more comprehensive understanding of energy's impact on the environment.

Inflation is soaring, energy prices across the country are high and the cold weather is upon us. Find out what that means to Con Edison customers. Michele O'Connell, senior vice president of Customer Operations updates us on how customers are coping and what they can do reduce the stress on their wallets and themselves.

Scams aimed at stealing money from utility customers is a pervasive and growing problem. In this episode of "Plugged In," learn how to spot a scammer and how to fight back.

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Listen to what Marie Berninger from Con Edison Transmission, Inc. has to say about the bourgeoning offshore wind industry in New Jersey and along the Northeast Coast. Find out how the transmission industry's thought leaders are proposing to minimize impacts to shore communities, the environment, and customers' wallets with cost effective solutions.

Listen as top a Con Edison executive tells us how to be more efficient this coming Winter.

The fight to meet New York's clean energy goals is on. That's why Con Edison's Innovation Hub is working with business incubator programs to help “hatch” new ideas and technologies that will help our customers reduce their reliance on fossil fuels and be as energy efficient as possible. Find out what innovations we're supporting and why, in our Clean Energy Incubator episode with Eric Davis in Con Edison's Utility of the Future group.

Hillary Ayala with Con Edison discusses the company's dedication to funding arts and culture in New York City with Philip O'Brien.

Con Edison energy expert Katelyn Tsukada debunks myths about saving energy during the hot summer months. Find out if you need de-mything. Saving energy the right way, can save you a lot.

Imagine changing the heat given off by subway trains into electricity. Con Edison's Constantine Spanos is doing just that. And he is sharing his thoughts on regenerative braking. It's a new technology that will reduce the temperature of the sweltering subways, the electricity needed to run them and its cost. Hear how.

Con Edison's senior vice president for Customer Operations Michele O'Connell talks about what the company is doing to help customers get back on track with bills. Listen now to find out more.

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Con Edison's King Look talks clean energy technology that could disrupt the way we produce energy and mitigate its impacts. From the Swiss' work on modular geothermal panels, to capturing the energy in wastewater to heat and cool buildings, to new and innovative uses for carbon that is captured before it escapes into the environment, King shares his insights and makes his prediction for the technology we'll see in the marketplace first. King Look is the Director of Research & Development for Con Edison

Women in Energy History It's Women's History Month and on this episode of Plugged In we find out how working in the energy industry has changed for women over the past three decades. The conversation has insightful perspectives from three impressive women each at a different stage of their career. Join Anastasia O'Malley, the daughter of Greek and Russian immigrants with 30 plus years at Con Edison; Francheska Wilson, a trailblazer in her community, who makes working on the Electric System safe; and Vivian Boyd who turned her internship into a career at Con Edison all during Covid, for a great conversation.

How green is green hydrogen, what does it cost and can it meet our energy needs? Current Thought looks at green hydrogen as a promising source of clean energy. Con Edison's Silvia Khurrum shares her analysis in this episode on green hydrogen technology.

Con Edison's Sr. VP of Customer Energy Solutions, Leonard Singh looks ahead to what we can expect in energy in 2022. Lenny shares his insights on the work the company is doing to meet its newly expanded clean energy commitment and help customers meet city and state clean energy goals.

Hear Con Edison's Mark Brescia talk about how appliances in the home of the future work. They are more reliable, safer, better for the environment, your wallet and available now.

To accommodate renewable energy the grid of the future has to be dynamic. Con Edison's Damian Sciano shares his insight on the changes that are coming in the not so distant future.

How is New York going to meet its clean energy goals for buildings? Con Edison's Frank Cuomo thinks it just might be with electric steam. Hear how Con Edison is looking to decarbonize the steam system and make the buildings that use it cleaner and even more efficient. Frank Cuomo general manager of Con Edison's Steam Services is our guest.

Con Edison crews travel to Louisiana to help restore customers impacted by Hurricane Ida. Listen to Patrick Hanley from Bronx Westchester overhead recount his experiences from bunking on rodeo grounds to restoring an animal shelter and enjoying local cuisine and making new friends.

The hydrogen rainbow is the topic as Current Thought continues its look at clean energy. Con Edison's Silvia Khurrum gives us the basics on the hydrogen and its potential in our clean energy future.

Want to know more about green energy? Listen to John Catuogno, Con Edison's energy forecaster talk about fusion - a promising clean energy source. Fusion energy mimics the sun -- it's safer than fission, self-sustain, clean and reliable.

