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Building our piece of the electric stack

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Published: October 23, 2026 10:08

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribeCollectively, the electric stack (batteries, motors, chips, power electronics) has gotten about 99% cheaper since…

Can distributed energy work around American utilities?

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Published: October 21, 2026 10:09

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribeAmerican homes are filling up with batteries, EVs, and smart thermostats that could be coordinated to make the grid…

What’s up with Denmark?

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Published: October 16, 2026 10:05

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribeDenmark gets a large share of its power from wind and other renewables and has cut its emissions roughly in half…

Checking back in with Greenlight America

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Published: October 14, 2026 10:06

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribeOn this episode, recorded live at Climate Week NYC, I talk with Matt Traldi. He’s the founder and CEO of Greenlight…

What’s up with the new federal permitting reform bill?

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Published: October 9, 2026 10:01

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribeThe proposed bipartisan federal permitting bill is 417 pages filled with extremely consequential provisions that…

The grueling fight to pass the Inflation Reduction Act

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Published: October 7, 2026 10:06

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribeOn September 14, I sat down with Leah Stokes in front of a live audience at Seattle’s Town Hall to talk about her…

Best of September 2026

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Published: October 2, 2026 10:24

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.volts.wtfVolts published seven conversations in September, which is a lot for anyone to listen to. We’ve rounded up the highlights into less than an hour. Enjoy!

What’s up with heat-pump water heaters?

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Published: September 30, 2026 10:04

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.volts.wtfHeat pump water heaters use a fraction of the energy of conventional electric resistance heaters — which use more electricity in a year than an EV — but they're only 2 percent of…

Do small residential batteries make sense?

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Published: September 23, 2026 10:10

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribeHome batteries like the Tesla Powerwall are nice, but what about people who can’t afford them, or renters who…

How energy politics work inside DC

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Published: September 18, 2026 10:04

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.volts.wtfBack in 2011, I wrote that fossil fuel interests had a much better media game than clean energy. My example was Frank Maisano, a media relations guy for coal utilities and the…