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Volts Jump-Start guide
A list of essential episodes & a tool to search the Volts library
Aug 15, 2025
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Samuel R (Volts team)
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4
1:20:49
Rethinking climate regulation from the ground up
I chat with Hannah Safford and Loren Schulman about designing federal policy that actually delivers decarbonization.
Apr 3
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David Roberts
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11
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1:05:20
Using more of the grid we’ve already built
Ian Magruder explains how more efficiently utilizing our existing grid can lower electricity bills and accelerate decarbonization.
Apr 1
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David Roberts
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6
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1:06:14
Should we block some sunlight to cool the planet?
Dakota Gruener joins me to discuss the gaps and unanswered questions in our understanding of solar geoengineering.
Mar 27
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David Roberts
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9
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1:10:37
For data centers, a little flexibility goes a long way
Why developers are scrambling for off-grid jet engines, and how we could fix our broken grid interconnection process instead.
Mar 25
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David Roberts
25
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Volts community thread #28: Iran, Bend OR, balcony solar & more
Open to all free & paid subscribers.
Mar 23
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David Roberts
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Samuel R (Volts team)
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1:02:07
The high-stakes battle over energy affordability in New York
Pete Sikora and I puzzle over why New York's governor is fighting with her party again.
Mar 20
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David Roberts
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3
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1:16:32
A Tesla vet tries to master the VPP market
Kunal Girotra and I explore the massive potential of combining plug-and-play home batteries with smart enterprise software to stabilize the grid
Mar 18
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David Roberts
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3
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1:12:21
How to design a brand-new city
Jan Sramek of California Forever discusses urbanism, affordability, sustainability, & governance.
Mar 13
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David Roberts
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21
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1:03:21
Is the brand new city in California for real?
Jan Sramek joins me to discuss the controversy, funding, and master plan behind the massive California Forever project.
Mar 11
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David Roberts
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12
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1:14:39
The fate of fossil fuel systems in the "mid-transition"
I talk with Emily Grubert about the hidden dangers of letting the free market manage the decline of our legacy energy infrastructure.
Mar 4
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David Roberts
54
17
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1:03:13
Volts/Catalyst pod crossover: the biggest questions in clean energy
I chat with Shayle Kann about whether autonomous vehicles will destroy urban density and if geoengineering is inevitably in our future.
Feb 25
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David Roberts
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28
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Volts community thread #27
Open to all free & paid subscribers.
Feb 23
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David Roberts
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Samuel R (Volts team)
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27
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1:15:28
What is PJM and why is everyone so mad about it?
Clara Summers & I discuss rising prices & growing political discontent in PJM, the country's largest power market.
Feb 20
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David Roberts
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10
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