In this first episode of 2026, Andrew Pape-Salmon, adjunct professor at the University of Victoria shares his vision for democratization of energy, practical ways to have a more resilient energy system, the future of solar energy, home energy participation and community-based approaches to sustainable energy, And as always on BWBC we talk about his career path. Listener Heather Hayne asks about electric vehicle uptake and tariffs.

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00:00 Introduction to the Blue Box Recycling Revolution for Energy

3:14 The Future is Bright for Solar

06:11 Community-Based Social Marketing and Energy Awareness

09:53 Democratizing Energy: Concepts and Applications

16:00 Beyond Apps: Energy Cost Management Explained

18:50  The Blue Box Revolution of Energy

20:51 Listener Questions: EV Tariffs

24:17 Shout Outs and Final Thoughts

30:32 Retrofitting Buildings : The underrated housing innovation

36:13 Closing Remarks and Call to Action

Host: Elisabeth Girgis

Guest question: Heather Hayne

Production support and sound editing by Ariya Kosavisutte and Makenzie Pratt

Impact Moderato Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/