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Energy Nerd Show
Each week, Jeannie and Bruce will interview an energy nerd about what's been getting them psyched about energy!
Episodes
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New Policies to Lower Gas Bills
This time, Jim Dennison joins us to discuss new policies to help lower gas bills! Episode 176 of the Energy Nerd Show. Links for more info on today's topic…
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Why Good Data Drives Good Energy Policy
Phil Giudice joins us from the Synapse 30th Anniversary Symposium to discuss the energy industry and why good data can lead to good policy. Episode 175 of the…
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Massachusetts Customers are Overpaying for Electricity
Pat Knight joins us from the Synapse 30th Symposium to discuss why Massachusetts energy customers are overpaying for electricity! Episode 174 of the Energy…
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How to Save Hundreds of Millions of $ and Reduce Wildfire Damage
Ida Weiss joins us from the Synapse 30th Symposium to discuss wildfire mitigation and how making better plans can save ratepayers a lot of money! Episode 173…
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Catalyst Coop Makes Messy Energy Data Accessible and Useful in their Open Source PUDL
Christina Gosnell takes us on a tour of Catalyst Cooperative's Public Utility Data Liberation (PUDL) project, a free and open source project that takes…
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Touring the Incredible Daniel Battery Testing Lab
Reece Daniel takes us on a tour of the Daniel Battery Lab, showcasing incubators, battery cyclers, all types of different cells, and how his team tests…
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Halcyon: The New AI Tool for Energy Research
Sam Steyer showcases Halcyon: a data platform that uses AI to help energy professionals find the information they need quickly and efficiently. Episode 170 of…
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How Firefighters in Boston are Helping Make Battery Storage Safe
Keith Kelly is the District Fire Chief in charge of the HAZMAT unit in Boston. Keith helps us understand the benefits of properly installed battery storage and…
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A Powerful New Tool for Siting New Solar Projects
Steve Long from The Nature Conservancy joins us on this episode to discuss powerful new tools for siting solar projects. Episode 168 of the Energy Nerd Show…
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Affordability, Efficiency, and Getting Renewable Energy Projects Built
Providence, Rhode Island City Councilor Sue AnderBois talks to us about energy policy in Providence and Rhode Island as a whole, including energy efficiency…
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How We Educate the Public about Batteries
Climable's Maisy Rohrer talks what folks can expect from battery adoption. Episode 166 of the Energy Nerd Show. Links for more info on today's topic…
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Electricity Suppliers are Charging Billions for Hedging and Profits
Synapse's Pat Knight shares a new report about how ratepayers are being overcharged on their electric bills; costing, in total, $3.4 billion! Episode 165 of…
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The Best Way to Decarbonize Industry in the US
Synapse's Cecilia Springer shares a new Synapse report about the best way to decarbonize the industrial sector. Episode 164 of the Energy Nerd Show. Links for…
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Resource Adequacy Modeling for Reliability
Sabine Chavin tells us about Resource Adequacy Modeling and how it can help us understand how a resource portfolio can serve future load across all four…
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New Electric Rates for Heat Pumps in Massachusetts!
New electric rates for heat pumps in Massachusetts! Amanda Barker from the Green Energy Consumers Alliance walks us through the new rate change and explains…
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How Electrifying Buildings and Transport Will Affect the Electric Grid
Ida Weiss from Synapse joins us on this episode to discuss how electrifying buildings and vehicles will affect the electric grid. Episode 161 of the Energy…
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Fixing Multiyear Rate Plans to Control Utility Cost
Ben Havumaki from Synapse Energy Economics breaks down a new report on Multiyear Rate Plans and how, when used properly, MRPs can incentivize utilities to…
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Protecting Electricity Customers from the Impacts of Data Centers
Caroline Palmer from Synapse digs into how electric rates for data centers will impact electricity customers around the country and how regulators can help…
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How in the World Are We Going to Make Electricity Cheap in America?
