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Factor This
Launched in 2022, the Factor This Podcast has featured many of the most influential leaders driving the energy transition. From solar and battery storage executives to utility CEOs, the Factor This Podcast brings unique insights and answers to the energy industry’s most pressing challenges. Go beyond high-level trends and mainstream talking points with actionable takeaways.
The Factor This Podcast grew in 2023 with the addition of This Week in Cleantech, a weekly roundup of the biggest stories…
Episodes
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This Week in Cleantech (02/27/2026) - Clean energy bans 'skyrocket'
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate featuring Paul…
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How utilities are transitioning from short-term battery applications to long-term BESS planning
Tell us what you think of the show! With global energy demand at an all-time high, battery storage is evolving from a flexible filler into a critical grid…
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This Week in Cleantech (02/20/2026) - Putting retired EV batteries back to work
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate featuring Paul…
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This Week in Cleantech (02/13/2026) - Trump removes legal basis under Clean Air Act
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate featuring Paul…
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Prioritizing affordability while modernizing the grid, with Exelon EVP and COO Mike Innocenzo
Tell us what you think of the show! As energy demand reaches historic levels, the utility industry needs to build a 21st-century grid while also keeping…
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This Week in Cleantech (02/06/2026) - Can this safer nuclear fuel make a comeback?
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate featuring Paul…
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This Week in Cleantech (01/30/2026) - How much can New England really depend on Canadian hydro?
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate featuring Paul…
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PG&E defines a new utility model for data centers, onsite gas, and community connection
Tell us what you think of the show! The scale of energy demand in Northern California has reached a historic inflection point. With a 10 GW pipeline of data…
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This Week in Cleantech (01/23/2026) - What's a life worth to the EPA?
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate featuring Paul…
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This Week in Cleantech (01/16/2026) - Can American batteries keep up the pace?
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate featuring Paul…
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Meghan Dewey helps define a human-centric utility at Duke Energy
Tell us what you think of the show! As the Senior Vice President of Products & Services and Pricing Solutions at Duke Energy, Meghan Dewey oversees a portfolio…
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This Week in Cleantech (01/09/2026) - Time for a nuclear renaissance?
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate featuring Paul…
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This Week in Cleantech (12/19/2025) - Cleantech 2025: a year in review
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate featuring Paul…
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How are DER flexibility markets transforming the grid and enabling utility savings?
Tell us what you think of the show! Transforming the grid to meet skyrocketing energy demand isn't just about switching generation sources but is instead about…
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This Week in Cleantech (12/12/2025) - Can these senators save NEPA?
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate featuring Paul…
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This Week in Cleantech (12/05/2025) - 'Amid the ashes' of the 2025 LA wildfires
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate featuring Paul…
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This Week in Cleantech (11/21/2025) - Oil industry gears up for a comeback
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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Semiconductors, Storage, and the Future of Transmission
Tell us what you think of the show! Sponsored content. In this episode of the Factor This podcast, Content Director Jeremiah Karpowicz interviews Henrik…
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This Week in Cleantech (11/14/2025) - Can rising electricity prices be a winning issue for Democrats?
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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GridFAST and furious: EPRI initiative expediting EV infrastructure deployment
Tell us what you think of the show! Ready or not, electric vehicle adoption is happening in America. It feels like we’ve reached an inflection point-…
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This Week in Cleantech (11/07/2025) - What does a pragmatic 'climate reset' look like?
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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This Week in Cleantech (10/31/2025) - Are data centers really to blame for rising electricity costs?
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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Understanding ERCOT's strategy for grid transformation
Tell us what you think of the show! In this episode of the Factor This podcast, Content Director Jeremiah Karpowicz interviews Eric Meier, Planning Modeling…
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This Week in Cleantech (10/24/2025) - Why are Democrats suddenly downplaying climate change?
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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This Week in Cleantech (10/17/2025) - Who's winning the renewables race?
