Introducing: The Big Switch
Introducing: The Big Switch
Welcome to our first season of "The Big Switch." It's a five-part series that explores how the power grid works, how it'... Read more
4 Jun 2021
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3mins
The Zero-Carbon Backbone
The Zero-Carbon Backbone
The electric grid is the vast machine that powers everything around us. It’s also the part of the energy system where we... Read more
15 Jun 2021
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37mins
Building a Zero-Carbon Sports Team
Building a Zero-Carbon Sports Team
Building a low-carbon grid is like building a sports team with star players and supporting players. Or, more accurately,... Read more
15 Jun 2021
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29mins
Connecting the Zero-Carbon Grid
Connecting the Zero-Carbon Grid
If the grid system is the backbone of a low-carbon economy, then transmission lines are the nervous system. We need a dr... Read more
24 Jun 2021
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34mins
The High-Wire Act of the Distributed Grid
The High-Wire Act of the Distributed Grid
Matching electricity supply and demand is a high-wire balancing act. As we add more solar, wind and batteries, and shut ... Read more
30 Jun 2021
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30mins
Why the Rules Matter
Why the Rules Matter
In episode 2, we explored how to build a championship zero-carbon “team” on the grid. We could have the best players in ... Read more
6 Jul 2021
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37mins
The Big Switch is Coming Back
The Big Switch is Coming Back
We have a whole year of episodes coming up. In the first five episodes of The Big Switch, we talked about cleaning up ou... Read more
21 Oct 2021
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1min
Roadmap to the Net-Zero Economy
Roadmap to the Net-Zero Economy
In the first five episodes of this show, we talked about cleaning up our electricity system—the power grid. In upcoming ... Read more
25 Oct 2021
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35mins
Decarbonizing Cars
Decarbonizing Cars
In the next five episodes, we'll take a deep dive into decarbonizing the entire transportation sector -- everything from... Read more
3 Nov 2021
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29mins
Trains, Buses and Cable Cars
Trains, Buses and Cable Cars
Electric autonomous vehicles shuttle us to high-tech mass transit hubs. Our fare system is contactless. We’ve already pa... Read more
19 Nov 2021
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35mins