{"id":1097,"date":"2021-06-21T20:14:38","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T20:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/insights\/a-conversation-about-clean-energy\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T13:53:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T13:53:47","slug":"a-conversation-about-clean-energy","status":"publish","type":"news-and-insights","link":"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/a-conversation-about-clean-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Clean Energy: A Discussion of the Future of Clean Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Start Block: acf\/wysiwyg -->\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg section-padding bg-white\">\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n        \n        <div class=\"row\">\n                            <div class=\"col-lg-8 columns js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                                        <p>The clean energy transformation is well underway, as governments, businesses, investors, and individuals across the globe focus on the promised potential. But discussions about the topic quickly reveal that not everyone has the same understanding or definition of clean energy.<\/p>\n<p>What is the definition of clean energy? Is it the same thing as renewable or green energy? Is clean energy really clean? What are some of the pros and cons? Is there anything else we should consider?<\/p>\n<p>In this brief article, we\u2019ll try to set a common course to encourage a more productive dialogue with the recognition that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/complete-guide-transitioning-from-hydrocarbons-to-renewables\/\">our energy future<\/a> is an ongoing conversation and not a conclusion.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-lg-4 columns js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                                        <div class=\"wysiwyg__links js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                        <div class=\"wysiwyg__links__top \">\n                                                        <h4>Related Services<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <ul class=\"js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                                                                <li><a 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Services<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/markets\/power-and-utilities\/renewables\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- End Block: acf\/innerpage-promotion-blocks -->\n\n<!-- Start Block: acf\/wysiwyg -->\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg section-padding bg-light-gradient\">\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n                    <div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper\">\n        \n        <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n                                                                                \n                                                <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"col-lg-12 js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                    <h2>What Is Clean Energy?<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5801 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/clean-energy-as-recognized-by-the-u.s-department-of-energy-901x1024.png\" alt=\"Venn diagram showing conventional energy, renewable energy, and green energy overlapping into clean energy\" width=\"901\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/clean-energy-as-recognized-by-the-u.s-department-of-energy-901x1024.png 901w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/clean-energy-as-recognized-by-the-u.s-department-of-energy-264x300.png 264w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/clean-energy-as-recognized-by-the-u.s-department-of-energy-768x873.png 768w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/clean-energy-as-recognized-by-the-u.s-department-of-energy-1352x1536.png 1352w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/clean-energy-as-recognized-by-the-u.s-department-of-energy-1802x2048.png 1802w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/clean-energy-as-recognized-by-the-u.s-department-of-energy-528x600.png 528w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/clean-energy-as-recognized-by-the-u.s-department-of-energy-440x500.png 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 901px) 100vw, 901px\" \/>Clean energy is energy from sources not requiring the release of pollutants, including energy generated from recyclable sources which don\u2019t emit greenhouse gases.<\/p>\n<p>Renewable energy and green energy are not the same as clean energy, although they\u2019re often used interchangeably. Despite substantial overlap with these terms, the creation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/insights\/part-1-the-economics-of-transitioning-to-renewables\/\">energy from renewable sources<\/a> doesn\u2019t always leave us with clean air and doesn\u2019t always come from green sources, which is why these categories should remain distinct in our conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Renewable energy is gained from sources that regenerate (renew) over short periods of time.<\/p>\n<p>Green energy is derived from natural (green) sources like low-impact hydropower, water, bioenergy, geothermal, wind, and solar.<\/p>\n<p>By most common definitions, clean energy is energy generated from sources that do not emit air pollutants. At the most basic level this means, clean energy results in clean air.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see, renewable and green energy are focused on the source (fuel) that generates the energy. Clean energy is focused on the result of the energy generation. Here\u2019s an easy way to remember the distinctions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Renewable Energy = Regenerative Sources<\/li>\n<li>Green Energy = Natural Sources<\/li>\n<li>Clean Energy = Clean Air<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- End Block: acf\/wysiwyg -->\n\n<!-- Start Block: acf\/wysiwyg -->\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg section-padding bg-white\">\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n                    <div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper\">\n        \n        <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n                                                                                \n                                                <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"col-lg-12 js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                    <h3>In terms of the promised potential, clean, green, renewable energy provides an essentially limitless source of power and gives us cleaner air and all the associated benefits.<\/h3>\n<p>This seems especially true when considering solar or wind power which the U.S. Energy Information Administration projects will make up almost 40% of U.S. electricity generation by 2050.