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| December 12, 2017 | Grid Operator PJM Talks Details of Energy Price Formation | Stu Bresler, Christina Simeone | The Energy Department’s proposal to shore up coal and nuclear power plants could undermine the very foundations of competitive electricity markets. PJM Interconnection’s Stu Bresler, SVP for Operations and Markets, weighs in on DOE’s proposal, and offers PJM’s alternative. |
| 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. |
| October 31, 2017 | A City Blazes Its Clean Energy Trail | Adam Agalloco | A growing number of U.S. cities have set aggressive clean energy and efficiency targets, but the complexity and cost of energy transition can be daunting. Philadelphia’s Energy Manager offers insights into his city’s new plan to go 100% renewable and cut energy use. |
| 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 18, 2017 | Without the U.S., Does Paris Climate Deal Collapse? | Andrew Light | A senior member of the U.S. State Department’s Paris negotiating team explores the implications of a Trump administration pullback from global climate deal. |
| 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 30, 2017 | Advancing Energy Storage | Ken Kulak | Energy storage in electricity markets is on the rise, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is weighing in with new rules that could change deployment of storage and distributed energy resources across the country. |
Podcast Producer & Host
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.