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Volts is a podcast about leaving fossil fuels behind. I've been reporting on and explaining clean-energy topics for almost 20 years, and I love talking to politicians, analysts, innovators, and activists about the latest progress in the world's most important fight. (Volts is entirely subscriber-supported. Sign up!) www.volts.wtf
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Assembling diverse resources into super-powered "energy parks"
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Jan 15, 20251:09:22pending
Organizing local support for clean energy projects
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Jan 8, 20251:09:43pending
Thermal energy networks are the next big thing
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Jan 1, 20251:22:57pending
The promise of residential VPPs
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Dec 20, 20241:08:30pending
Should we put utilities in charge of distributed energy?
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Dec 18, 20241:53:27pending
Time to stop taking hydropower for granted?
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Dec 13, 20241:02:51pending
Can we avoid the enshittification of clean-energy tech?
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Dec 11, 20241:37:15pending
Climate change and insurance: a growing fustercluck
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Dec 4, 20241:06:48pending
Checking in on local and state climate races
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Nov 27, 202455:12pending
Electrifying big trucks
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Nov 22, 20241:11:30pending
Dan Savage on blue America in the age of Trump
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Nov 20, 20241:09:20pending
Residential solar is becoming residential solar + storage + VPP
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Nov 13, 202448:00pending
How railroads could boost the US energy transition
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Nov 6, 20241:13:13pending
How is electrification going?
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Nov 1, 202452:11pending
Tying utility profits to actually doing a good job
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Oct 23, 20241:02:00pending
The Department of Energy has gotten serious about technology commercialization
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Oct 16, 20241:04:10pending
Digging into one of this year's most important-but-overlooked clean energy elect...
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Oct 11, 202451:16pending
What Allison Clements thinks about the grid
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Oct 9, 20241:10:17pending
What's the deal with the Texas Railroad Commission?
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Oct 4, 202459:31pending
A closer look at Pennsylvania, the swingiest of swing states
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Oct 2, 202456:18pending
A new way to retrofit old buildings ... from the outside
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Sep 25, 20241:10:11pending
How the Biden investments are changing America
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Sep 18, 20241:01:34pending
A tool that enables solar-first home electrification
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Sep 13, 202450:35pending
This new organization wants to remake PUCs for the energy transition
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Sep 11, 20241:13:57pending
Developing a supply chain for American-made batteries
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Sep 6, 202457:00pending
How to activate climate voters
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Sep 4, 20241:07:01pending
EV charging for urban neighborhoods
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Aug 28, 202455:38pending
How is new clean-energy manufacturing affecting red & purple states?
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Aug 21, 202459:38pending
The prospects for offshore wind in California
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Aug 14, 20241:09:30pending
Free the smart-meter data!
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Aug 9, 20241:05:18pending
Colorado governor Jared Polis on recent climate, energy, & housing wins
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Aug 7, 202448:09pending
How to cram EV fast chargers into tight urban spaces
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Aug 2, 20241:11:09pending
What's the deal with perovskite solar?
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Jul 31, 20241:00:49pending
What's the deal with burning wood pellets for energy?
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Jul 24, 20241:01:14pending
What's the deal with Passive House?
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Jul 19, 20241:01:07pending
EV charging for those without a garage
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Jul 17, 202454:10pending
How are we going to decarbonize shipping?
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Jul 12, 20241:02:26pending
Electrolyze everything!
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Jul 10, 20241:06:53pending
What's up with solid-state batteries?
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Jul 5, 202453:50pending
A clever new way to distribute storage on the grid
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Jul 3, 20241:12:47pending
Hey schools, go get your IRA tax credits!
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Jun 28, 202453:16pending
Heat pumps with thermal batteries
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Jun 26, 202457:25pending
New York's congestion pricing fiasco
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Jun 21, 20241:04:04pending
What's up with electric aviation?
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Jun 19, 202458:16pending
Washington Governor Jay Inslee on his last big climate fight
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Jun 14, 20241:20:46pending
Are markets the right tool for decarbonizing electricity?
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Jun 12, 20241:35:31pending
Wrapping our heads around AI and climate
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Jun 7, 20241:20:32pending
Making mini-grids work in sub-Saharan Africa
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Jun 5, 202447:20pending
Making carbon-free steel with clean electricity
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May 29, 202451:37pending
FERC's new rule and other exciting transmission news
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May 24, 20241:08:37pending
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