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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The reality of residential solar
Tell us what you think of the show! The U.S. residential solar industry has seen better days. Electricity bill credits in rooftop solar-saturated states like…
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This Week in Cleantech (10/10/2025) - Private equity's bet on utilities
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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This Week in Cleantech (10/03/2025) - Rick Perry's nuclear bet
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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This Week in Cleantech (09/26/2025) - Solar-powered vehicles, on a road near you?
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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This Week in Cleantech (09/19/2025) - Will rate cuts provide relief for renewables?
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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WoodMac weighs in on the state of the clean energy industry at RE+
Tell us what you think of the show! In a special edition of the Factor This podcast from the road at RE+ 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada, host Paul Gerke meets up…
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This Week in Cleantech (09/12/2025) - New battlefronts in Trump's war on wind
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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California utility reflects on learnings from the largest virtual power plant test in US history
Tell us what you think of the show! This summer, key stakeholders across the state of California teamed up for a first-of-its-kind, coordinated test of virtual…
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This Week in Cleantech (09/05/2025) - Utilities brace for data center unknowns
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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This Week in Cleantech (08/29/2025) - Is electricity just going to keep getting more expensive?
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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This Week in Cleantech (08/22/2025) - Can Google reduce it's AI energy footprint?
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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This Week in Cleantech (08/15/2025) - A more affordable electric pickup truck?
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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Harvesting sunlight: Agrivoltaics is winning over middle America
Tell us what you think of the show! Agrivoltaics, or using land for both farming and solar energy generation, is becoming more popular in the United States…
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This Week in Cleantech (07/25/2025) - A win for a utility in the data center struggle
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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Community Solar is Powering on
Tell us what you think of the show! In the shadow of the ongoing federal dismantling of renewable energy policy, a growing number of states are exploring the…
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This Week in Cleantech (07/11/2025) - Uncertainty killed these clean energy projects
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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This Week in Cleantech (07/11/2025) - More handouts for big oil?
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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This Week in Cleantech (07/07/2025) - How can data centers become more flexible?
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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This Week in Cleantech (06/27/2025) - Can we meet climate goals without fixing our food?
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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Preparing the grid for the climate of tomorrow
Tell us what you think of the show! Since 2022, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), a nonprofit, independent research and development group focused…
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This Week in Cleantech (06/23/2025) - Is Trump crippling climate research?
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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This Week in Cleantech (06/06/2025) - Trump wants to repurpose Biden's green bank
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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This Week in Cleantech (05/30/2025) - The solar industry needs a win
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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This Week in Cleantech (05/22/2025) - A breakthrough in EV batteries?
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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This Week in Cleantech (05/16/2025) - Is it time for a zeppelin resurgence?
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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Utilities, data centers, and grid flexibility: How does the customer benefit?
Tell us what you think of the show! Utilities are doing all they can to accommodate large load customers like AI data centers, but some worry those efforts…
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This Week in Cleantech (05/09/2025) - Are Trump's cleantech cuts undermining his mineral plans?
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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This Week in Cleantech (05/02/2025) - Is the NRC stifling nuclear innovation?
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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This Week in Cleantech (04/25/2025) - Climate tech's shaky footing in 2025
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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How utilities can 'shield' equipment from wildfire risk
Tell us what you think of the show! Sponsored content. In the territories of many electric utilities, wildfires loom as an increasing threat, becoming larger…
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This Week in Cleantech (04/18/2025) - Trump's clash with offshore wind escalates
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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This Week in Cleantech (04/11/2025) - How will Trump’s latest round of tariffs affect clean energy?
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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The digital grid is coming, and the energy transition may just depend on it
Tell us what you think of the show! Sponsored Content. Decarbonizing the power sector attracts most of the energy transition’s attention. While replacing…
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This Week in Cleantech (04/04/2025) - Geothermal wins Trump's favor
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…
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This Week in Cleantech (03/28/2025) - A new high for renewables
Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or…