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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.
October 19, 2021	Who Pays the Price for Stranded Energy Assets?	Matthew Kahn	A climate economist looks at the impact that the stranding of fossil fuel assets may have on communities, and at policies that might mitigate economic hardship.
October 5, 2021	What Stands Between Louisiana and a Resilient Electric Grid?	Robert Verchick	Hurricane Ida was the most recent storm to wreak havoc on Louisiana’s electric grid. A legal expert discusses the struggle to provide resilient power in the state as weather and climate risks grow.
July 27, 2021	Rare Earth Elements Pose Environmental, Economic Risks for Clean Energy	Amy Chu, Oscar Serpell	Rare earth elements are essential to many clean energy technologies, yet their production can bring severe environmental impacts. A new report grapples with rare earths’ environmental liabilities and efforts to diversify supply beyond China.
June 29, 2021	Why Is It So Hard to Build the Electric Grid of the Future?	Rob Gramlich	America’s electric grid is ill-equipped to enable the low carbon energy system of the future. A grid policy expert explores the policy and economic changes that will be needed to bring the grid up to date.
June 15, 2021	Can the FERC Be Made Accountable to Communities and the Environment?	Shelley Welton	Congress has directed the nation’s regulator for natural gas and electricity infrastructure to be more responsive to community and environmental concerns. Will FERC’s new Office of Public Participation deliver on the promise of public inclusion?
April 6, 2021	How Big a Threat Is the Supreme Court to Biden’s Climate Agenda?	Cary Coglianese	President Biden will rely upon regulatory agencies like the EPA to push his ambitious clean energy and climate agenda. Yet increasingly conservative courts could stand in the way of Biden’s plans.
March 9, 2021	What’s Driving Corporate America’s Big Bets on Clean Energy?	Miranda Ballentine, Bryn Baker	Corporate renewable energy deals were equal to a quarter of total U.S. electric power additions in 2020. The Renewable Energy Buyer’s Alliance talks policies to accelerate clean energy purchasing.
January 12, 2021	Europe Maps Out Its Hydrogen Energy Strategy	Kirsten Westphal	Hydrogen energy is a key part of Europe’s plan to zero out carbon emissions by mid-century. But can the bloc build hydrogen capacity, and demand, in time to reach its goal?
November 25, 2020	How Georgia’s Runoff Election Will Shape Joe Biden’s Clean Energy Strategy	Bethany Davis Noll, Richard Revesz	Georgia’s runoff election will determine the balance of power in the Senate, and the degree to which Joe Biden will count on Congress to back his ambitious clean energy agenda.
November 10, 2020	Offshore Wind Presents Big Challenge for the Electric Grid	Brandon Burke	Large scale offshore wind development will require a rethink of how America’s electric grid is designed, and paid for.
October 27, 2020	Grid Forward Debate: Has Electricity Deregulation Led to Better Community Outcomes?	Bruce Edelston, Mark Kolesar	Electricity market deregulation promised to bring more affordable and reliable electricity to consumers. A quarter of a century after deregulation began, has its promise delivered for all Americans?
September 15, 2020	As Climate-Related Disasters Intensify, Retreat Emerges as Adaptation Strategy	Mark Nevitt	An environmental lawyer examines the legal and social challenges that could complicate managed retreat from areas at risk to climate-related disaster.
July 21, 2020	Questioning the Promise of Carbon Tax Border Adjustments	Samuel Kortum, David Weisbach	Most carbon tax proposals include a border adjustment to protect American industry from foreign competition. Yet research suggests that benefits won’t extend to consumers.
July 6, 2020	Will Trump’s Regulatory Rollbacks Survive?	Bethany Davis Noll, Richard Revesz	President Trump has gone to great lengths to undo the regulatory accomplishments of his predecessor. But the president’s methods could come back to haunt him, dooming his deregulatory energy and environmental agenda.

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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.