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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.
November 2, 2021	Massive Shift toward Solar Power Begins in Largest U.S. Electricity Market	Mike Borgatti	An unprecedented backlog of clean energy projects is in line to join PJM Interconnection, an electricity market serving one in five Americans.

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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 Producer

Andy 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.