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Do small residential batteries make sense?
A conversation with Cole Ashman of Pila Energy.
Sep 23
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David Roberts
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1:04:13
Volts community thread #30: what should I ask the Danes?
Open to all free & paid subscribers.
Sep 21
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David Roberts
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Nate
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How energy politics work inside DC
A conversation with Frank Maisano.
Sep 18
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David Roberts
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8
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1:28:34
How to build a more flexible, quieter, less obnoxious data center
A conversation with Nelson Abramson of Verrus.
Sep 16
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David Roberts
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12
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1:13:19
Building a big, abundant, clean grid
A conversation with Jane Flegal.
Sep 11
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David Roberts
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1:59:17
Is there way more conventional geothermal than we thought?
A conversation with Carl Hoiland & Joel Edwards of Zanskar.
Sep 9
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David Roberts
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1:03:00
Win tickets to an upcoming event! My NY climate week lineup, new faces at Volts, and just, hey, how’s it going
Also: dogs, Denmark, and a birthday request. Mostly dogs.
Sep 7
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David Roberts
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Best of August 2026
Highlights from the eight conversations released last month.
Sep 4
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David Roberts
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45:11
How to respond to disinformation about clean energy, at scale
A conversation with Leah Qusba of GoodPower.
Sep 2
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David Roberts
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1:10:17
August 2026
Could we use Trump's tricks to make good green policy?
A conversation with Todd Tucker of the Roosevelt Institute.
Aug 28
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David Roberts
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1:08:44
Making data centers flexible so they can serve the grid rather than stress it out
A conversation with Varun Sivaram of Emerald AI.
Aug 26
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David Roberts
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51:56
Why can't utilities innovate?
A conversation with Quinn Nakayama of PG&E and Hanna Grene of Microsoft.
Aug 21
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David Roberts
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1:10:30
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