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Dan Savage on blue America in the age of Trump

Dan Savage joins me on Volts to discuss how NIMBY-captured city leadership is failing Democrats — and why making cities better is the key to building…

16 hrs ago •

1:09:19

Volts community thread #12

Open to all free & paid subscribers.

Nov 18 •

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Residential solar is becoming residential solar + storage + VPP

I chat with Sunrun CEO Mary Powell on the future of solar, the shift to a "clean energy lifestyle," and why the tech bros need to rethink their nuclear…

Nov 13 •

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How railroads could boost the US energy transition

A conversation with Bill Moyer of Solutionary Rail.

Nov 6 •

1:13:12

How is electrification going?

Can $2 billion make household electrification a reality in the US? Ari Matusiak of Rewiring America is going to find out.

Nov 1 •

52:11

October 2024

Mailbag episode - Oct. 2024

Cheap emergency appendectomy in Germany, election dread, home electrification, the gas death spiral, and more.

Oct 25 •

53:00

Tying utility profits to actually doing a good job

A conversation with Cara Goldenberg of RMI and Laura Gonzalez of Clean Virginia about "performance-based regulation."

Oct 23 •

1:02:00

Volts Community Thread #11

Open to all free & paid subscribers.

Oct 18 •

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The Department of Energy has gotten serious about technology commercialization

The Dept. of Energy's chief commercialization officer, Dr. Vanessa Chan, discusses her office's efforts to coordinate and accelerate the…

Oct 16 •

1:04:09

Digging into one of this year's most important-but-overlooked clean energy elections

Ylenia Aguilar joins me to discuss her candidacy for the Arizona Corporation Commission and the stakes of this crucial but overlooked election.

Oct 11 •

51:15

What Allison Clements thinks about the grid

I talk with former FERC commissioner Allison Clements about the challenges of grid modernization, clean energy integration, and where FERC can — and…

Oct 9 •

1:10:17

What's the deal with the Texas Railroad Commission?

I talk to Virginia Palacios of Commission Shift about the Texas Railroad Commission, its misleading name, and its cozy relationship with the oil and gas…

Oct 4 •

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