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5805 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/energy-charts.png\" alt=\"Pie charts showing percentage of energy sources used for 1990, 2020, and estimated 2050. Shows coal decreasing and natural gases and renewables taking larger portions and increasing\" width=\"2709\" height=\"1489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/energy-charts.png 2709w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/energy-charts-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/energy-charts-1024x563.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/energy-charts-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/energy-charts-1536x844.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/energy-charts-2048x1126.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/energy-charts-1092x600.png 1092w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/energy-charts-910x500.png 910w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/energy-charts-700x385.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2709px) 100vw, 2709px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It sounds easy, simple, and like an all-around fantastic way to go, so what makes clean energy complicated?<\/p>\n<p>Part of it comes back to how we define clean energy. Included in most definitions are energy efficiency, battery storage, electric vehicles, and micro\/smart grid technology. But you might immediately wonder if things like nuclear energy, carbon capture and storage, grid modernization, hydrogen and fuel cells, or even natural gas should be included or excluded. There are good arguments for and against a broad or narrow inclusion of clean energy generation, much of it coming down to what we mean by clean. Even in this first step of establishing a definition, we can see that the topic of clean energy quickly gets complicated.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- End Block: acf\/wysiwyg -->\n\n<!-- Start Block: acf\/wysiwyg -->\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg section-padding bg-light-gradient\">\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n                    <div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper\">\n        \n        <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n                                                                                \n                                                <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"col-lg-12 js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                    <h2>How Clean Is Clean Energy?<\/h2>\n<p>Whether defined broadly or strictly, the primary focus is on the power generation aspect of clean energy. Clean power generation = clean air. However, the total lifecycle of clean energy generators is equally important and complicated. One of the first steps in the lifecycle is manufacturing an appropriate power generator to harness the energy source (fuel). Wind energy needs wind turbines, solar energy needs solar panels, battery storage needs batteries, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>Solar panels and battery storage require the mining of non-renewable minerals, and along with the manufacturing process, is currently emissions, energy, land, and water intensive. These are heavily dependent on fossil fuels and other emissions intensive industries, along with a host of other processes with high environmental impact. Likewise, wind turbine blades are made of carbon fiber, which consists of layers of plastics and plastic resin, which are derived from oil and natural gas products.<\/p>\n<p>International and domestic transportation of the materials and the products typically rely on fossil-fuel and other emissions intensive industries. Disposal is another area of great difficulty and complication for clean energy power generators.<\/p>\n<p>The composition of wind turbine blades makes all existing blades almost impossible to recycle. A 2017 University of Cambridge study estimates that wind turbine blades will account for 43 million metric tons of waste by 2050. By that same milestone, the International Renewable Energy Agency projects up to 78 million metric tons of solar panels will have reached their end-of-life. Though clean solutions are being worked on, most available disposal solutions are economically and environmentally unfavorable.<\/p>\n<p>When evaluating the full lifecycle of clean energy generators, it\u2019s not entirely clear if the net result is environmentally clean, though over the long term it could be. In short, the lifecycle of clean energy power generators is complicated.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- End Block: acf\/wysiwyg -->\n\n<!-- Start Block: acf\/innerpage-promotion-blocks -->\n\n<section class=\"cta-right-image-text\">\n    <div class=\"cta-right-image-text__wrap\">\n        <div class=\"cta-right-image-text__text\">\n            <div class=\"cta-right-image-text__text__wrap js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                <h2>Contact Our Renewable Energy Experts Today<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"cta-right-image-text__image\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2121\" height=\"1414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1400265864.jpg\" class=\"object-fit\" alt=\"GettyImages-1400265864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1400265864.jpg 2121w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1400265864-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1400265864-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1400265864-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1400265864-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1400265864-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1400265864-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2121px) 100vw, 2121px\" \/>            <span class=\"top\"><\/span>\n            <span class=\"bottom\"><\/span>\n            <span class=\"left\"><\/span>\n            <span class=\"right\"><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- End Block: acf\/innerpage-promotion-blocks -->\n\n<!-- Start Block: acf\/wysiwyg -->\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg section-padding bg-white\">\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n                    <div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper\">\n        \n        <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n                                                                                \n                                                <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"col-lg-12 js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                    <h2>An Ongoing Conversation<\/h2>\n<p>For good and bad, clean energy has achieved buzzword status. Everyone has heard the term and almost everyone has a strong opinion about it. This tends to obscure objective evaluation of the entire lifecycle and hinder productive conversations about the energy transition. In truth, clean energy is a broad term with a fluctuating definition and a complicated lifecycle. With all of that comes challenges and opportunities. In this brief article we can\u2019t possibly sort through all the issues and potential of clean energy; however, we hope this provides some fuel for thought and deepens those ongoing conversations as we all work toward a common goal of a cleaner energy future.