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| November 14, 2017 | Distributed Energy’s Wholesale Opportunity | Ari Peskoe | Owners of rooftop solar could soon begin selling power into wholesale electricity markets, the traditional domain of big coal, gas and nuclear generators. The catch: electricity markets need to get fully behind the switch. |
| September 5, 2017 | The Road Forward for Electric Vehicles | John Paul MacDuffie | The electric vehicle market seems poised to take off, with high demand for Tesla’s Model 3 and growing attention from big automakers. Yet challenges that stalled EV growth in the past, namely sparse charging infrastructure and high costs, persist. A Wharton School expert looks at the role policymakers can take to support, or sink, the EV renaissance. |
| June 27, 2017 | Can Nuclear Bailouts and Electricity Markets Coexist? | David Cherney, Christina Simeone | Recent financial bailouts of nuclear reactors in New York and Illinois highlight the conflict between states’ environmental goals and the integrity of electricity markets. As more states weigh subsidies, debate over their market impact and legality expand. |
| April 3, 2017 | The Many Fronts of Trump’s Environmental Deregulation Effort | Cary Coglianese | The Trump administration is leveraging an array of legal and political tools to roll back environmental protections. A U. Penn environmental law expert takes a look a Trump’s strategy, pitfalls that await, and the potential for protections to endure. |
| March 28, 2017 | Distributed Energy: Utilities’ Existential Challenge? | Sonny Popowsky | Distributed energy technologies like rooftop solar are eating away at electric utilities’ business. Can utilities adapt, and at what cost to consumers? |
| January 18, 2017 | The Energy Sector Confronts Cyber Risk | William Hederman | Former U.S. Department of Energy Senior Advisor Bill Hederman explores cybersecurity risk in the energy industry and the role of public policy in protecting critical energy infrastructure. |
| January 5, 2017 | 20 Years of Electricity Restructuring in Pennsylvania | John Hanger, Christina Simeone | It has been 20 years since Pennsylvania’s electricity markets opened to competition. Benefits have been many, but pitfalls remain. Authors of a new study on electricity markets in Pennsylvania discuss their findings. |
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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.