
The Stranded Asset Threat to Natural Gas
There are $70 billion worth of natural gas-fired power plants planned in the U.S. through the mid 2020s. But a combination of wind, solar, batteries and demand-side management could threaten 90 percen...
27 Syys 201941min

The Age of 100%
We are now in a new age for clean energy: the age of 100%.Every week, we get some new declaration from a corporation, a city, a state or a utility that they are going 100%.But not all targets are crea...
20 Syys 201946min

Tesla’s Solar Gigafactory Struggles
New York State offered Tesla $750 million to turn Buffalo into a solar manufacturing hub — why hasn’t Tesla delivered on the vision it promised?It’s been five years since SolarCity first declared plan...
10 Syys 201953min

How Bad Are Oil & Gas Methane Leaks?
This week: how much methane are U.S. oil & natural gas drillers emitting? The data is accumulating — and it’s not looking good. A recent Wall Street Journal analysis found yearly methane emissions wer...
5 Syys 201936min

How the Kochs Built an Industrial Empire and Reshaped Politics
This week, we have an interview with Christopher Leonard, author of a new book, “Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America.”Earlier this month, David Koch passed a...
31 Elo 201945min

Merchant Solar and Wind: A Ticking Time Bomb?
This week, we explore a possible financial time bomb for renewable energy: merchant risk.Since the dawn of grid-connected wind and solar, long-term power purchase agreements were the financial glue th...
25 Elo 201938min

The State of Distributed Energy Aggregation: How Is It Working?
This week, we’re talking about a trend that’s picking up in electricity markets: aggregation of distributed resources.Utilities have been remotely switching off air conditioners to manage demand for a...
13 Elo 201956min

The Surprising Public Opinion Trends Behind the Green New Deal
Note: after this episode, we will be on hiatus for a few weeks while Stephen Lacey goes on paternity leave.This week, a conversation about what the Green New Deal reveals about public opinion on clima...
15 Heinä 201945min



















