Archive - Volts

PG&E tries to prove that a big utility can innovate

Quinn Nakayama on PG&E's push to innovate on flexible interconnection and smart electrification.

Jul 4 •

1:16:41

Can data centers be good grid citizens?

On turning data centers from a grid liability into a grid asset with Jeff Bladen of Verrus.

Jul 2 •

52:33

June 2025

Reducing the climate impacts of food and farming

Michael Grunwald joins me to discuss how to increase agriculture's output while reducing its carbon footprint.

Jun 27 •

1:20:03

The fight to build faster in California

Buffy Wicks and Scott Wiener explain how they're reforming CEQA, the California law that lets anyone with a lawyer delay housing projects for years.

Jun 25 •

1:00:07

Rep. Mike Levin reflects on the Republican budget bill

On why Republicans just voted against their own districts.

Jun 20 •

1:02:55

A win for transit-oriented development in Washington state

Rep. Julia Reed & Futurewise's Alex Brennan on Washington's groundbreaking bill to boost housing density & affordability near transit.

Jun 18 •

1:09:32

Volts community thread #19

Open to all free & paid subscribers.

Jun 16 •

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Samuel R (Volts team)

Sen. Martin Heinrich on the fight over clean energy in the Senate

The "Big Beautiful Bill" gutting the IRA, its impact on clean energy, AI, brain drain, and the lessons for Democratic policy.

Jun 13 •

42:12

Making electric motors better

Tackling a billion small gas engines with electric motors

Jun 11 •

54:17

A journey from clean-energy wonkery to influencer fame

Taylor Krause went from hydrogen policy at RMI to love, marriage, and fame on Netflix's Love Is Blind. We unpack her wild journey.

Jun 6 •

1:00:26

How to reduce the impact of mining

Johanna Wolfson of Azolla Ventures on funding cleaner mining for the energy transition.

Jun 4 •

1:00:46

May 2025

What the F is happening? Part 3

I talk with Senate vet Adrian Deveny about the House GOP's "Big Beautiful Bill," which would almost entirely wipe out four years of climate policy.

May 30 •

1:32:36

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