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The case for using prices rather than VPPs to coordinate distributed energy
Researcher Bruce Nordman explains how dynamic, real-time pricing can do the work of coordinating DERs.
May 8
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David Roberts
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1:28:35
Life as a clean energy journalist in an age of madness
Robinson Meyer and I discuss why the traditional climate movement struggles to build infrastructure and how a global oil shock is scrambling US energy…
Apr 20
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David Roberts
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6
8
1:31:56
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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8
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1:04:41
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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3
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1:02:07
The fate of fossil fuel systems in the "mid-transition"
I talk with Emily Grubert about the hidden dangers of letting the free market manage the decline of our legacy energy infrastructure.
Mar 4
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David Roberts
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1:14:39
Are utilities making too much money?
Joe Daniel on why trimming utility profits is good governance.
Feb 11
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David Roberts
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14
6
1:15:39
Making the electricity grid work like the internet
Jonas Birgersson joins me to explain how "packet-switching" for electrons can lead to energy abundance and grid resilience.
Jan 14
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David Roberts
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24
17
1:29:10
What's the real story with Australian rooftop solar?
Saul Griffith joins me to debunk the myths surrounding Australia's massive influx of solar energy.
Dec 26, 2025
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David Roberts
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27
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1:27:31
Clean electrification is inevitable
Kingsmill Bond explains why the global march of "electrotech" has moved beyond the reach of US political interference.
Nov 21, 2025
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David Roberts
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13
18
1:22:33
Rep. Mike Levin reflects on the Republican budget bill
On why Republicans just voted against their own districts.
Jun 20, 2025
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David Roberts
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4
5
1:02:55
What the F is happening? Part 2
Trump's latest moves on IRA credits, coal, tariffs, and state climate policies.
Apr 21, 2025
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David Roberts
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3
5
54:51
What's up with clean-energy supply chains and global trade?
How trade barriers and tariff threats are creating investment uncertainty in global clean energy markets.
Apr 4, 2025
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David Roberts
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4
5
1:07:31
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