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| November 4, 2025 | U.S. Offshore Wind at an Impasse | Elizabeth Wilson | What the U.S. offshore wind power crisis says about energy megaprojects, risk, and political resilience. |
| October 21, 2025 | Why Energy Inequities Could Persist in the Clean Energy Transition | Sanya Carley, David Konisky | A live discussion with Sanya Carley and David Konisky, authors of the new book Power Lines, on the inequities that define America’s energy system—and how they could carry into the clean energy future if left unacknowledged. |
| October 7, 2025 | Union Leaders Push Clean Energy Jobs Agenda in Pennsylvania | Angela Ferritto, Robert Bair | With federal funding being pulled back, leaders of Pennsylvania’s top labor unions push state policy to deliver clean energy jobs. |
| July 22, 2025 | Why This Energy Transition is Different | Cutler Cleveland | Though today’s energy transition is often framed as new, it follows patterns we’ve seen before. Cutler Cleveland of Boston University’s Institute for Global Sustainability explores the historical context of today’s shift. |
| June 3, 2025 | Renewable Energy’s Land Use Reckoning | Jonathan Thompson, Grace Wu | As renewable power grows, land use decisions will influence its environmental impact. |
| December 20, 2024 | Could Clean Energy Thrive Despite Trump Policy Changes? | Meredith Annex, Derrick Flakoll | President-Elect Donald Trump has vowed to cut support for clean power. Two guests from Bloomberg NEF weigh the likely impacts on clean energy development. |
| 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. |
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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.