Currents

Chris Calavitta, head of project finance at Oklo, explains how the company plans to finance its small modular nuclear reactors, from funding its first plant with its own equity to using later projects to build a repeatable, lender‑ready asset class.

Recorded live at GDEV's annual general meeting and moderated by Jim Berger, this panel features Tom Rowlands Rees of BloombergNEF, Kevin Berkemeyer of Station A, Marissa Galizia of Voltus and Derek Lim Soo of Peak Power discussing how bring your own capacity (BYOC) programs let data centers and other large loads fund distributed batteries and demand response to connect to the grid faster.

John Bucknell, CEO of Virtus Solis Technologies, explains how his company plans to collect solar energy in orbit and send it to ground stations by microwave, providing continuous, low‑cost power for large loads such as data centers.

James McGinniss, CEO of David Energy, explains how plug‑in batteries and retail electricity supply can lower energy costs for commercial customers in dense urban markets like New York City.

Mishal Thadani, CEO of Rhizome, explains how utilities can combine asset data, outage history and climate models to identify their highest extreme weather risks and plan resilience investments.

Luke Edney, partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, discusses how new regulatory developments, tariffs and supply chain constraints are affecting procurement and construction for energy projects.

Mariko Meier, CEO of Unison Energy, discusses how on‑site microgrids help commercial, industrial and data center customers manage energy reliability, cost certainty and carbon goals.

Iñigo Rengifo, CEO of Concentro, discusses how tax credit transfers are being executed in the middle market and distributed generation sectors, including diligence, tax insurance and the outlook for tax credit sales for smaller projects.

Stefan Riesinger, partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, discusses the current state of tariffs affecting the renewable energy industry and how developers and financing parties can assess and manage the resulting risks.

Brent Nelson, senior managing director of market intelligence at Ascend Analytics, discusses how load growth, capacity market challenges and data center demand are reshaping power markets and long‑term planning.

Amy Brachio, CEO of Carbon Measures, discusses how product‑level carbon data and regulation can align market incentives to reduce emissions in hard‑to‑abate sectors.

Joseph Vellone, CEO of ChargeScape, discusses how connecting electric vehicles to the grid can turn EV batteries into a flexible energy resource that benefits utilities, automakers and drivers.

Mark Taylor and Kim Zou, co‑founders of Currence (formerly Sightline Climate), discuss how data center growth is reshaping power markets, including credibility challenges for announced projects, energy procurement strategies and the fastest paths to bringing new capacity online.

Jon Powers, president of CleanCapital, discusses energy security, affordability and how distributed solar and storage can strengthen a more resilient and diversified US energy system.

Jan Napiorkowski, managing director, and Jamie Daggett, energy storage and fuel cell lead at Ariel Green, discuss how technology performance insurance is evolving to support energy storage, fuel cells and other emerging clean energy technologies by helping projects manage risk and access financing.

In host Jim Berger’s first episode, Laura Pagliarulo, CEO of SolaREIT, discusses how solar and battery storage developers can use real estate assets as a source of capital to fund project development, construction readiness and pipeline growth.

Ralph Cho, co‑chief executive officer and founding member of Apterra Infrastructure Finance, joins host Todd Alexander to discuss the rapid growth of data center financing, evolving debt market structures and broader trends in project finance. Plus, a big announcement on the future of Currents.

Alan Cordova, head of strategy at Empact Technologies, discusses how developers can manage compliance risks related to prevailing wage, FEOC restrictions and beginning‑of‑construction requirements to protect tax credits.

Dorian Hunt, partner and head of renewable energy at Leo Berwick, discusses how evolving FEOC restrictions, tax credit market dynamics and regulatory uncertainty are affecting renewable energy development and financing.

Nick Bradley, director of renewables advisory at Arcadia, which is a global utility data and energy solutions platform for enterprises, discusses trends and developments in the energy sector and how they are shaping current market opportunities.

John Stroud, managing director at Limes Renewable Energy North America, discusses the challenges and opportunities in developing community solar and distributed generation projects in a changing policy and market environment.

