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Brandon Owens

Brandon Owens

New York City

Brandon Owens, VP of Innovation & Research at NYSERDA. With 25+ years in energy strategy. A thought leader and author, he holds an MS in Energy Economics from Colorado School of Mines.

Welcome to the Clean Power Shift

Welcome to the Clean Power Shift

Clean Power Shift is an independent, data-driven online journal and research platform dedicated exclusively to energy innovation—shining a spotlight on how emerging technologies, informed by historical context and increasingly powered by AI, transition from the lab to real-world deployment.

Energy Innovation Weekly (3/24/25)

Energy Innovation Weekly (3/24/25)

The 2025 ARPA-E Summit highlighted U.S. energy innovation’s resilience, even amid political shifts. Yet a freeze on environmental justice funding threatens grassroots momentum, underscoring the vital link between high-tech breakthroughs and community-based deployment.

Energy Innovation Weekly (3/17/25)

Energy Innovation Weekly (3/17/25)

U.S. energy policy shifts to domestic production, nuclear, and AI demand as renewables support wanes, triggering a green freeze. Yet, state policies, corporate investment, and tech keep clean energy growing, proving innovation is driven by long-term forces, not politics.