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How to make a market for distributed energy flexibility
Piclo has created a marketplace where buyers of grid flexibility can find sellers.
Nov 12
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Octopus extends its tentacles into America
Nick Chaset of Octopus Energy US joins me to discuss how the UK's biggest electricity supplier plans to conquer the American market.
Nov 7
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Could we get hyperscalers to buy heat pumps for households?
Ari Matusiak and Carla Peterman join me to discuss a wild new idea: getting data centers to pay for your next heat pump.
Oct 1
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Trump's latest attempt to save coal
Frank Rambo joins me to discuss the multi-billion-dollar utility practice of running expensive coal plants and the Trump administration's efforts to…
Aug 13
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Ann Arbor's experiment with a new kind of utility
Missy Stults explains Ann Arbor's novel plan to build a second, clean-energy utility alongside its incumbent.
Jul 23
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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
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David Roberts
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The coolest new home electrification widget
Smart meters that accelerate electrification by going from a consumer-led to an infrastructure-driven approach.
May 2
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David Roberts
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1:06:58
What's going on with public power in New York?
A conversation with Patrick Robbins of Public Power NY and Johanna Bozuwa of the Climate and Community Institute.
Mar 26
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David Roberts
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Who is paying for all that data center power?
Legal experts Eliza Martin and Ari Peskoe explain how data centers' massive electricity demands could shift billions in infrastructure costs onto…
Mar 12
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David Roberts
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Pakistan's solar boom
Pakistan's massive solar boom is creating a bottom-up energy revolution that could become the blueprint for developing nations worldwide.
Feb 26
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David Roberts
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The Massachusetts utility regulator trying to orchestrate a shift away from gas
How can a state deliberately transition off of gas while protecting workers and ratepayers? We dig into the details.
Feb 21
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David Roberts
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Austin's quest to reach net zero
Execs at Austin's municipal utility explain how they'll hit 100 percent clean power by 2035.
Feb 14
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David Roberts
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