Promethea Rising

Kirby Calvert & Rebecca Jahns - Mapping the Energy Transition

Episode Summary

Everyone loves a good map that helps us understand the world around us. My guests Kirby Calvert and Rebecca Jahns use maps to build energy conscious communities.

Episode Notes

Everyone loves a good map that helps us understand the world around us. My guests Kirby Calvert and Rebecca Jahns use maps to build energy conscious communities.

Successful community energy planning ensures stakeholders and community members who may be impacted – either directly or indirectly – by the implementation of the plan are effectively engaged in the planning process. Engagement builds buy-in, capacity and motivation of the community for implementation.

Energy mapping is a useful tool for understanding energy supply, demand, and distribution within a community.Collaborative energy mapping takes this tool and makes it an effective engagement tool. As an engagement tool, collaborate mapping supports more inclusive decision making, builds energy literacy among stakeholders and community members helping them adapt to technology and policy changes.

My guests Kirby Calvert and Rebecca Jahns use collaborative energy mapping to assist municipalities understand their role in renewable energy development. They have helped communities find and map local solar, wind and biomass energy generation opportunities. Through the process, they help municipalities collaborate with stakeholders and community members to create fair and tailored initiatives that can be integrated into future community plans.