Investigating Power-Save Mode: Why Your DVR Is Always Running
On this week’s Interchange podcast, we tear open a DVR to understand how “power save” mode actually works.
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Reading Republicans on Climate a Decade After America’s Cap-and-Trade Collapse
On this week’s Interchange podcast: an Eco-Right taxonomy of Republican lawmakers on climate change.
Craft Your Ideal Energy Policy in One Tweet
On this week’s Interchange podcast: We attempt to dictate America’s energy agenda in 280 characters or less.
Ode to the Pivot! The Best and Worst Pivots in Cleantech History
On this week’s Interchange podcast, we celebrate the classic business pivot.
Revisiting ‘Energy Independence’ in Trump’s America
The concept of energy independence has evolved considerably over the years. In this week’s Interchange, we look at how Trump’s interpretation fits into the historic picture.
Are Robots Coming to Take Over the Grid?
And other grid-edge questions worth considering over beers.
The Photovoltaic Power Plants of the Future, According to DOE’s Solar Guru
Solar is getting super cheap. What’s next?
Would Electricity Work in a Zombie Apocalypse?
On this week’s Interchange podcast: We answer some of the most commonly Googled questions about energy.
The Deep Decarbonization Draft: Fantasy Sports for Energy Nerds
This week on The Interchange podcast, we’ll choose our fantasy decarbonization teams.
I’m Trying to Convince My Office Building Owner to Install Solar. What Are My Options?
How one podcast listener’s question opens up all kinds of thorny questions about C&I solar.
Batteries Are Changing Sunrun’s Approach to Solar
In this episode of The Interchange: a conversation with Sunrun Chief Policy Officer Anne Hoskins about using solar for grid services.
Europe Faces Another Solar Boom, Increasingly Unsubsidized
On this week’s Interchange podcast: We explore Europe’s next phase of solar growth.
Shell’s Sky Scenario: Solar Dwarfs Oil and Gas as World’s Primary Source of Energy
On this week’s Interchange podcast: the future of energy, according to Shell.
Imagining Two Futures for Energy Blockchain
On this week’s Interchange podcast: possible pathways for blockchain in electricity.
How Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading on the Blockchain Might Work
On this week’s Interchange podcast: We explore possible applications for peer-to-peer trading. Plus, a conversation with three blockchain startups.
An Interview With Gina McCarthy: Pruitt, Coal Politics and the Unstoppable Rise of Clean Energy
On this week’s Interchange podcast, former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy assess the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the agency.
Why US Solar Had a Down Year in 2017
And why the future of U.S. solar is still looking up, on this week’s episode of The Interchange podcast.
Google and Microsoft Are Shaping Energy Markets
On this week’s episode of The Interchange podcast, a double-header interview with Google’s Neha Palmer and Microsoft’s Brian Janous.
Ryan Hanley on Building a Blueprint for the Transactive Grid at PG&E, SolarCity, Tesla and AMS
In this week’s Interchange podcast: Shayle Kann and Ryan Hanley examine every angle of the distributed, transactive electricity system.
Don’t Like the Solar Buying Process? Start Your Own Loan Company
This week, an episode of Watt It Takes: Sungage’s Sara Ross talks with Powerhouse’s Emily Kirsch about building a solar loan company.
How Solar Can Become the World’s Dominant Source of Energy—or How It Can Stall
On this week’s Interchange podcast, a conversation with Varun Sivaram about his new book, “Taming the Sun.”
Death to Tribalism: A Conversation With The Breakthrough Institute
In this week’s episode of The Interchange, we talk with Alex Trembath of the Breakthrough Institute about the “politics of possibility” in energy and climate.
Listen to Our New Energy Blockchain Podcast Segment, ‘Consensus’
On this week’s episode of The Interchange, can GTM’s leader help us understand blockchain applications in energy?
Trump’s Solar Tariffs: We Answer Your Questions
In this week’s podcast, everything you need to know about the latest salvo in the solar trade wars.
Bomb Cyclone and NOPR Redux: What the Grid Really Needs
On this week’s episode of The Interchange: the next step in the evolving conversation about grid resiliency, reliability and flexibility.