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.
The Farm Bill is the most important climate bill this Congress will pass
A note to subscribers on Volts' third anniversary
Checking in on solar power
Managing a distributed grid
FERC is about to make some very important decisions about transmission
An insider's view of the Biden years in clean energy policy
The cheapest way to permanently sequester carbon involves ... fizzy water
What rural people actually think about clean energy
The Volts/Catalyst pod crossover you didn't know you were waiting for
What? The sun isn't always shining?!
What's the deal with district energy?
What's the deal with Iceland?
Reflecting on 20 years in political journalism
A super-battery aimed at decarbonizing industry
Minnesota forces transportation planners to take climate change seriously
The campaign for public power in Maine
How climate activists can help get things built
How to accelerate rooftop solar & household batteries in the US
Getting more out of the grid we've already built
Volts podcast: the immense promise of a federal green bank, with Reed Hundt
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