Common Charge and Advancing Distributed Energy

Common Charge and Advancing Distributed Energy

Author: CleanTechnica January 12, 2026 Duration: 32:31

The Executive Director of new energy coalition Common Charge, Mary Rafferty, talks with CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan about what the organization is doing and how we can continuing advancing distributed energy in the United States in 2026.


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