Con Edison is all in on EVs. Hear what Con Edison's Lenny Singh has to say about how we're working to reduce transportation's carbon footprint.

In this episode of Plugged In we take a closer look at Con Edison's award-winning commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion with Joan Jacobs, Vice President of Learning and Inclusion and Nicole Leon, Director of Diversity.

Many homeowners interested in reducing their carbon footprint are choosing to switch to mini-split heat pumps to heat and cool their homes. These devices use energy very effectively, delivering one-and-a-half to three times more heat energy to a building than the electrical energy they consume. Steven Pak from the Con Edison Energy Efficiency team explains how mini-splits work and what are the advantages to installing them in your home. Learn more in this episode of “Current Thought" and on our website at coned.com/minisplit

Listen to Walter Alvarado Vice President of System and Transmission Operations share Con Edison's plan for building three new transmission lines. The project will boost the use of renewable energy in the region when it comes on line and reduce the need for old fossil fuel peaker plants.

Hear how Con Edison is leading the way energy companies are thinking about climate change—designing the grid of the future to improve resiliency and sustainability. Con Edison’s manager of strategic planning, Charles Viemeister and @MichaelGerrard, founder and director of Columbia Law’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law highlight the plans.

Con Edison and its partners Lion Electric and Posi-Plus are developing the country's first all-electric utility bucket truck capable of performing the full range of work required. This class 8 truck will be able to put in a full day's work, lift a line worker 60 feet into the air, travel 130 miles and top off its batteries in about eight hours. It is expected to be on the road in 2022. Click the link for more information: https://bit.ly/3m6OxOR

February is Black History Month. But between February 2020 and February 2021, the experience has been marked by unprecedented events. Listen to a frank discussion in Con Edison’s podcast “Plugged In” about the meaning and impact of Black History Month with company employees Lance Becca, Vice President for Staten Island Electric Operations, Christianna Ambo-Jones, a manager for Energy Efficiency, and Nikolai Wolfe, an attorney in the Law Department.

Manhattan's East River Tidal project is changing water currents to electrical currents and unlocking the potential for New York's newest renewable energy technology. It's predictable, reliable, and sustainable and now Manhattan Islanders will be using electricity generated by this project to help meet New York's clean energy goals. Find out more about this fascinating project and what's next in tidal energy generation on part two of "Current Thought" with Verdant Power, Inc.'s Dean Corren. Part 2

Matt Ketschke the new president of Con Edison of New York, and the new senior vice president of customer energy solutions, Lenny Singh talk about energy trends in 2021.

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Tidal energy is renewable energy harnessed by the natural rise and fall of ocean tides using technologies like turbines to generate electricity. It’s not widely used but can be more predictable than the sun and wind. Con Edison engineers in research and development are exploring its reliability and uses. Learn more in this episode of “Current Thought.”

Move over rooftop solar panels, vertical solar farms are coming! With more than 10 million windows in Manhattan alone, Con Edison is keeping close tabs on the technology that can change a window pane into a solar energy generator, creating a new energy source without altering New York’s spectacular skyline. Learn more in this episode of our new podcast, “Current Thought."

Con Edison’s Bobby Kennedy, his team and the University of Albany are taking a hyper-local look at New York City weather. With 17 newly installed weather stations that measure wind, rain, snow, air and even river temperatures, providing hyper local data to find the so-called “ground truth.” With that data, trends can be better identified to drive decisions on everything from climate change to storm hardening the grid. Learn more in this episode of our new podcast, “Current Thought.”

The idea sprang from NASA’s space exploration: a device that breaks up rocks without the ear-shattering roar of a pneumatic drill. Con Edison engineers are developing a “quiet jackhammer” for use in the streets of New York. Silvia Khurrum, senior engineer in Research & Development, explains the breakthrough in Con Edison’s “Current Thought” podcast. She says it hums like a vacuum cleaner. And that’ll be music to our ears.

Con Edison engineers are repurposing technology used to spot trouble in electric infrastructure to spot check for coronavirus. Thermal cameras, normally used to find temperature fluctuations in ductwork, ultraviolet lights and even safety glasses for field crews have new-found purposes in the effort to provide a healthy workplace. Learn more in this episode of our new podcast, “Current Thought.”

