
Climate Tech Is Changing Fast
This week, we present a crossover episode of our sister podcast, The Interchange. In this episode, host Shayle Kann talks with fellow venture capitalist Abe Yokell about the state of climate tech inve...
9 Mars 202151min

Jigar's Final Episode
Jigar Shah has been our co-host since 2013. But now he's moving on to new pastures.Starting this this week, Jigar will be leading the Department of Energy's loan programs office -- running the governm...
3 Mars 202142min

Watt It Takes: Executive Producer Stephen Lacey
This week, we have a bonus episode of Watt It Takes featuring Stephen Lacey, our founding host and executive producer.Back in December, Powerhouse CEO Emily Kirsch interviewed Stephen for a holiday ed...
26 Feb 202151min

The Texas Grid Failure
Even for energy veterans, the depth of failures in Texas last week were breathtaking. As arctic air froze power plants, gas lines, and mechanical instruments, the grid was shut down -- leaving 4 milli...
24 Feb 20211h 2min

How a ‘Climate Emergency’ Could Harness Wartime Powers
This week: climate change is certainly the most urgent issue we face. But should it be formally declared an emergency? There’s a real conversation over the label in the US -- and it could have a very ...
12 Feb 202157min

The Dirty Secret Behind Utility Climate Goals
Net-zero pledges are becoming common for utilities. But a huge number of them are failing to decarbonize on any timeframe that truly matters. They’re not phasing out coal, they’re building lots of new...
5 Feb 20211h 1min

Reversing Trump's Destruction
It was hard to keep up with the destruction of the Trump era. And it’s already getting hard to keep up with the rebuilding. This week brought a series of actions on climate change from the White House...
29 Jan 20211h 2min

Why Local Solar + Storage Is a Pillar of the Net-Zero Grid
This week, we finally left behind a destructive regime that thwarted environmental policy at every turn. We exchanged it for a government putting climate experts and clean-energy doers in its highest ...
22 Jan 202159min



