Saul Griffith joins us to chat about how we can make electricity cheap in the US. He tells stories from his new book, "Plug In! The Electrification Handbook"…
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A Smarter, More Flexible Grid with the Demand Stack
In this episode, we speak with Neil Veilleux from Uplight. Neil shares how the demand stack can be used to create a better, more flexible grid. Episode 157 of…
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Future Proofing Our Electric Grid with Grid Flexibility
In this episode, we speak with Jeremy McDiarmid from Advanced Energy United. Jeremy gives us a roadmap for what the future looks like for the electric grid and…
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The Groundbreaking Design Based High School that's Changing the World (NuVu)
On this episode, we visit NuVu High School to chat with students about their incredible projects. NuVu is an alternative learning model high school that…
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Responding to Your Heavy Machinery Electrification Comments! (w/RISE Robotics)
Blake Sessions from RISE Robotics answers your Beltdraulic questions at RISE's groundbreaking engineering lab. Blake demystifies RISE’s incredible new…
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Electrifying Heavy Machinery at RISE Robotics!
Hiten Sonpal from RISE Robotics gives us a tour of RISE's groundbreaking engineering lab. Hiten shows us the incredible new inventions that RISE is working on…
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Why Utility Regulation Impacts Your Life Much More Than You Realize w/Charles Hua
Charles Hua from Powerlines.org shares how important public utility commissions are and why more people should care about their utility regulations if they're…
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The Science Based Approach to Preparing for Climate Change in Boston w/ Paul Kirshen
Can Boston adapt to climate change? Paul Kirshen from the Stone Living Lab shares his philosophy on how cities will have to utilize adaptive management…
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Gas Utilities Need to Plan for Declining Sales w/Alice Napoleon
How will Natural Gas Utilities adapt to electrification? In order to keep rates reasonable, they'll need to make some big, calculated changes. Alice Napoleon…
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The Extremely Sustainable Lifestyle of a Sloth w/Lucy Cooke
Lucy Cooke is a zoologist, author and sloth expert. In this episode, Lucy shares how sloths can teach us a lot about sustainability and energy conservation…
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Forests are Key to Solving Climate Change w/Dr. Bill Moomaw
Bill Moomaw shares the story of his career; convincing DuPont to change and help fix the ozone hole, pushing net negative GHG emissions, and pioneering a new…
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The History of Natural Gas and Oil in the US w/ Cutler Cleveland
Cutler Cleveland shares his new project "Visualizing Energy" and tells the story of the history of Natural Gas and Oil in the US. Episode 147 of the Energy…
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Utilizing Alternative Interconnection for Fast and Cheap Green Energy
Sophie Schadler and Chelsea Mattioda from Synapse Energy Economics show us how utilizing surplus interconnection and generator replacement can allow for faster…
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Human Centric Planning for Energy Projects (Distributional Equity Analysis)
Tim Woolf from Synapse Energy Economics shows us how using equity in a DEA can yield positive results when planning energy projects. Episode 145 of the Energy…
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The Electric Grid Can Handle Electrification: Here's why.
Kenji Takahashi from Synapse Energy Economics chats with us about a new Synapse report that explores whether the electric grid can handle electrification…
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Adding 9 Gigawatts of Wind Power to New England
Shelley Kwok from Synapse Energy Economics chats with us about how adding wind power to New England could majorly reduce how much ratepayers spend on energy…
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Electric Vehicles are Making Everyone's Electricity Cost Less
Sarah Shenstone-Harris from Synapse Energy Economics chats with us about how electric vehicles are putting downward pressure on energy rates. Episode 142 of…
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Overcoming a Key Obstacle to Building Decarbonization
Kristin George Bagdanov explains how Gas Utilities' "Obligation to Serve" is a key barrier to overcome if we want to decarbonize our building stock. Episode…
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An Awesome and Free Interactive Tool for Siting Solar in MA
Ellen Carlson from Synapse Energy Economics shares the new free, interactive tool for evaluating solar siting in Massachusetts. Episode 140 of the Energy Nerd…
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Cracking the Gasoline Code (How Superusers are the Key to Fighting Emissions)
Matthew Metz and Rob Sargent from Coltura discuss their new report on Gasoline Superusers, "Cracking the Gasoline Code". Episode 139 of the Energy Nerd Show…
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The BEST Tool for Analyzing Emissions from Heavy Manufacturing
Philip Eash-Gates from Synapse Energy Economics walks us through this amazing new tool to analyze heavy manufacturing emissions. Episode 138 of the Energy Nerd…
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The Portable EV Charger of the Future
Ross Bloom from Revvit chats with us about his new, innovative, Level 1 EV charger. Episode 137 of the Energy Nerd Show. Visuals and links available at…
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Planning the Grid to Optimize Distributed Resources (Batteries and Rooftop Solar!)
