PODCAST
Energy Tradeoffs
by Energy Tradeoffs
Energy Markets & Environmental Regulation
Episodes
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #43: Eric Orts
Another Thursday, another EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode: This week, Eric Orts from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and David Spence talk about Eric’s research on “Climate Change and the Ethical Obligations of Business.” Eric argues that major fossil fuel companies—the...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #42 – David Konisky
This week’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode features Indiana University’s David Konisky talking with Shelley Welton about his research on “Public Attitudes on Energy & Climate.” David and Shelley discuss David’s research on what Americans believe about different sources of power. David finds...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #41 – Sheila Olmstead
For this week’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast interview, we have David Spence interviewing Sheila Olmstead his colleague at the University of Texas, about Sheila’s research on “Carbon Taxes: The Evolving Conventional Wisdom.” Sheila responds to the concern that a carbon tax would have a regressive...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #40 – Doug Kysar
This Thursday’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast is our 40th episode! It features Yale Law School’s Doug Kysar talking with University of Colorado’s Sharon Jacobs about his research on “Tort Law & Climate Litigation.” Sharon and Doug first discuss the different types of climate litigation, including...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #39: Hannah Wiseman
For this week’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast interview, we have David Spence interviewing my friend and co-author Hannah Wiseman, now at Penn State Law – University Park, about her research on “Balancing the Local Costs and Wider Benefits of Energy Development.” Hannah and David discuss her…
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #38 – Caroline Cecot
In this Thursday’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode, I talk with Caroline Cecot of GMU’s Scalia Law School about her research on “Regulating the Risks of Fracking to Water.” Caroline describes her empirical research on how New York towns approached fracking in the years before it was banned...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #37 – Eric Biber
Another week, another EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode. This week, the University of California at Berkeley’s Eric Biber talks with David Spence about his research on “How Law Must Change in the Anthropocene.” Eric explains his argument that as humans change the global environment, legal...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #36 – Scott Burger
This week’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode features David Spence interviewing MIT’s Scott Burger about his research on “How to Value Distributed Energy Resources.” David and Scott discuss the problems that can arise if rooftop solar is overcompensated through net metering when rooftop solar…
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #35 – Michael Wara, Part II
This week’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode is Part II of Michael Wara‘s discussion with David Spence about his research on California’s wildfire policies. This two-part series focuses on “PG&E’s Wildfire Liability and Bankruptcy: Who Pays?” Today’s 19-minute podcast episode starts where the...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #34 – Michael Wara, Part I
This Thursday’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast features Stanford University’s Michael Wara talking with David Spence about his research on California’s wildfire policies. This week’s podcast episode is the first part of a two-part series on “PG&E’s Wildfire Liability and Bankruptcy: Who Pays?” This...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #33 – Michael Burger
Another week, another EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode. This week, Michael Burger of Columbia University talks with the University of Texas’s David Spence about Michael’s work on “Climate Litigation & the Green Transition.” Michael and David talk about the variety of lawsuits that have been...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #32 – Rossi & Serkin
This Thursday’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode features features the University of Texas’s David Spence interviewing Vanderbilt Law School’s Jim Rossi and Chris Serkin about their proposal for “Energy Exactions“. Jim and Chris describe this proposal, which would have local governments impose...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #31 – Yael Lifshitz
Today’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode features Yael Lifshitz, from King’s College London, talking with me about her research on “Private Energy, Private Law, & the Green Transition.” Yael describes her research on how private law interacts with our public policy goals for an energy...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #30 – Rhodes & Meehan
This week’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode features David Spence interviewing Joshua Rhodes & Colin Meehan about their research on “Keeping the Lights on in a High Renewables Grid.” Josh & Colin explain the concept of grid “inertia” and why it is so important for grid stability. The grid…
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #29 – Monika Ehrman
Today’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode has me interviewing the University of Oklahoma’s Monika Ehrman about her research on “Energy Realism & Fossil Fuels.” Monika describes and criticizes the “keep it in the ground” movement–a coalition that is looking to stop production of oil and gas on...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #28 – Sanya Carley
In this week’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode, the University of Colorado’s Sharon Jacobs interviews Sanya Carley of Indiana University about Sanya’s work on Alternatives talks with about Sanya’s work on “Energy Justice.” Sanya explains her efforts to identify communities that are…
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #27 – Kristen van de Biezenbos
This Thursday’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode features me talking with the University of Calgary Faculty of Law’s Kristen van de Biezenbos about her research on “Social License & Fossil Fuels.” Kristen describes how the term “social license” has become so important in Canadian energy policy...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #26 – Michael Gerrard
This week’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode features Columbia’s Mike Gerrard talking with Shelley Welton about his research on “Deep Decarbonization: Legal Impediments to a Massive Renewables Build-Out.” In the interview, Mike explains why dramatic cutting U.S. greenhouse gas emissions will...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #25 – Victoria Mandell
Another week, another EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode. This week, Victoria Mandell of GRID Alternatives talks with the University of Colorado’s Sharon Jacobs about Victoria’s work on “Energy Poverty, Energy Burden and Rooftop Solar.” Victoria and Sharon talk about why some policies that favor...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #24 – Arne Olson (Part II)
This week’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode is Part II of Arne Olson‘s discussion with David Spence on “Modeling Decarbonization in the West.” This two-part series covers Arne’s research on achieving a reliable transition to low-carbon energy on the West Coast. Today’s 15-minute podcast…
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #23 – Arne Olson
This Thursday’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode features Arne Olson talking with David Spence about his research on achieving a reliable transition to low-carbon energy on the West Coast. This week’s 18-minute podcast is the first part of a two-part series on “Modeling Decarbonization in the...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #22 – Leah Stokes
