Electrify This!
Electrify This! explores the movement to electrify everything as a strategy to decarbonize and revitalize all sectors of our economy. Featuring diverse experts, the show examines the most important policy, regulatory, and market issues surrounding electrification of transportation, buildings, and industry. Electrify This! helps demystify issues surrounding the transition to 100 percent clean electricity, and focuses on the challenges, scalable solutions, and what decision-makers can do to ensure the movement to electrify is equitable for all. Electrify This! is an original Energy Innovation Policy & Technology LLC® podcast hosted by Electrification Director Sara Baldwin (former host of Grid Geeks podcast). Our podcasts are accessible under the CC BY license. Users are free to copy, distribute, transform, and build upon the material as long as they credit Energy Innovation® for the original creation and indicate if changes were made..
Episodes
31 episodes
The State of EV Charging for Multifamily Housing
Did you know that nearly a third of households in the U.S. face an uphill climb to drive and benefit from an EV simply because they live in multifamily housing? This is not only a climate and public health issue, but also an equity issue. Resea...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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34:03
An Action Plan For U.S. Industrial Heat Electrification (Part 3 of 3)
In the last installment of our three-part series on industrial decarbonization, we explore industrial sector decarbonization and the role electrification can play in achieving net zero goals for a stable climate. Host Sara Baldwin speaks with B...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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48:13
Clean Industry Needs Electrification: Can the Grid Manage the Demand? (Part 2 of 3)
Transitioning the industrial sector to run on clean energy through electrification is a critical strategy to decarbonize one of our economy’s largest-emitting sectors. But electric utilities and the power grid must be able to meet increased dem...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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35:23
A Roadmap for the Zero-Carbon Industrial Transition (Part 1 of 3)
Did you know that industrial activity around the world is responsible for one-third of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions? In the U.S. alone, direct emissions from the industrial sector make up 23% of our total GHG emissions. The industrial ...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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48:51
What’s really needed to cut U.S. emissions faster this decade?
Season 4 of Electrify This! kicks off the new year to unpack a big question: “What’s really needed to cut U.S. emissions faster this decade?” Guests Ed Rightor and Sue Tierney are co-authors of a new report from the National ...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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50:43
An Electrifying Year: A 2023 Retrospective
2023 was an action-packed year for the clean energy transition and electrification. From the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to myriad actions on EVs, buildings, hydrogen, and renewable energy...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:06:39
Billions in New DOE Home Energy Retrofit Programs and Workforce Funding: What States Need To Know
A year after the landmark Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) became law, the federal government and states are moving quickly to deploy $8.8 billion in rebates for home energy efficiency and electrification projects. The goal is to help American hou...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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50:36
States in the EV Driver Seat
States have been long-time leaders in the transportation electrification space, and more states than ever before are taking action to accelerate transportation electrification with the adoption and implementation of EV-friendly policies, regula...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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50:22
On the Move: Policy Accelerates the US EV Market
Federal and state policies are reshaping how people and goods travel, while cutting harmful greenhouse gas emissions and pollutants from cars and trucks. Vehicle electrification is accelerating thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Infla...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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50:57
Making Energy Efficiency and Electrification Programs Work for People
The Inflation Reduction Act allocates billions for home and building upgrades over the next ten years; these rebates and incentives can cut energy bills, reduce energy burdens, improve public health, and slash emissions, but state and tribal go...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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50:14
National Leaders on the Future of Climate and Electrification
Three national climate policy stars kick off Season 3 to recap 2022 successes, predict what’s in store for 2023 on the policy front, and outline how the Inflation Reduction Act will benefit states, households, and the climate. U.S. Senator Mart...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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56:49
From COP 27 to Corporations: Electrifying Industry to Meet U.S. Climate Goals
At the COP27 Climate Change Conference, governments representing more half of the global economy announced an action plan to speed the decarbonization of power, road transport, steel, hydrogen, and agriculture. The U.S., Canada, Germany, Japan,...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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48:00
The Inflation Reduction Act: What it Means for the U.S. Workforce, Consumers, and Climate
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) is the most significant climate legislation in United States history—$370 billion in climate and clean energy investments could help cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions roughly 40 percent by 2030. The IRA...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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49:00
Connecting the Dots: Cooking, Climate, and Clean Air
Did you know the gas that heats many of our buildings, cooks our food, and dries our clothes causes air pollution? Recent studies demonstrate the climate and health harms of burning gas indoors, particularly in our kitchens. Gas stoves can emit...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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53:19
Environmental Justice Impacts of the Hydrogen Economy
The hydrogen buzz is getting louder. Carbon-free hydrogen is part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s strategy to achieve President Biden’s net-zero by 2050 target, and the bipartisan infrastructure law earmarked $8 billion for regional clean hy...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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56:02
Looking for Freedom from Fossil Fuels: Decarbonizing the European Union
Russia’s unprovoked Ukraine invasion sent shockwaves across the world and shined a spotlight on the true costs of our global fossil fuel reliance, especially for the European Union (EU). The EU’s 27 members buy a quarter of their oil and more 4...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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51:51
How to Electrify Your Life: Ask a Contractor (Part 2 of 2)
What burning questions do you have about what it takes to remove fossil fuels from your home or workplace and switch to all-electric appliances and equipment? What should you know before you choose a contractor? For example, do heat pumps work ...
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44:59
How to Electrify Your Life: Getting Started at Home (Part 1 of 2)
Want to electrify your life and not sure where to start? Then tune in to a special two-part series of Electrify This! to find out how you can cut pollution and save money by making the switch to clean, efficient electric alternatives. Host Sara...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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49:19
That’s A Wrap! 2021 Reflections and 2022 Predictions with Three Electrification Dynamos
An all-star line-up closes out the year with reflections on 2021 and predictions for 2022. Host Sara Baldwin speaks with electrify everything pioneer Saul Griffith, policy expert and former Energy Gang podcast co-host Katherine Hamilton, and le...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:17:53
Changing the Way We Build with Electrified Construction
The landmark $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will restore and expand the United...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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47:54
Now We're Cooking With...Electricity!
Once considered a status symbol, gas stoves have become a popular choice for amateur and professional chefs alike. More than a third of U.S. households cook with gas and
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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47:12
Farewell Fossil Gas, Hello Better Buildings: A Building Electrification Status Update
With more than 100 million housing units and commercial buildings burning fossil fuels for space or water heating or for cooking across the United States, our building sector needs a major retrofit. Buildings cause 13 percent of the nation’s gr...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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56:36
The Road to Clean, Electrified Transportation: State and Federal Pathways (Part 3 of 3)
The climate, public health, and jobs benefits of electric vehicles are clear, but how do we get to a highly electrified transportation future when internal combustion engines still dominate the market today? To reap these benefits, we need a sm...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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56:06
Accelerating Clean, Electrified Transportation and a Clean Grid by 2035 (Part 2 of 3)
We have the technology needed to drive the clean energy future, but what policies must we adopt now to actually reach that goal? In part two of our three-part series on electrifying transportation, host Sara Baldwin speaks with electri...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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55:46