In this episode, Duncan Campbell of Scale Microgrid Solutions makes the case that distributed energy resources (DERs) — solar panels, EVs, home batteries, etc. — are, thanks to rising electricity demand and constraints on grid expansion, poised for a tsunami of deployment.
Envisioning a more democratic, bottom-up energy system
How climate change is portrayed in popular culture
What you need to know about the new EPA power plant standards
The energy transition's 5 supervillains and 5 superheroes
Making geothermal heat pumps work for big buildings
Rising electricity demand requires new gas plants? Not so fast.
Why "transferable" tax credits are such a big deal
What's going on with China these days?
Fashion's climate impact and how to reduce it
How much can urban land use policy do for the climate?
How the EPA will spend $27 billion in carbon-reduction funds
Biden sets out to supercharge industrial decarbonization
What's the deal with these methane satellites?
What's the deal with "scope 3" emissions?
Getting ready for IRA 2
How's IRA doing?
Industrial policy: what it is, how Biden's doing it, and how it could be done better
The obscure but extremely important battle over building codes
So you want to electrify your home
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free