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- End Block: acf\/wysiwyg -->\n\n<!-- Start Block: acf\/innerpage-related-materials -->\n<section class=\"material-cards bg-purple-gradient\">\n    <div class=\"container-fluid js-animated-content animated-content\">\n        <div class=\"material-cards__headlines has-limited-item js-animated-content animated-content\">\n            <div class=\"material-card__content js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                <h3>Download the PDF to Access Additional Resources<\/h3>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"material-card__link\">\n                            <\/div>\n      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<div class=\"image-card__info\">\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__top\">\n                                                                                                <h3>Strategic Energy Management: A Conversation with TRC\u2019s Marti Mendenhall<\/h3>\n                                                <h4 class=\"hidden-md-down\">avril 21, 2026<\/h4>\n                                                <p class=\"image-card__description\">Strategic Energy Management (SEM) is a powerful program for organizations looking to reduce energy costs, improve efficiency and meet sustainability goals. At TRC, SEM is more than just a service\u2014it\u2019s a partnership.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__bottom\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/strategic-energy-management-conversation\/\" class=\"image-card__link\">En savoir plus<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"image-cards-slider-item fx-slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-card\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2202100777-700x394.jpg\" class=\"attachment-homepage-image-card size-homepage-image-card\" alt=\"GettyImages-2202100777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2202100777-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2202100777-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2202100777-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2202100777-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2202100777-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2202100777-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2202100777-1067x600.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2202100777-889x500.jpg 889w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__info\">\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__top\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/news-and-insights-category\/news\/\" class=\"image-card__category\">News<\/a>                                                <h3>WSP completes acquisition of TRC<\/h3>\n                                                <h4 class=\"hidden-md-down\">f\u00e9vrier 24, 2026<\/h4>\n                                                <p class=\"image-card__description\">Supercharges its Power &#038; Energy offering and enhances capabilities across water, infrastructure, environment, and digital solutions.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__bottom\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/wsp-completes-acquisition-of-trc\/\" class=\"image-card__link\">En savoir plus<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"image-cards-slider-item fx-slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-card\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/116_Buffalo-NY-700x467.jpg\" class=\"attachment-homepage-image-card size-homepage-image-card\" alt=\"116_Buffalo-NY-scaled\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/116_Buffalo-NY-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/116_Buffalo-NY-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/116_Buffalo-NY-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/116_Buffalo-NY-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/116_Buffalo-NY-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/116_Buffalo-NY-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/116_Buffalo-NY-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/116_Buffalo-NY-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__info\">\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__top\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/news-and-insights-category\/news\/\" class=\"image-card__category\">News<\/a>                                                <h3>TRC Awarded NextGen Buildings Innovation Funding to Advance Intelligent Load Control Technologies in New York State<\/h3>\n                                                <h4 class=\"hidden-md-down\">janvier 30, 2026<\/h4>\n                                                <p class=\"image-card__description\">TRC recently secured funding to advance building decarbonization in New York. Learn how they plan to deploy market-ready technologies across the state.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__bottom\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/trc-awarded-nextgen-buildings-innovation-funding-intelligent-load-control-new-york\/\" class=\"image-card__link\">En savoir plus<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"image-cards-slider-item fx-slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-card\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AdobeStock_594938849-700x467.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-homepage-image-card size-homepage-image-card\" alt=\"AdobeStock_594938849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AdobeStock_594938849-700x467.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AdobeStock_594938849-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AdobeStock_594938849-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AdobeStock_594938849-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AdobeStock_594938849-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AdobeStock_594938849-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AdobeStock_594938849-900x600.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AdobeStock_594938849-750x500.jpeg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__info\">\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__top\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/news-and-insights-category\/insights\/\" class=\"image-card__category\">Insights<\/a>                                                <h3>Building a Stronger, More Inclusive Trades Workforce for the Clean Energy Industry\u00a0<\/h3>\n                                                <h4 class=\"hidden-md-down\">D\u00e9cembre 19, 2025<\/h4>\n                                                <p class=\"image-card__description\">Learn how equitable workforce development, mentorship, and funding can close the skilled trades gap and build an inclusive clean energy workforce.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__bottom\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/building-a-stronger-more-inclusive-trades-workforce-for-the-clean-energy-industry\/\" class=\"image-card__link\">En savoir plus<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"image-cards-slider-item fx-slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-card\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Energy-Talks-Podcast-Image_1200x900-667x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-homepage-image-card size-homepage-image-card\" alt=\"Energy-Talks-Podcast-Image_1200x900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Energy-Talks-Podcast-Image_1200x900-667x500.