Ben Roberts, president of Texel Group, discusses how non‑payment insurance works in project finance and how lenders use it to manage credit risk, allocate capital and support lending activity.

John Bills and Adil Sener of PEI Global Partners discuss the renewed interest in gas‑fired power assets driven by rising electricity demand, data center growth and supply constraints in power generation.

Jason Kaminsky, CEO of kWh Analytics, discusses key findings from the 2026 Solar Risk Assessment Report, including trends in reliability, insurance and emerging risks affecting solar projects.

Zaid Ashai, CEO of Nexamp, discusses how distributed generation and community solar can support rapidly growing electricity demand, improve grid resilience, and adapt to changing policy, financing and interconnection challenges.

Kevin Kong, CEO and founder of Everstar, discusses how artificial intelligence can streamline nuclear licensing and accelerate the deployment of advanced nuclear power projects.

Brandon Owens, vice president of innovation and research at NYSERDA, discusses how New York is supporting energy innovation through grants and research programs focused on grid modernization, buildings, energy storage and emerging technologies.

Keith Martin, Norton Rose Fulbright partner, gives an update on the FEOC restrictions on use of clean energy tax credits, including compliance challenges, insurance constraints and how the market is responding.

Vanessa Branco, chief sales and marketing officer of Sunbolt, discusses off‑grid solar and battery solutions that provide reliable, low‑maintenance power for campuses, governments and communities without access to the grid.

Richard Taylor, CEO of ONE Nuclear, discusses developing hybrid natural gas and small modular nuclear power projects to meet growing data center demand for reliable baseload electricity.

Rebecca McDonald, VP of data center energy solutions at Bloom Energy, discusses how onsite fuel cell generation is being used to meet data center power needs amid grid constraints, interconnection delays and rising demand.

Rich Dovere, CEO of Dispatch Energy, discusses the opportunities and challenges of developing distributed generation amid rising power demand, transmission constraints and shifting incentives.

Aaron Halimi, CEO of Renewable Properties, discusses how community solar and distributed generation are adapting during a period when traditional subscription models face constraints.

Kemp Gregory,  CEO of Renewell Energy, discusses a novel energy storage approach that repurposes idle oil and gas wells into gravity‑based storage systems, using existing infrastructure to deliver low‑cost, flexible capacity to the grid.

Alfred Johnson, co‑founder and CEO of Crux, discusses key findings from Crux’s latest analysis of the clean energy finance market, including trends in tax credit transfers, tax equity, pricing and capital deployment amid policy and market headwinds. The conversation also highlights insights from Crux’s newly released 2025 Market Intelligence Report, which examines how clean energy and manufacturing markets performed over the past year: http://www.cruxclimate.com/reports/2025-market-intelligence-report

Stefan Reisinger, Norton Rose Fulbright partner, joins us to discuss the ruling by the United States Supreme Court to strike down the tariffs imposed by President Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

Keith Martin, Norton Rose Fulbright partner, discusses newly issued IRS guidance on the FEOC rules, explaining how the Treasury clarified the calculation of prohibited foreign content and what uncertainty remains for developers and tax credit buyers. He also reviews proposed regulations for the 45Z clean fuel tax credit and how the changes may improve transferability and market participation.

Jim Spencer, CEO of Exus Renewables North America, discusses the company’s recent $400 million corporate debt raise and how rising demand is reshaping renewable development. He also outlines current grid, supply‑chain, and interconnection challenges and how developers are adapting with storage, gas and repowering strategies.

Rob Cirincione of Sunairio explains why traditional weather models miss the extreme events that drive grid risk and how high‑resolution, ensemble‑based forecasting can better predict impacts on power markets.

Robbie Orvis of Energy Innovation discusses how shifting federal policies, tax credit changes and rising electricity demand shaped renewable energy deployment in 2025 and what those trends may mean for 2026. He also explores expected growth in solar and storage, potential headwinds for wind and the broader implications for power prices and grid planning.