Lisa Cohn

I focus on the West Coast and Midwest. Email me at [email protected]

I’ve been writing about energy for more than 20 years, and my stories have appeared in EnergyBiz, SNL Financial, Mother Earth News, Natural Home Magazine, Horizon Air Magazine, Oregon Business, Open Spaces, the Portland Tribune, The Oregonian, Renewable Energy World, Windpower Monthly and other publications. I’m also a former stringer for the Platts/McGraw-Hill energy publications. I began my career covering energy and environment for The Cape Cod Times, where Elisa Wood also was a reporter. I’ve received numerous writing awards from national, regional and local organizations, including Pacific Northwest Writers Association, Willamette Writers, Associated Oregon Industries, and the Voice of Youth Advocates. I first became interested in energy as a student at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, where I helped design and build a solar house.

Twitter: @LisaECohn

Linkedin: LisaEllenCohn

Facebook: Energy Efficiency Markets

San Miguel County Courthouse. Image credit Jerreye and Royklotz, courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Colorado Roadmap Identifies Outage-Prone Communities and Microgrid Deployment Challenges

Jan. 13, 2025
Some Colorado communities are grappling with climate-change induced heat, wildfires, drought and blizzards, along with long feeder lines. To address the outages that these challenges...
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How Microgrids and DERs Can Deliver Value to California Schools and Public Agencies with Local Energy

Jan. 6, 2025
Here’s one way local energy would work: A school with building rooftops covered with solar could produce excess electricity to serve the campus and its neighbors. Batteries that...