Happy new year! For this week’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast interview, we have David Spence interviewing Leah Stokes, from the University of California – Santa Barbara about her research on “The Politics of Technology Transitions.” Leah and David discuss politically sustainable methods of...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #21 – Joshua Macey
This week’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode features Cornell’s Joshua Macey talking with David Spence about his research on “Renewables and Reliability in Competitive Wholesale Electricity Markets.” In the interview, Joshua explains why electric power providers in competitive markets are...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #20 – Carey King
Today’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode features David Spence interviewing Carey King, his colleague at the University of Texas, about Carey’s research on “Economic Growth, Inequality & Decarbonization.” Carey and David discuss several ways that transitioning to cleaner energy sources will...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #19 – Daniel Raimi
Our new EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode features Resources for the Future’s Daniel Raimi talking with David Spence about his research on “Fossil Fuels and the Risk Profile of Fracking.” Daniel talks about his recent book, which evaluates common concerns about fracking, including polluted…
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #18 – Ari Peskoe
This Thursday’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode features Harvard Law School’s Ari Peskoe talking with David Spence about his research on “Reliability, Decarbonization & Federal-State Conflict Over Electricity Markets.” Ari and David talk about restructured power markets and struggles over the...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #17 – Melinda Taylor
Another week, another EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode. This week, the University of Texas’s Melinda Taylor talks with David Spence about her research on “Studying Intensive Energy Development (Oil & Gas, Wind and Solar) in West Texas.” Melinda talks about her work with the Cynthia & George...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #16 – Todd Davidson
For this week’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast interview, we have David Spence interviewing Todd Davidson, his colleague at the University of Texas, about Todd’s research on “Long-term storage needs, ‘green gases,’ & the energy transition.” Todd and David’s discussion focuses on one of the most...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #15 – William Boyd
Today’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode features UCLA’s William Boyd talking with David Spence about his research on “‘Public’ Utility: Steering Markets Toward Public Ends“. In the interview, William explains his critique of FERC’s approach to price formation in natural gas markets and...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #14 – Dana Harmon
This week’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast features the University of Texas’s David Spence interviewing Dana Harmon about her work on “Energy Poverty and the Green Transition.” Dana describes the challenges of ensuring that low-income consumers have access to reliable energy at affordable prices.…
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #13 – Eisen & Welton
In this week’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast interview, the University of Richmond’s Joel Eisen and the University of South Carolina’s Shelley Welton talk with David Spence about their research on “Net Metering & the Value of Distributed Solar Generation.” David, Joel, and Shelley discuss…
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #12 – Amy Stein
Another week, another EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode. This week, the University of Florida’s Amy Stein talks with David Spence about her research on “Maintaining Reliability in a Distributed Energy World.” Amy and David explore the challenges of maintaining power grid reliability when an...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #11 – Frank Wolak
This Thursday’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode features Stanford’s Frank Wolak talking with David Spence about his research on “Market Solutions to Reliability Challenges in Electricity Markets.” Frank explains different approaches to ensuring the reliability of the electric grid, including...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #10 – David Adelman
For this week’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast interview, we have Josh Rhodes interviewing David Adelman, his colleague at the University of Texas, about David’s research on “Modeling the Evolution of a Greener Grid.” David’s research compares renewable portfolio standards, which are the most…
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #9 – Nathan Richardson
This week’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast features Shelley Welton interviewing Nathan Richardson, her colleague at the University of South Carolina, about his research on “The Politics of Carbon Taxes vs. Regulation.” Nathan recaps much of the history of efforts to adopt federal climate regulation,...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #8 – Jesse Jenkins
Another week, another EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode. This week, Princeton’s Jesse Jenkins talks with David Spence about his research on “The Best Route to Net-Zero Emissions.” Jesse describes why “firm low-carbon power resources,” such as nuclear and natural gas with carbon capture make it...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #7 – Michael Wara
In this week’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast interview, Stanford’s Michael Wara talks with David Spence about his research on “California’s Energy Transition—Decarbonization & Decentralization.” Michael discusses the necessary tradeoffs in meeting California’s varied goals for its energy grid: the...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #6 – Sharon Jacobs
For this week’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast interview, we have the University of Colorado’s Sharon Jacobs talking with David Spence about her research on “Environmental Privileging.” Sharon talks about how different actors privilege different values in energy policy and argues that scholars…
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #5 – Sheila Olmstead
This week’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast features David Spence interviewing the University of Texas’s Sheila Olmstead about her research on “Cost-Benefit Analysis, ‘Secret Science,’ and OIRA Reviews of Rulemaking.” Sheila talks about two challenges of doing cost-benefit analysis on climate...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #4 – Shelley Welton
This week’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast features David Spence interviewing the University of South Carolina’s Shelley Welton about her research on “The Distributional Impacts of Distributed Energy Resources.” Shelley talks about how rooftop solar and other smaller sources of power are changing...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #3 – David Spence
This week’s EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast features Sharon Jacobs and Shelley Welton interviewing the University of Texas’s David Spence about his research on “‘Naïve Energy Markets’ and the boundary between markets and regulation.” David argues that both consumers and investors make decisions based...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #2 – Alexandra Klass
Our next EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast features David Spence interviewing the University of Minnesota’s Alexandra Klass about her research on “Network Infrastructure: Permitting & Eminent Domain.” They discuss permits for interstate power-lines, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and oil pipelines,...
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Energy Tradeoffs Podcast #1 – Pipelines & Power-Lines
Earlier this month, David Spence posted an introduction to our new project with Sharon Jacobs and Shelley Welton, EnergyTradeoffs.com. Our website will feature the work of researchers grappling with energy policy tradeoffs between reliability, affordability, and environmental performance as well…
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