December 22, 2021

December 22, 2021/in News, The Electric Wire Podcast /


Madison, WI – The Year-in-Review Crew is back again this year to break down the top energy stories and ideas of 2021 on the Electric Wire podcast! Carrie Templeton, Heather Allen, Chris Hubbuch, and Matthew Spencer join to share their picks for top energy story, idea, and shock of the year, along with their predictions for 2022 and, of course, what they’d do with “all the power.”


Our Roundtable Guests


  • Carrie Templeton, Chief of Staff to Public Service Commission of WI Chairperson Rebecca Valcq
  • Chris Hubbuch, energy reporter for the Wisconsin State Journal
  • Heather Allen, Executive Director, RENEW Wisconsin
  • Matthew Spencer, Government Affairs, Madison Gas and Electric


Listen to the Electric Wire podcast, Episode 20, “2021 Year-in-Review Roundtable,” wherever you listen to podcasts, or at our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/UAHoSkPUh9U


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