This Week in Cleantech (8/23/24) — The human side of virtual power plants

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This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less.

This week's episode features CNET senior editor Jon Reed, who visited an energy-efficient home in Vermont that will eventually be part of a virtual power plant, or VPP.

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Jim Kapsis, CEO of the Ad Hoc Group, who recently wrote about his 531-mile trip from Virginia to Maine in an electric vehicle. Jim wrote about his experience traveling the long electric miles, both the good and bad. We’ll link his piece in our YouTube bio. Congratulations Jim!

This Week in Cleantech — August 23, 2024

1. Big Tech’s bid to rewrite the rules on net zero — The Financial Times
2. EVs are starting to overtake gas-powered cars in a surprising place — CNN
3. Clean Fuel Startups Were Supposed to Be the Next Big Thing. Now They Are Collapsing. — The Wall Street Journal
4. Coal Power Defined This Minnesota Town. Can Solar Win It Over? — The New York Times
5. The US Power Grid Has a Problem. Your House Could Help Solve It — CNET

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