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Volts

ByDavid Roberts

Volts is a podcast about leaving fossil fuels behind. I've been reporting on and explaining clean-energy topics for almost 20 years, and I love talking to politicians, analysts, innovators, and activists about the latest progress in the world's most important fight. (Volts is entirely subscriber-supported. Sign up!) www.volts.wtf

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Episode Playlist

50 episodes

A journey from clean-energy wonkery to influencer fame

Jun 6, 2025•—

A journey from clean-energy wonkery to influencer fame

Making electric motors better

Jun 11, 2025•—

Making electric motors better

Sen. Martin Heinrich on the fight over clean energy in the Senate

Jun 13, 2025•—

Sen. Martin Heinrich on the fight over clean energy in the Senate

A win for transit-oriented development in Washington state

Jun 18, 2025•—

A win for transit-oriented development in Washington state

Rep. Mike Levin reflects on the Republican budget bill

Jun 20, 2025•—

Rep. Mike Levin reflects on the Republican budget bill

The fight to build faster in California

Jun 25, 2025•—

The fight to build faster in California

Reducing the climate impacts of food and farming

Jun 27, 2025•—

Reducing the climate impacts of food and farming

Can data centers be good grid citizens?

Jul 2, 2025•—

Can data centers be good grid citizens?

PG&E tries to prove that a big utility can innovate

Jul 4, 2025•—

PG&E tries to prove that a big utility can innovate

A closer look at Montana's housing "miracle"

Jul 9, 2025•—

A closer look at Montana's housing "miracle"

Trump's big bill: How bad is it and what comes next?

Jul 11, 2025•—

Trump's big bill: How bad is it and what comes next?

Solar+storage is so much farther along than you think

Jul 16, 2025•—

Solar+storage is so much farther along than you think

What's going on with electric boats?

Jul 18, 2025•—

What's going on with electric boats?

Ann Arbor's experiment with a new kind of utility

Jul 23, 2025•—

Ann Arbor's experiment with a new kind of utility

US transit costs and how to tame them

Jul 30, 2025•—

US transit costs and how to tame them

A fireside chat with Jigar Shah

Aug 1, 2025•—

A fireside chat with Jigar Shah

What the FEOC?

Aug 6, 2025•—

What the FEOC?

Trump's latest attempt to save coal

Aug 13, 2025•—

Trump's latest attempt to save coal

What does clean energy activism look like?

Aug 20, 2025•—

What does clean energy activism look like?

Climate philanthropy in a time of Trump

Aug 27, 2025•—

Climate philanthropy in a time of Trump

What's the deal with sodium-ion batteries?

Sep 3, 2025•—

What's the deal with sodium-ion batteries?

How inverters can stabilize a renewables-heavy grid

Sep 5, 2025•—

How inverters can stabilize a renewables-heavy grid

The debate over renewable energy certificates (RECs)

Sep 10, 2025•—

The debate over renewable energy certificates (RECs)

Are we finally getting 3D-printed batteries?

Sep 17, 2025•—

Are we finally getting 3D-printed batteries?

How can Africa benefit from the critical-minerals rush?

Sep 19, 2025•—

How can Africa benefit from the critical-minerals rush?

How to clean up beer brewing and other low-temperature industries

Sep 24, 2025•—

How to clean up beer brewing and other low-temperature industries

Could we get hyperscalers to buy heat pumps for households?

Oct 1, 2025•—

Could we get hyperscalers to buy heat pumps for households?

Can advance market commitments jumpstart climate’s hardest sectors?

Oct 3, 2025•—

Can advance market commitments jumpstart climate’s hardest sectors?

Pay attention to the most important political race of 2025

Oct 8, 2025•—

Pay attention to the most important political race of 2025

Super-deep geothermal drilling ... with microwaves

Oct 10, 2025•—

Super-deep geothermal drilling ... with microwaves

Seattle mayoral candidate Katie Wilson on governing a blue city in 2025

Oct 15, 2025•—

Seattle mayoral candidate Katie Wilson on governing a blue city in 2025

How to get New York back on track toward its climate targets

Oct 17, 2025•—

How to get New York back on track toward its climate targets

Yes, you weenies: a war on cars

Oct 20, 2025•—

Yes, you weenies: a war on cars

Can "second life" EV batteries work as grid-scale energy storage?

Oct 22, 2025•—

Can "second life" EV batteries work as grid-scale energy storage?

The escalating battle over renewable energy certificates (RECs)

Oct 29, 2025•—

The escalating battle over renewable energy certificates (RECs)

Michael Liebreich on a "pragmatic climate reset"

Oct 31, 2025•—

Michael Liebreich on a "pragmatic climate reset"

Hey governors: you can salvage sustainable transportation, but you need to do it quick!

Nov 5, 2025•—

Hey governors: you can salvage sustainable transportation, but you need to do it quick!

Octopus extends its tentacles into America

Nov 7, 2025•—

Octopus extends its tentacles into America

So, there were some elections. How'd they go?

Nov 10, 2025•—

So, there were some elections. How'd they go?

How to make a market for distributed energy flexibility

Nov 12, 2025•—

How to make a market for distributed energy flexibility

What's the deal with indoor air quality?

Nov 19, 2025•—

What's the deal with indoor air quality?

Clean electrification is inevitable

Nov 21, 2025•—

Clean electrification is inevitable

What's the deal with balcony solar?

Nov 26, 2025•—

What's the deal with balcony solar?

What's going on in electricity world?

Nov 28, 2025•—

What's going on in electricity world?

How Illinois passed its third big clean-energy bill in a decade

Dec 3, 2025•—

How Illinois passed its third big clean-energy bill in a decade

California warms up to a larger Western energy market

Dec 10, 2025•—

California warms up to a larger Western energy market

Advocating for decarbonization in 2026

Dec 12, 2025•—

Advocating for decarbonization in 2026

Sen. Ruben Gallego has a new energy plan

Dec 17, 2025•—

Sen. Ruben Gallego has a new energy plan

The cure for misinformation is not more information or smarter news consumers

Dec 19, 2025•—

The cure for misinformation is not more information or smarter news consumers

What's the real story with Australian rooftop solar?

Dec 26, 2025•—

What's the real story with Australian rooftop solar?

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