Cecily Meets an Energy Insider | Years of Living Dangerously

I was right away very very excited to be

I was right away very very excited to be a part of this we just shot an interview

a part of this we just shot an interview

a part of this we just shot an interview at Joe Allen’s restaurant which is an

at Joe Allen’s restaurant which is an

at Joe Allen’s restaurant which is an old Broadway landmark with Cecily strong

old Broadway landmark with Cecily strong

old Broadway landmark with Cecily strong from Saturday Night Live and she was

from Saturday Night Live and she was

from Saturday Night Live and she was talking to an amazing guy named David

talking to an amazing guy named David

talking to an amazing guy named David Crane former head of NRG one of the

Crane former head of NRG one of the

Crane former head of NRG one of the nation’s largest energy companies

nation’s largest energy companies

nation’s largest energy companies explaining what the forces are out there

explaining what the forces are out there

explaining what the forces are out there that are keeping renewables from being

that are keeping renewables from being

that are keeping renewables from being massively deployed if you want to make

massively deployed if you want to make

massively deployed if you want to make electricity with the smallest carbon

electricity with the smallest carbon

electricity with the smallest carbon footprint you can Solar is the way to go

footprint you can Solar is the way to go

footprint you can Solar is the way to go but we’re not doing it basic thing we

but we’re not doing it basic thing we

but we’re not doing it basic thing we were discussing is why has solar even

were discussing is why has solar even

were discussing is why has solar even though it’s grown fast not growing even

though it’s grown fast not growing even

though it’s grown fast not growing even faster so that we have solar on every

faster so that we have solar on every

faster so that we have solar on every roof in America that should have solar

roof in America that should have solar

roof in America that should have solar as someone in the industry could Solar

as someone in the industry could Solar

as someone in the industry could Solar actually solve this crisis it could

actually solve this crisis it could

actually solve this crisis it could provide 50% of electricity in the United

provide 50% of electricity in the United

provide 50% of electricity in the United States which is huge 50% 50% without

States which is huge 50% 50% without

States which is huge 50% 50% without putting a single molecule of co2 into

putting a single molecule of co2 into

putting a single molecule of co2 into the atmosphere that’s insane

the atmosphere that’s insane

the atmosphere that’s insane I learned a lot from David Crane of the

I learned a lot from David Crane of the

I learned a lot from David Crane of the whole story of utility companies

whole story of utility companies

whole story of utility companies blocking solar energy efforts I didn’t

blocking solar energy efforts I didn’t

blocking solar energy efforts I didn’t know the extent and how far it went in

know the extent and how far it went in

know the extent and how far it went in the states where the utilities are very

the states where the utilities are very

the states where the utilities are very powerful they basically get the

powerful they basically get the

powerful they basically get the regulator’s and the legislators and in

regulator’s and the legislators and in

regulator’s and the legislators and in that state to to go along with what they

that state to to go along with what they

that state to to go along with what they want to do because people know this

want to do because people know this

want to do because people know this though it makes my head explode there

though it makes my head explode there

though it makes my head explode there are solutions and there are very

are solutions and there are very

are solutions and there are very specific things blocking those solutions

specific things blocking those solutions

specific things blocking those solutions and I really think it’s just a matter of

and I really think it’s just a matter of

and I really think it’s just a matter of people not knowing nationwide there’s

people not knowing nationwide there’s

people not knowing nationwide there’s less than a million American homes that

less than a million American homes that

less than a million American homes that have solar on the roof right now and

have solar on the roof right now and

have solar on the roof right now and people say there’s roughly 55 million

people say there’s roughly 55 million

people say there’s roughly 55 million American homes that should why is that

American homes that should why is that

American homes that should why is that what’s stopping in the industry

what’s stopping in the industry

what’s stopping in the industry structured as a series of statewide

structured as a series of statewide

structured as a series of statewide monopolies that support pay for the

monopolies that support pay for the

monopolies that support pay for the large power plants the high-voltage

large power plants the high-voltage

large power plants the high-voltage transmission lines when people start to

transmission lines when people start to

transmission lines when people start to put solar on their roof it upsets that

put solar on their roof it upsets that

put solar on their roof it upsets that entire system this is really

entire system this is really

entire system this is really I don’t think we could have gotten a

I don’t think we could have gotten a

I don’t think we could have gotten a more vivid picture from anyone than we

more vivid picture from anyone than we

more vivid picture from anyone than we did from a guy like David Crane who was

did from a guy like David Crane who was

did from a guy like David Crane who was really one of the top insiders in the

really one of the top insiders in the

really one of the top insiders in the energy world climate change itself

energy world climate change itself

energy world climate change itself global warming it’s hard to talk about

global warming it’s hard to talk about

global warming it’s hard to talk about without being confused and so it’s nice

without being confused and so it’s nice

without being confused and so it’s nice to have a very accessible way to

to have a very accessible way to

to have a very accessible way to understand something that’s pretty huge

understand something that’s pretty huge

understand something that’s pretty huge for all of us