Can capitalism save the planet?
Two books that are essential reading for energy wonks give contrasting views on how to tackle climate change.The hot book in the energy world right now is Brett Christophers’ The Price Is Wrong: Why C...
11 Jun 202451min
There’s no transition without transmission. How can we make it easier to build?
Regulators are trying to clear the path to the grid that clean energy needs.To go from an electricity system based on coal and gas to one based on solar and wind, the US needs a very different power g...
28 Mai 20241h 2min
Google’s demanding goals for decarbonization
AI is driving up demand for electricity. How can we meet that demand with clean energy?It has been a big theme on the Energy Gang this year: the massive additional demand for energy that could be crea...
16 Mai 20241h 4min
Jigar Shah returns to the Energy Gang
The Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office has a grandstand view of the energy transition. Where is it going next?Jigar Shah, one of the originators of the Energy Gang, now runs the Department of...
9 Mai 202451min
Is there an energy transition?
Fossil fuels still dominate the world’s energy supplies. Do we need different terminology to talk about what’s happening?We talk about “the energy transition” all the time. But is that language mislea...
30 Apr 202457min
Rising electricity demand in Texas: the canary in the coalmine for the rest of the US? | Bonus Episode
Conversations from the Gulf Coast Power Association conference. This bonus episode of the Energy Gang was recorded live during the spring meeting of the Gulf Coast Power Association in Houston, Texas....
22 Apr 20241h 2min
2024 is a year of elections. What will they mean for clean energy?
As half the world heads to the polls, how important will the results be for efforts to cut emissions?Over half the world lives in a country that will be holding an election this year. The votes come a...
16 Apr 202454min
Everyone is worrying about rising demand for electricity. Do Microsoft and Google have an answer?
Big power users are getting together to accelerate the development of advanced clean energy technologies.The hottest topic in energy right now is the expected surge in demand for electricity. Data cen...
2 Apr 20241h 3min
