May 29, 20261h 41mS0
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribe<br/><br/><p>Why is clean electrification, the most exciting, dynamic, hopeful...
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Volts
Hosted by David Roberts · news · EN
About this Podcast:
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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What is Volts about?
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.
Who hosts Volts?
Volts is hosted by David Roberts. The show has published 461 episodes to date.
What has Volts covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Giving clean electricity a political voice of its own" (29 May 2026, 101 minutes), "A limited defense of Biden's everything-bagel industrial policy" (27 May 2026, 68 minutes), and "How to phase out residential gas equitably" (22 May 2026, 68 minutes).
How often does Volts publish?
Volts publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 68 minutes across 461 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Volts?
Booking probability for Volts is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Volts requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Volts's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Volts?
The strongest fits for Volts are Electric Power. Volts has a news audience.
About the host
David Roberts hosts Volts, a news podcast with 461 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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May 27, 20261h 8mS0This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribe<br/><br/><p>Conventional punditry loves the narrative that woolly-headed...
May 22, 20261h 8mS0This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribe<br/><br/><p>As affluent homeowners defect to heat pumps, the massive costs of...
May 20, 20261h 46mS0This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribe<br/><br/><p>Are data centers and electrification going to break the US power...
May 15, 202634 minS0This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.volts.wtf<br/><br/><p>Ben Eidelson and Anay Shah run the Stepchange podcast, which recently put out a magisterial four-hour (!) episode on the history of...
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May 13, 20261h 4mS0This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribe<br/><br/><p>Boiling water to make steam for industrial processes consumes an...
May 8, 20261h 30mS0This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribe<br/><br/><p>Most people think that coordinating the behavior of thousands of...
May 6, 20261h 4mS0This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribe<br/><br/><p>Today, coordinating a whole-home retrofit — or even just getting...
Apr 29, 20261h 5mS0This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribe<br/><br/><p>Historically, investing in energy infrastructure has been the...
Apr 27, 202655 minS0<p>In this episode, I sit down with financier Tom Steyer to discuss his 2026 run for governor of California. We dig into his pledge to cut the state’s notoriously high electricity bills by 25 percent, how he plans to...
Apr 22, 20261h 7mS0<p>The think tank Ember just released its yearly Global Electricity Review. In this episode, I chat with co-authors Nicolas Fulghum & Kostantsa Rangelova about the biggest stories in the global power sector in 2025. We...
Apr 20, 202620 minS0This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.volts.wtf<br/><br/><p>Heatmap’s Robinson Meyer joins me to unpack the sheer madness of the current news landscape. We discuss the energy implications of...
Apr 17, 20261 hourS0<p>Beth Bafford spent years designing Climate United, a revolving fund meant to push out $7 billion of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund money to underserved communities. She had barely begun sending out grants when Trump...
Apr 15, 20261h 31mS0<p>In this episode, I welcome back my old friend Jigar Shah to discuss the current hullabaloo around explosive electricity demand from new data centers. We dig into why its stupid for tech companies to build their own...
Apr 10, 202652 minS0This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribe<br/><br/><p>There are some circumstances — think disaster recovery zones or...
Apr 8, 20261h 6mS0This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribe<br/><br/><p>Why do climate funders prefer cutting checks for electric...
Apr 3, 20261h 21mS0<p>It can be stomach-turning, watching the Trump administration torch federal climate policy. But what if some of what's burning wasn't working particularly well to begin with? Hannah Safford and Loren Schulman of the...
Apr 1, 20261h 5mS0<p>The US power grid runs at about 50% capacity on average — built for its worst day, underutilized every other day. As demand surges from data centers and electrification, utilities are racing to build more...
Mar 27, 20261h 6mS0<p>In this episode, Dakota Gruener of Reflective walks me through her organization's new project, which maps the gaps in our scientific understanding of stratospheric aerosol injection — currently the leading candidate...
Mar 25, 20261h 11mS0<p>The explosive energy demand from data centers is breaking our grid, pushing desperate developers to build their own on-site gas plants just to get online. To figure out how we avoid locking in decades of new fossil...
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Tom Steyer
billionaire and California gubernatorial candidate, Galvanize Climate Solutions
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Robinson Meyer
founding executive editor of Heatmap, The Atlantic
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Jigar Shah
former director of the Loan Programs Office at the U.S. Department of Energy, Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office
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Caroline Spears
founder and executive director, Climate Cabinet Education
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