Podcast Episodes

Patrick Crane’s Plan to Cut Solar Costs in Half

Season 17 Episode 859

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The $2/Watt Challenge: Can We Get There?

Is $2/watt solar a pipe dream—or a real target we can hit in the next few years?

Patrick …

Published on 10 hours ago

This Nonprofit is Revolutionizing Solar Permitting | Nick Josefowitz

Season 17 Episode 858

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Why is solar so expensive in the U.S.?

Nick Josefowitz has the receipts—and a plan to fix it.

In this episode, we dig into one of …

Published on 4 days, 9 hours ago

The Unofficial Playbook to NYC Climate Week | Silas Mähner & Steven Zhang

Season 17 Episode 857

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Planning to attend NYC Climate Week?

Already there!? 

When Nico realized he had to make a last-minute trip to NYC this week during…

Published on 1 week ago

Ending Energy Poverty: Nedjip Tozun’s Vision to Reach 1 Billion Lives

Season 17 Episode 856

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Nearly 1 billion people still live without reliable electricity. Nedjip Tozun co-founded d.light to change that—starting with a …

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

Jigar Shah on <$2.50/Watt Solar + Storage, and Resisting Trump’s Anti-Renewable Push

Season 17 Episode 855

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The Wake-Up Call We Can’t Ignore

Clean energy isn’t losing the economics game—it’s losing the political one.

Jigar Shah returns to…

Published on 2 weeks ago

RE+ Day 3: Dean Solon, American-Made Inverters, Clean Tech for Native Americans, and More!

Season 17 Episode 854

Straight from Day 3 at RE+ 2025, this replay of the PowerUp Live Morning Show and Daily Round Up wraps up an incredible week of insights from the clean energy leaders driving the industry forward.

Nic…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

RE+ Day 2: SEIA Politics, Long-Duration Storage, Future Homes, String Inverters & More

Season 17 Episode 853

Straight from Day 2 at RE+ 2025, this replay of the PowerUp Live Morning Show and Daily Round Up continues our mission to bring you insights from the leaders shaping the clean energy transition.

Nico …

Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago

RE+ Day 1: Jigar Shah, Storage Tech, New EVs, Steel Manufacturing and Much More

Season 17 Episode 852

Straight from Day 1 at RE+ 2025, this replay of the PowerUp Live Morning Show and Daily Round Up brings you a fast-moving mix of leaders shaping the clean energy transition—from domestic steel to EVs…

Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Batteries vs. Peakers: [Revisiting] How Fluence Is Redefining the Grid

Season 17 Episode 851

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“Storage Was Never Just an Add-On”

What if we’ve been thinking too small about batteries?

In this rebroadcast from RE+, Kiran Kuma…

Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago

RE+ 2025 Survival Guide: What You Need to Know Before You Get to Vegas (with 6 expert insiders!)

Season 17 Episode 850

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Heading to Las Vegas for RE+ 2025? This episode is your ultimate field guide.

We’ve got the inside scoop from SunCast host Nico J…

Published on 4 weeks ago