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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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1:30:57
Doing data centers the not-dumb way
Jigar Shah joins me to break down why powering new data centers with behind-the-meter natural gas plants is an engineering and economic disaster.
3 hrs ago
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David Roberts
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50:26
Ruggedized solar power for the hard places
I chat with Lauren Flanagan about self-contained solar nanogrids in disaster areas & forward deployments.
Apr 10
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David Roberts
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Good news for paid subscribers!
I shall nag you no longer.
Apr 8
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David Roberts
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Samuel R (Volts team)
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1:04:41
Why climate funders don't fund housing policy, and why they oughtta
On the philanthropic obsession with electric vehicles and why Ben Holland and Caroline Spears think state-level housing policy is our next great climate…
Apr 8
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David Roberts
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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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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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