This Week in Cleantech (06/26/2026) - 16 GW without new build? Inside the plan to unlock huge VPP capacity

Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey.This week's episode features special guest Emily Pontecorvo from Heatmap News, who discusses a new partnership making more than 16 gigawatts of virtual power plant capacity.This week’s “Cleantechers of the Week” are Luigi Resta and Maile Resta. Their utility-scale developer, Energies out of Utah, featured one of their site crews going to work on a solar project just like earlier generations of his family did in coal mines. We want to congratulations them for showing how to make the case for clean energy to the country. Congratulations Luigi and Maile!This Week in Cleantech — June 26, 2026 US announces $17.5 billion in loans for nuclear power supply chain — ReutersSpanish households save €10 a month thanks to renewables expansion, report finds | Spain — The GuardianIf AI data centers are exploding nationwide, why are so few being built in California? – LA TimesWhy American data centers can't plug in — Works in ProgressSunrun, Tesla, and Renew Home Have 16 Gigawatts Up for Grabs — Heatmap NewsWant to make a suggestion for This Week in Cleantech? Nominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing  [email protected] episodes of Factor This Policycast