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Discussion thread: what should I cover next?
Subscribers: what would you like to see me cover next? I’ve got a bunch of topics on my to-do list, but I’d like to hear what you’re curious or confuse…
David Roberts
Feb 26
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Lessons from the Texas mess
A few thoughts on what the Texas deep freeze and blackouts mean for for the future of the state's power grid -- and all power grids. (If you don't feel…
David Roberts
Feb 24
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Transmission month: everything in one place
Links to all the transmission posts and a two-hour mega-podcast in which I read all of them to you.
David Roberts
Feb 19
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Transmission month: two more ideas to quickly boost the transmission grid
Today, we look at a few final ideas to boost the performance of the existing transmission grid: storage-as-transmission and converting AC lines to HVDC…
David Roberts
Feb 17
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Transmission month: how to make the existing grid work better
Today we look at a set of technologies that can boost the performance of the existing grid, relieving congestion and making room for new renewables rel…
David Roberts
Feb 12
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Taking a voltscation
Hitting the road in search of sanity.
David Roberts
Feb 3
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Transmission fortnight: burying power lines next to rail & roads to make a national transmi…
Today we examine a clever idea to bypass conventional transmission siting hassles by running HVDC power lines along rail & roads. One company's actuall…
David Roberts
Feb 1
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Biden is blitzing
Biden has begun his presidency with a flurry of executive orders. Here's a list of everything he's done so far -- and what a list!
David Roberts
Jan 29
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Transmission week: how to start building more high-voltage power lines
Today, we walk step-by-step through the process of how high-voltage power lines are planned, financed, permitted, & sited, show how it's f'd up, and sh…
David Roberts
Jan 27
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Transmission week: why we need more big power lines
It's going to be a whole week of transmission content here at Volts -- get excited! Today we go over the basic reasons the US needs more transmission. …
David Roberts
Jan 25
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Discussion thread: nuclear policy
Arguments over nuclear power too rarely focus on policy differences. What exactly should the Biden administration do about nuclear power?
David Roberts
Jan 22
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A few interesting bits of news
The Biden administration vows to come out swinging, a federal court strikes down one of Trump's key climate rollbacks, and Manchin is being Manchin aga…
David Roberts
Jan 20
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