JP Carvallo from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab chats with us about distributed energy resources, renewable energy and the electric grid of the future. Episode…
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Making Solar Affordable for Everyone (with Resonant Energy)
Ben Underwood from Resonant Energy tells us how solar projects can be made affordable for everyone. Episode 135 of the Energy Nerd Show. Visuals and links…
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New Orlean’s Community Network of Solar ‘Lighthouses’
Broderick Bagert from Together New Orleans chats with us about resilience for vulnerable communities in New Orleans, Louisiana and beyond. Episode 134 of the…
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The Grid of the Future: New Orleans has a Plan for Resilience!
Resilience is key to the electric grid of the future. Jenn Kallay shares some case studies in resilience strategies from Texas, New Orleans and Massachusetts…
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Why New England is on the Brink of Rolling Blackouts
New England is on the verge of blackouts because of unreliable energy resources. Jason Frost tells us why and what ISO New England can do to fix the problem…
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Why Batteries Fail at Different Rates
Todd Jensen shows us how Titan uses sound science to ultrasound batteries for cell phones, EVs, the grid, and more. Episode 131 of the Energy Nerd Show…
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These Hyper Polluting Coal Plants Waste Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
Devi Glick tells us why OVEC's hyper polluting coal plants are wasting hundreds of millions in ratepayer money. Episode 130 of the Energy Nerd Show. Visuals…
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Designing the Tesla EV Charger (NACS)
Chris Van Dyke talks about designing the Tesla charger that would later be adopted as the North American Standard. Episode 129 of the Energy Nerd Show. Visuals…
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Fighting Big Coal in Australia!
Rachel Wilson talks about her experience using sound science to block a coal mine in Australia. Episode 128 of the Energy Nerd Show. Visuals and links…
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National Lab is Helping Communities Access Renewables
Sika Gadzanku chats with us about the National Renewable Energy Lab's programs to help communities access renewable energy. Episode 127 of the Energy Nerd…
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How Public Utility Commissions are Key to the Energy Transition
Timmons Roberts on Public Utility Commissions and why they're so important. Episode 126 of the Energy Nerd Show. Visuals and links available at…
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Let's Talk About Land Use and Siting for Clean Energy Projects!
John Howe on land use for the clean energy era. Episode 125 of the Energy Nerd Show. Visuals and links available at energynerdshow.com/episodes Audio only…
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All School Buses will be Electric! Get on Board!
Sue Gander from the Electric School Bus Initiative tells us about the future of electric school buses in America. Episode 124 of the Energy Nerd Show. Visuals…
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Austin's Integrated Approach to Transportation Electrification
Karl Popham from Austin Energy chats with us about best practices for Electrifying the Transportation sector. Episode 123 of the Energy Nerd Show. Visuals and…
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Office of Public Participation: Empower & Support Public Voices at FERC!
Nicole Sitaraman shares how the OPP at FERC is empowering public voices! Episode 122 of the Energy Nerd Show. Visuals and links available at…
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Targeted Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) for Maximum Benefit
Sachu Constantine on targeted Distributed Energy Resources and how they can offer the most benefit. Episode 121 of the Energy Nerd Show. Visuals and links…
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Growing Community Solar So Clean Energy Can Work for Everyone
Steph Speirs on community solar financing, including changing how FICO scores work for energy projects. Episode 120 of the Energy Nerd Show. Visuals and links…
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Saul Griffith Nerds Out About Sankey Diagrams & Clean Energy Economics!
Saul Griffith on rooftop solar and the incredible possibilities for communities worldwide. Episode 118 of the Energy Nerd Show. Visuals and links available at…
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Saul Griffith wants to Rewire the World, Starting in the West Virginia of Australia
Saul Griffith on on how even the West Virginia of Australia can benefit from electrification. Episode 119 of the Energy Nerd Show. Visuals and links available…
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Battery, Solar, and Wind Capacity Have Exceeded Coal Capacity as of 2022!
Jack Smith chats with us about how Battery, Solar, and Wind Capacity have exceeded coal capacity! Episode 117 of the Energy Nerd Show. Visuals and links…