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Energy-Talks-Podcast-Image_1200x900-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Energy-Talks-Podcast-Image_1200x900-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Energy-Talks-Podcast-Image_1200x900-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Energy-Talks-Podcast-Image_1200x900-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Energy-Talks-Podcast-Image_1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>                                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__info\">\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__top\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/news-and-insights-category\/videos\/\" class=\"image-card__category\">Videos<\/a>                                                <h3>TRC ENERGY TALKS PODCAST<\/h3>\n                                                <h4 class=\"hidden-md-down\">juillet 16, 2025<\/h4>\n                                                <p class=\"image-card__description\">Produced and hosted by the staff of TRC\u2019s Advanced Energy practice, the podcasts are a forum for current trends in the energy industry.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__bottom\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/trc-energy-talks-podcast\/\" class=\"image-card__link\">En savoir plus<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"image-cards-slider-item fx-slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-card\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/communication-and-internet-network-connect-in-smart-city-1252264724-700x444.jpg\" class=\"attachment-homepage-image-card size-homepage-image-card\" alt=\"communication-and-internet-network-connect-in-smart-city-1252264724-scaled\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/communication-and-internet-network-connect-in-smart-city-1252264724-700x444.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/communication-and-internet-network-connect-in-smart-city-1252264724-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/communication-and-internet-network-connect-in-smart-city-1252264724-1024x650.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/communication-and-internet-network-connect-in-smart-city-1252264724-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/communication-and-internet-network-connect-in-smart-city-1252264724-1536x975.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/communication-and-internet-network-connect-in-smart-city-1252264724-2048x1300.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/communication-and-internet-network-connect-in-smart-city-1252264724-946x600.jpg 946w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/communication-and-internet-network-connect-in-smart-city-1252264724-788x500.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__info\">\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__top\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/news-and-insights-category\/insights\/\" class=\"image-card__category\">Insights<\/a>                                                <h3>Q&amp;A: 5 Ways Data Analytics is Powering the Energy Transition<\/h3>\n                                                <h4 class=\"hidden-md-down\">juin 23, 2025<\/h4>\n                                                <p class=\"image-card__description\">Though traditionally late adopters, most utilities today are evaluating, if not implementing, digital technologies. <\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__bottom\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/5-ways-data-analytics-is-powering-the-energy-transition\/\" class=\"image-card__link\">En savoir plus<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"image-cards-slider-item fx-slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-card\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1389c41c-power-tower-700x466.jpg\" class=\"attachment-homepage-image-card size-homepage-image-card\" alt=\"1389c41c-power-tower\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1389c41c-power-tower-700x466.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1389c41c-power-tower-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1389c41c-power-tower-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1389c41c-power-tower-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1389c41c-power-tower-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1389c41c-power-tower-901x600.jpg 901w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1389c41c-power-tower-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1389c41c-power-tower.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__info\">\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__top\">\n                                                                                                <h3>Download Whitepaper: 10 Years of Insights for Clean Community Microgrids<\/h3>\n                                                <h4 class=\"hidden-md-down\">mars 1, 2023<\/h4>\n                                                <p class=\"image-card__description\">Clean, community microgrids represent a promising and timely opportunity for you to advance your customer offering and deliver meaningful societal benefits, all while modernizing your grid and providing you with load flexibility.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__bottom\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/download-whitepaper-10-years-of-insights-for-clean-community-microgrids\/\" class=\"image-card__link\">En savoir plus<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"image-cards-slider-item fx-slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-card\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8cf53131-electric-suv-of-the-future-charging-electricity-with-public-charger-1126139719-700x394.jpg\" class=\"attachment-homepage-image-card size-homepage-image-card\" alt=\"8cf53131-electric-suv-of-the-future-charging-electricity-with-public-charger-1126139719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8cf53131-electric-suv-of-the-future-charging-electricity-with-public-charger-1126139719-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8cf53131-electric-suv-of-the-future-charging-electricity-with-public-charger-1126139719-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8cf53131-electric-suv-of-the-future-charging-electricity-with-public-charger-1126139719-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8cf53131-electric-suv-of-the-future-charging-electricity-with-public-charger-1126139719-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8cf53131-electric-suv-of-the-future-charging-electricity-with-public-charger-1126139719-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8cf53131-electric-suv-of-the-future-charging-electricity-with-public-charger-1126139719-1067x600.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8cf53131-electric-suv-of-the-future-charging-electricity-with-public-charger-1126139719-889x500.jpg 889w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8cf53131-electric-suv-of-the-future-charging-electricity-with-public-charger-1126139719.