SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS & MEDIA

Diane is a regular contributor and presenter on energy topics in the media and for statewide, regional, and national conferences such as the North Carolina State Energy Conference, UNC Clean Tech Summit, Solar Power Southeast, and the Energy Storage Association. Select presentations and articles can be found below:

PRESENTATIONS

N.C. Military Business Center, Energy and Environmental Summit (April 2022)

The Future of Utilities and Climate Change Goals (January 2022)

NC Sustainable Energy Association's Squeaky Clean Energy Podcast Interview: Intersections between military preparedness and clean energy (April 2021)

Southeast Renewable Energy Summit: Regulatory Reforms and Reliability Concerns Drive Solar and Storage Development (November 2021)

Commonwealth of Virginia Energy Storage Webinar (December 2020)

Southeast Renewable Energy Summit: Assessing the Impacts of Southeast State Renewable Energy Policy, Procurement and Program Frameworks (November 2020)

UNC Clean Tech Summit: Speaker Diane Cherry organized, presented, and facilitated a panel of energy storage policy developments in the Southeastern United States (March 2019)

MEDIA

How Prevalent is PFAS on Military Bases? - Greater Fayetteville Business Journal (January 2023)

Fort Bragg Given Green Light for Solar Powered Housing (September 2022)

Transportation Electrification at Military Bases (July 2022)

National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program: What Is It and Why Is It Important? (April 2022)

Interview with Diane Cherry - Raleigh's Edition of Women's Magazine (Spring 2022)

Duke Energy Wants to Block Independent Solar Deal for Fort Bragg (February 2022)

Renewable Advocates Troubled by Tradeoffs in N.C. Climate Bill (November 2021)

Energy resilience is an increasing focus for N.C. military bases (October 2021)

Interview with Business North Carolina on Military and Energy Resilience (August 2021)

For second round of Volkswagen spending, N.C. looks to shift gears - Energy News Network (July 2021)

How past changes in utility regulation point to process that could lead to fundamental market makeover - Charlotte Business Journal (April 2020)

How rising power costs put deregulation study in play for Carolinas utility - Charlotte Business Journal (April 2020)