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August 18, 2026
Keeping the lights on by building a better, stronger electricity grid
Season 13, Episode 8. CEO Kimberly Johnston and VP of Public Partnerships Shannon Fitzgerald O’Shea speak with host Chelsea Henderson about keeping the lights on during emergencies, and NextGen Energy’s work to build a safer and more resilient America through community energy infrastructure (CEI).
Listen ↗August 12, 2026
Towns of Harvard, Ayer, and Shirley Awarded State Grant to Build Locally Owned Energy and Resilience
Founding municipalities, together with NextGen Energy, launch Keep Lights On MA™ — a public-private partnership aiming to cleanly power critical infrastructure.
Read the release ↗August 2026
Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $45 Million to Protect Massachusetts Communities
The new "ECO One Stop" combines major state environmental grant applications, making it easier for communities to move resilience projects forward.
Read on mass.gov ↗
March 18, 2026
To Strengthen Power Reliability in Extreme Weather, Diversify Grid Resources
Kimberly Johnston, Founder & CEO of NextGen Energy, on why grid diversification — not central-station consolidation — is the resilience play.
Read on Utility Dive ↗
February 27, 2026
America's Power Crisis: The Hidden Cost of AI Dominance
Kimberly Johnston joins Wood Mackenzie's Energy Gang, live from the ACORE Policy Forum, to discuss data-center-driven demand growth and the case for distributed community infrastructure.
Watch ↗January 31, 2026
Weathering the Winter Storm
Kimberly Johnston on how ramping up diversified energy resources and storage protected millions of Texans during Winter Storm Fern — and what it means for community-scale infrastructure.
Read on LinkedIn ↗
December 24, 2025
The Party Is Getting Started, Ep. 52
Recorded at the Reuters Energy Live Conference in Houston. Kimberly Johnston and Riccardo Bertocco join host Ben Segilson on the momentum behind community-scale infrastructure and the capital-markets shifts making it investable.
Listen ↗October 20, 2025
Getting "DER Pilled" at DERVOS 2025
Shannon Fitzgerald O’Shea on the cutting-edge technology and business-as-usual disruption brewing at the annual distributed energy resources conference.
Read on LinkedIn ↗September 29, 2025
Climate Week NYC 2025: Key Takeaways on the Future of Energy
Shannon Fitzgerald O’Shea on the highlights, key takeaways, and recurring themes from Climate Week NYC 2025.
Read on LinkedIn ↗Awards.
- Reuters Energy Industry Awards 2026 — Finalist ↗
- ACORE Accelerate 2026 — Cohort Member ↗
- Reuters Trailblazing Women in Energy 2026 — Kimberly Johnston, Founder & CEO
- BlueWave International Supplier Development Program — Platinum Badge Certification, 2026 ↗
- DOE Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnership (GRIP) Award — HERO Louisiana, 2024