How green hydrogen could be the go-to fuel for the energy transition
Renewables are having a moment. Wind and solar capacity in the US went up 13 gigawatts last year, now totaling more than 238 gigawatts nationwide. And last year's Inflation Reduction Act is helping to...
19 Sep 202326min
The push for long duration storage
America’s new renewable power capacity is expected to triple each year through 2030. To decarbonize the grid, there needs to be a way to store those clean electrons. That’s where long duration energy ...
5 Sep 202318min
Preparing the grid for millions more electric cars
EVs are a huge piece of the decarbonization puzzle. But as Apoorv Bhargava realized over his career working in the power business, utilities across the country aren’t prepared for the cost of onboardi...
22 Aug 202329min
How LA is putting the public first in its energy transition
After the city of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power asked NREL to help them figure out what would it take to get LA's entire grid running on 100% renewable energy by 2045, ...
8 Aug 202330min
How California’s worst wildfire rocked the power industry
The 2018 Camp fire was the most destructive wildfire in California's history. By the time the smoke cleared, more than 150,000 acres had burned. Damages surpassed $16 billion. Dozens had died. Thousan...
25 Jul 202322min
What other industries can teach utilities about innovation
A third of the world's largest companies now have net-zero targets in place for carbon emissions. Google was ahead of the curve. Back in 2007, it had already achieved its goal of going carbon neutral ...
11 Jul 202326min
Season two is coming soon
Over the last 12 episodes, we have heard some fascinating personal and professional stories about people who are pushing innovation on the grid – from smart meters to electric cars to culture shifts.A...
2 Mai 20231min
Distribution planning is on the docket
In 2005, Lisa Schwartz was stunned when a colleague at the Oregon Public Utility Commission told her utility distribution planning budgets never saw the light of day. She thought it was a missed oppor...
25 Apr 202320min
