
Episode 200: We Reflect on the Biggest Changes in Energy
When we first hit the record button four years ago, the energy landscape looked very different. Oil prices were above $90 per barrel. Utilities were only just starting to take distributed resources se...
29 Sep 201750min

Live From New York: Local Climate Policy in the Trump Era
Donald Trump was in New York City this week. We left him some tickets for our live podcast at the box office, but he never showed up. Still, we had a blast taping our latest episode at WNYC's performa...
21 Sep 20171h 48min

Inside India's Solar and Wind Boom
India has blossomed into one of the most important renewable energy markets in the world. It currently has the fourth-most cumulative wind capacity installed, and will become the third-biggest solar m...
18 Sep 201744min

The Fall's Top Energy Stories
We made it. We finished summer without nuclear war or an international catastrophe -- and now we can calm our nerves with pumpkin spice everything. This week, as we close out summer and prepare for a ...
8 Sep 201746min

Painful Lessons From Hurricane Harvey
While Texans start the painful process of rebuilding their lives after Hurricane Harvey, many are asking: could anything have been done to lessen the impact? In this week's podcast, we're going to dis...
1 Sep 20171h 7min

From the Vault: Elon Musk and Grid Fan Fiction
What makes Elon Musk tick? What will the grid look like in 2030? This week, we (re)answer both of those questions. We're featuring a couple of our favorite podcast segments for your summer listening e...
22 Aug 201757min

Did Steve Bannon Hint at a Solar Trade War?
White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon (unwittingly) gave an interview this week, saying America is locked in "an economic war with China." Bannon mentioned arcane sections of the 1974 Trade Act to...
17 Aug 201744min

South Carolina's Nuclear Disaster
What happens when lawmakers and industry craft a large, complicated bill and then rush it through the legislature without reading it? We saw the consequences in South Carolina. That's where two utilit...
10 Aug 201735min






















