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A list of essential episodes & a tool to search the Volts library
 • Samuel R (Volts team)
59:21
NYC's congestion pricing has been running for a year now. How's it doing?
Kate Slevin joins me to break down the almost unqualified success of the controversial program's first year.
 • David Roberts
56:41
Sen. Brian Schatz wants permitting reform, but not like this
Hawaii's senator on the Trump "solar ban," the pivot to energy affordability, and the hard lessons of the IRA.
 • David Roberts
Volts 5 year anniversary! + community thread #25
Open to all free & paid subscribers.
 • David Roberts and Samuel R (Volts team)
1:27:31
What's the real story with Australian rooftop solar?
Saul Griffith joins me to debunk the myths surrounding Australia's massive influx of solar energy.
 • David Roberts
1:10:20
The cure for misinformation is not more information or smarter news consumers
Political scientist Samuel Bagg explains why social identity is at the root of the misinformation crisis -- which calls for something deeper than…
 • David Roberts
47:28
Sen. Ruben Gallego has a new energy plan
We discuss nuclear power, permitting reform, data centers, and more.
 • David Roberts
1:14:09
Advocating for decarbonization in 2026
Aliya Haq is working toward a movement that builds rather than blocks.
 • David Roberts
58:05
California warms up to a larger Western energy market
Brian Turner and Kathleen Staks on why the West is finally getting the unified energy market it needs.
 • David Roberts
Happy 5th birthday to Volts!
A note to readers and listeners.
 • David Roberts
1:26:17
How Illinois passed its third big clean-energy bill in a decade
Kady McFadden and John Delurey join me to talk about why "fast and cheap" is the new winning message for climate policy.
 • David Roberts
33:49
What's going on in electricity world?
Some thoughts on where we are in the electricity sector -- data centers, rising rates, etc. -- and a way forward that can benefit everyone.
 • David Roberts
1:07:20
What's the deal with balcony solar?
Cora Stryker joins me to explain how "plug-in" solar took Europe by storm and is finally, via Utah (?), making its way to America.
 • David Roberts
1:22:33
Clean electrification is inevitable
Kingsmill Bond explains why the global march of "electrotech" has moved beyond the reach of US political interference.
 • David Roberts
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