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Building our piece of the electric stack
A conversation with Sam D’Amico of Impulse.
Oct 23
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David Roberts
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14
9
1:05:00
Can distributed energy work around American utilities?
A conversation with Nick Chaset of Octopus US (and Uplight).
Oct 21
•
David Roberts
48
7
9
1:01:11
Do small residential batteries make sense?
A conversation with Cole Ashman of Pila Energy.
Sep 23
•
David Roberts
61
17
10
1:04:13
How to build a more flexible, quieter, less obnoxious data center
A conversation with Nelson Abramson of Verrus.
Sep 16
•
David Roberts
62
13
6
1:13:19
Best of July 2026
Highlights from the eight conversations released last month.
Aug 2
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David Roberts
46
13
8
45:46
Silicon anodes for batteries unlock greater energy density and faster charging times
A conversation with Rick Costantino of Group14.
Jul 31
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David Roberts
56
9
8
44:28
Should we feel good about the trajectory of clean energy post-Trump?
A conversation with Lily Bermel.
Jul 29
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David Roberts
50
9
7
1:26:19
Making sense of the data center backlash
A crossover with Jigar Shah's "Energy Empire" podcast!
Jul 20
•
David Roberts
75
25
15
59:00
Forcing utilities to justify their distribution-system spending
A conversation with Minnesota regulators Sydnie Lieb & Pete Wyckoff.
Jul 8
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David Roberts
45
9
6
1:06:40
America's flagship automaker enters the home energy market
A conversation with Aseem Kapur of GM Energy.
Jun 19
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David Roberts
50
6
8
54:18
Sooner than you think, electricity is going to be cheap, abundant, and boring
A conversation with Pier LaFarge of Sparkfund.
May 20
•
David Roberts
91
36
17
1:44:04
Ruggedized solar power for the hard places
A conversation with Lauren Flanagan of Sesame Solar.
Apr 10
•
David Roberts
53
6
12
50:26
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