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__info\">\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__top\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/news-and-insights-category\/insights\/\" class=\"image-card__category\">Insights<\/a>                                                <h3>Start Your Batteries: Mass Fleet Electrification is Coming (And What We Can do to Prepare)<\/h3>\n                                                <h4 class=\"hidden-md-down\">avril 13, 2022<\/h4>\n                                                <p class=\"image-card__description\">As we plan for and make early investments for fleets, we\u2019ll be paving the way for higher degrees of market penetration of passenger vehicles and other modes of transportation as well. <\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__bottom\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/start-your-batteries-mass-fleet-electrification-is-coming\/\" class=\"image-card__link\">En savoir plus<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"image-cards-slider-item fx-slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-card\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bd265a05-ae-just-transition-700x466.webp\" class=\"attachment-homepage-image-card size-homepage-image-card\" alt=\"bd265a05-ae-just-transition\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bd265a05-ae-just-transition-700x466.webp 700w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bd265a05-ae-just-transition-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bd265a05-ae-just-transition-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bd265a05-ae-just-transition-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bd265a05-ae-just-transition-1536x1023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bd265a05-ae-just-transition-901x600.webp 901w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bd265a05-ae-just-transition-750x500.webp 750w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bd265a05-ae-just-transition.webp 1792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__info\">\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__top\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/news-and-insights-category\/insights\/\" class=\"image-card__category\">Insights<\/a>                                                <h3>Ensuring a Just Transition: Optimizing Opportunities for All in the Low-Carbon Future<\/h3>\n                                                <h4 class=\"hidden-md-down\">janvier 24, 2022<\/h4>\n                                                <p class=\"image-card__description\">Carbon elimination of the magnitude needed to address climate change requires systems-level change that can only be reached by incremental, ground-up progress, building upon what we have achieved thus far. <\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__bottom\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/ensuring-a-just-transition-optimizing-opportunities-for-all-in-the-low-carbon-future\/\" class=\"image-card__link\">En savoir plus<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"image-cards-slider-item fx-slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-card\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/21ace44f-microsoftteams-image-29-700x466.webp\" class=\"attachment-homepage-image-card size-homepage-image-card\" 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100vw, 700px\" \/>                                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__info\">\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__top\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/news-and-insights-category\/insights\/\" class=\"image-card__category\">Insights<\/a>                                                <h3>10 Takeaways from the COP26 Climate Meeting<\/h3>\n                                                <h4 class=\"hidden-md-down\">novembre 17, 2021<\/h4>\n                                                <p class=\"image-card__description\">There are compelling reasons to be optimistic about the outcomes of the COP26 meeting. Notably, agreement among all nations that more needs to be done, by both private and governmental bodies, to contain and mitigate climate change. <\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__bottom\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/takeaways-cop26\/\" class=\"image-card__link\">En savoir plus<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"image-cards-slider-item fx-slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-card\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/755ba715-electric-truck-700x376.webp\" class=\"attachment-homepage-image-card size-homepage-image-card\" alt=\"755ba715-electric-truck\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/755ba715-electric-truck-700x376.webp 700w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/755ba715-electric-truck-300x161.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/755ba715-electric-truck-1024x550.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/755ba715-electric-truck-768x412.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/755ba715-electric-truck-1536x825.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/755ba715-electric-truck-1118x600.webp 1118w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/755ba715-electric-truck-931x500.webp 931w, 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in California where upfront and ongoing incentives stack up quickly. <\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__bottom\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/amplifying-the-next-phase-of-fleet-electrification-the-pickup\/\" class=\"image-card__link\">En savoir plus<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"image-cards-slider-item fx-slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-card\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-1723195853-700x467.jpg\" class=\"attachment-homepage-image-card size-homepage-image-card\" alt=\"GettyImages-1723195853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-1723195853-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-1723195853-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-1723195853-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-1723195853-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-1723195853-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-1723195853-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-1723195853.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                    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Energy Program&#8482; (NJCEP), which has provided more than $300 million annually in support to homeowners, businesses&hellip;<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__bottom\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/trc-acquires-new-jerseys-clean-energy-program-contract-and-assumes-program-administrator-role\/\" class=\"image-card__link\">En savoir plus<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- End Block: acf\/innerpage-news-and-insights -->\n\n<!-- Start Block: core\/paragraph -->\n<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div 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