Con Edison’s Matthew Ketschke, senior vice president of Customer Energy Solutions, discusses key clean energy trends and what they mean for customers. Ketschke, who will become president of Consolidated Edison of New York on Jan. 1, offers his insights on: * Climate change * Renewable energy * Artificial intelligence * Electric vehicles * Geothermal heat pumps www.coned.com/CleanEnergyForAll

Extreme heat, coastal storm surge, inland flooding and more violent storms are the most significant climate-driven impacts to Con Edison’s energy delivery systems and its customers through the 21st century, according to a new report. The study coned.com/resiliency, evaluated present-day infrastructure, design specifications, and procedures against expected climate change to better understand its future impact on Con Edison’s energy delivery systems. Hear more from the report’s authors.

In the latest episode of “Plugged In,” noted energy expert Dr. Ted Kury of the Public Utility Research Center at the University of Florida gives his take on the two big issues confronting energy companies in 2020: severe weather and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Con Edison’s 14,000 employees joined with millions of people around the world in reaction to the police killing of George Floyd. But at the energy company, employees embraced each other to create something healing, loving, and honest. “People were looking for a way to talk about what’s going on,” said Catherine Lewis, a director in Emergency Preparedness and president of the employee resource group BU​ILD​. ​ So several employees from BUILD, which stands for Blacks United in Leadership and Development, and the O​ffice of Diversity and Inclusion set up TEA​MS sessions for them to come together. “It was like floodgates opened,” said Nicole Leon, director of Diversity and Inclusion. “This has hit on a sensitive nerve. People have been holding their true feelings in for years.” Hear more about this successful approach to employee/corporate communications in this podcast. For more information on BUILD, email BUILDerg@coned.com

The COVID-19 pandemic is transforming the way many of us work. For large, public corporations like Con Edison, that transformation covers a wide scope of departments and subjects, including protecting the health and mental well-being of employees, as well as assisting customers. Con Edison set up Pandemic Teams even before the virus became an epidemic. In this latest Plugged In podcast, Maureen Kreider, a board-certified nurse practitioner and manager of the company’s Wellness Center; and Lauren O’Connell, a manager of Emergency Preparedness, talk about how the teams have spent months managing these new challenges.

Listen to these easy tips to save energy and money - and help the environment - while working or studying from home this summer. A Con Edison energy efficiency expert outlines ways to save in the kitchen, the bedroom, all-around your home for yourself and the entire family.

We are all guilty of unconscious bias. At one time or another, people attach learned stereotypes, instant judgements, towards others. These hidden biases are unintentional and automatic. They are also harmful, even debilitating. Con Edison is launching training to curb unconscious bias among its employees in order to provide a fairer, more comfortable, more equitable workspace. Learn more about unconscious bias and how to remedy it here.

Con Edison’s Matthew Ketschke, senior vice president of Customer Energy Solutions, discusses key energy trends and what they mean for customers. Listen to Plugged In to hear what Ketschke has to say on: * Climate change * Renewable energy * Artificial intelligence * Electric vehicles * Cyber security * Geothermal heat pumps 
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Not much is expected out of Washington this new year regarding the power industry. But the New York State legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo in Albany are expected to take action on several key fronts. One would be to appoint a panel to carry out the goals and emission restrictions required of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. Hear what else will be uppermost in the new year with our guests Jason Litwak and Christian Malanga with Con Edison's government affairs.

Con Edison engineers discuss the scientific principles in "The Current War," the new Hollywood movie about Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse.

It’s an exciting time for battery storage. Technology is improving and prices are declining. Energy storage - being able to save electricity made from the sun or wind for later use - is an increasingly vital keystone in our nation’s energy future. John Schaaf, managing director of Con Edison Battery Storage, part of Con Edison Inc’s Clean Energy Businesses, explains how solar energy can be saved for a rainy day, and how that improves our world.

Con Edison is challenging the federal Environmental Protection Agency to retain authority to utilize a wide range of regulatory measures to combat climate change. Listen to the podcast to learn why Con Edison joined the Power Companies Climate Coalition, made up of nine electric energy companies, along with 29 states and several environmental groups, to stop the EPA from weakening emissions control measures. “It’s the right thing to do,” says a Con Edison government affairs manager. If allowed, the changes would have a negative impact on utilities, their customers and the planet. Con Edison is the second largest producer of solar energy in North America, has reduced its own carbon emissions by 49 percent since 2005, and has invested heavily to encourage customers to consider solar, battery storage, energy efficiency, geothermal, and electric vehicles.