Forget Grid Parity. Let’s Talk About Grid Disruption
The “inexorable collision” looming for renewables and wholesale power markets.
The Interchange is a weekly podcast on the global energy transformation, hosted by Stephen Lacey and Shayle Kann. Each week, the duo provide deep insights into technology, markets, projects, company financials, mergers and acquisitions, policy changes, and market data.
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Renewables Are on a Collision Course With Power Markets
In this week’s episode of The Interchange: the consequences of all that wind and solar flooding the grid.
Lessons From the Fall of Sungevity
Former CEO Andrew Birch opens up publicly for the first time since the residential solar installer company he led fell apart.
Why You Should Fear a Cyberattack on the Grid
On this week’s episode of The Interchange: security threats on the electric grid.
Rick Perry’s Halfhearted Attempt to Make Coal a Winner
In this week’s episode of The Energy Gang: Why everyone is blasting Secretary Perry’s attempt to shore up aging coal plants.
Real-World Use Cases for Blockchain in the Energy Sector: Grid+ and Power Ledger
In this week’s episode of The Interchange: We explain how blockchain can be applied to energy trading.
Did Rick Perry Just Propose a Value-of-Coal Tariff?
In this episode of The Interchange, we talk to an electricity law expert about why Perry’s “flimsy and vague” rule is a “total retreat from market-based principles.”
‘Customer Engagement’ Is the Top Driver of Utility Investment in DERs. What Does That Mean?
We’re at an inflection point in utility-customer engagement.
Energy Gang Episode 200: What’s Changed Most in Energy Over the Last Four Years?
A reflective episode of The Energy Gang. Plus, we discuss the energy and humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico.
Grid-Edge Startups Need Utilities to Succeed. But Utility Adoption Cycles Can Destroy Them
In this edition of The Interchange: What a new GTM survey of industry players tells us about the art of the deal in the utility sector.
Trade Protections Didn’t Work for Lamb Meat, Line Pipe or Gluten. Will They Work for US Solar?
On this week’s Interchange podcast, putting the escalating solar trade war into historical context.
Come Watch Top Cleantech Startups in New York Pitch Investors
If you’re an investor, utility, entrepreneur or established vendor eyeing the future of New York’s energy scene, you can’t miss this event.
Microgrids, Hurricanes and Resiliency: Lessons From Sandy We Can Apply to Harvey and Irma?
On this week’s Interchange podcast, we discuss where microgrids fit into the grid resiliency picture.
Battery and Solar Costs Are Still Falling Fast—and Decision-Makers Are Using Woefully Old Data
In this week’s Interchange episode: what the Puente natural gas plant tells us about data limitations in energy policy.
Painful Policy Decisions in the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey
On this week’s Energy Gang episode: Will Harvey force a different conversation around urban planning and climate change?
Behind the Curtain: A Conversation With Travis Fisher, Lead on DOE’s Epic Grid Reliability Report
On this week’s Interchange podcast: We get the story behind the hotly debated report.
From the Podcast Vaults: Analyzing Elon Musk and Reviewing Distributed Grid ‘Fan Fiction’
As we ride out the final weeks of summer, we revisit a couple of our favorite recent interviews from The Energy Gang and Interchange podcasts.
It’s Been a Decade Since Google Jumped Into Energy. Is It Any Closer to a Moonshot?
On this week’s Interchange podcast: a debate over Google’s approach to energy.
Can We Make Nuclear Power Great Again?
In this week’s Interchange, we apply lessons about innovation from other industries to advanced nuclear. Plus, we look at how soon batteries will start to put economic pressure on gas-fired power plants.
So You Want to Build a Cleantech Startup? Here’s What (and Who) You Need to Know
In this episode of the Interchange podcast, a roundtable with leaders of top U.S. cleantech incubators.
Why 100% Renewables May Create an ‘Evolutionary Dead End’
On this week’s Interchange podcast: A detailed conversation with the lead critic of Mark Jacobson’s 100% renewables modeling.
Leaked DOE Grid Report Puts Rick Perry in an Awkward Position. What Will the Final Draft Look Like?
On this week’s Interchange podcast, we debate the consequences of the leaked DOE grid reliability study. Plus, we talk about corporate strategies for buying 100% renewable energy.
An Interview With Mark Jacobson on the 100% Renewables Debate
On this week’s Interchange podcast, a wide-ranging conversation with Professor Jacobson about his modeling methods, his critics, and the current discourse around renewable energy policy.
A Guide to Blockchain and Energy
On this week’s Interchange podcast: A “loose federation of weirdos” discusses the potential role of blockchain in electricity markets.
The Most Important Solar Charts of 2017, H1 Edition
Trying to understand this moment in time for solar? We’ll help you out. We have all the charts.
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