{"649484":{"#nid":"649484","#data":{"type":"news","title":"EPICenter Director Provides Insight on Energy Equity","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch3\u003EMillions of people have no access to energy. Can solar power be the answer?\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccess to energy is largely taken for granted in the United States. In many countries, however, there are millions of people who live without this convenience of modern life. One of the difficulties is access to a reliable source of power, such as the electrical grid that provides the energy we use, and need, each day.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERichard Simmons, director of the Energy, Policy, and Innovation Center was recently one of several experts interviewed for an article that was published online.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mashable.com\/2018\/04\/26\/leonardo-dicaprio-kingo-solar-energy\/#2EtXxZ3ynmq9\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead the entire article\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to read his thoughts on energy access.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Millions of people have no access to energy. Can solar power be the answer? "}],"uid":"35801","created_gmt":"2021-08-11 21:07:03","changed_gmt":"2021-08-11 21:07:03","author":"vkaza3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-05-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-05-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"367481","name":"SEI Energy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"188483","name":"Energy equity"},{"id":"188484","name":"Richard Simmons"},{"id":"167364","name":"solar power"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}