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| September 10, 2024 | Exploring Electricity Pricing: Are Alternatives to Flat-Rate Plans Worth It? | Arthur van Benthem | Time-of-use electricity rates can save consumers money and optimize renewable power. But they can backfire if not carefully designed. |
| May 21, 2024 | Will Latest Solar Trade Dispute Impact U.S. Solar Growth? | Eric Wesoff | Canary Media senior editor Eric Wesoff explains the latest in a history of solar PV trade disputes involving the U.S. and China, and what it could mean for the growth of solar power and domestic solar manufacturing. |
| May 7, 2024 | California’s Solar Equity Challenge | Severin Borenstein | Kleinman Center Visiting Scholar Severin Borenstein discusses California’s struggle to balance residential solar growth with electricity rate equity. |
| November 21, 2023 | Aligning Clean Energy Policy with Grid Reliability | Kelli Joseph | Recent electric grid emergencies highlight the need for better communication, and coordination, between energy policymakers and grid operators. |
| October 10, 2023 | How Uruguay Went (Almost Completely) Fossil Fuel Free | Ramón Méndez Galain, Noah Gallagher Shannon | Ramón Méndez Galain, this year’s recipient of the Carnot Prize, reflects on leading Uruguay away from fossil fuels and toward a diverse electricity mix, approaching 100% renewables. And what the rest of the world might take from his country’s experience. |
| June 28, 2023 | California’s Deepwater Wind Challenge | Tim Fischer, Joe Rand | California is set to present its strategic plan to scale an offshore wind power industry based on unconventional floating wind technology. |
| June 6, 2023 | Pennsylvania Effort to Join RGGI Faces Legal, Political Peril | Angela Pachon, Maya Domeshek | A new report examines the economic and climate impacts of Pennsylvania joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, now stalled in court. |
| February 28, 2023 | Scaling Private Finance for Global Solar Growth | Laura Van Wie McGrory | A working paper from WRI, the International Solar Alliance and Bloomberg Philanthropies examines the essential role of private finance in scaling solar power development. |
| January 31, 2023 | Will New Technology and Climate Change Save Nuclear Power? | Daniel Poneman | Daniel Poneman, former U.S. Deputy Energy Secretary and current CEO of Centrus Energy, explores the resurgent interest in nuclear power a decade after Fukushima. |
| October 26, 2022 | What Impact Will the IRA Have on Consumer Energy Costs? | Dallas Burtraw | New research from Resources for the Future quantifies the Inflation Reduction Act's expected impact on clean energy development, energy costs, and emissions. |
| September 27, 2022 | Scaling Green Hydrogen for a Global Market | Alicia Eastman | Green hydrogen hubs are being developed in some of the world’s most remote locations, to serve growing clean energy demand in Asia, Europe and the U.S. |
| August 2, 2022 | Can Clean Energy Deliver Energy Justice to Canada’s First Nations? | Melina Miyowapan Laboucan-Massimo | A prominent advocate for indigenous rights in Canada sees promise in clean energy. |
| July 19, 2022 | Proposed FERC Rules Aim to Accelerate Grid Decarbonization | Shelley Welton | The United States’ electricity regulator has proposed two major electricity market reforms that could speed the pace of renewable energy development. |
| June 21, 2022 | Will Defense Production Act Spur Solar Supply Chain Development? | Robert Scott | An expert in international trade policy discusses the Biden Administration’s use of the Defense Production Act, and tariff restrictions, to build a competitive U.S. solar supply chain. |
| November 30, 2021 | U.S. Electricity Regulator Grapples with Barriers to a Clean Grid | Marc Montalvo | Who will pay for the electric grid of the future? The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission explores options to incentivize and finance a vast transmission network to support clean energy. |
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Since the first season of our podcast series, Andy Stone has directed each episode of Energy Policy Now—defining topics, inviting guests, and leading informative conversations.
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Andy Stone
Energy Policy Now Host and ProducerAndy Stone is producer and host of Energy Policy Now, the Kleinman Center’s podcast series. He previously worked in business planning with PJM Interconnection and was a senior energy reporter at Forbes Magazine.