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Launched in 2022, the Factor This Podcast has featured many of the most influential leaders driving the energy transition. From solar and battery storage executives to utility CEOs, the Factor This Podcast brings unique insights and answers to the energy industry’s most pressing challenges. Go beyond high-level trends and mainstream talking points with actionable takeaways.
The Factor This Podcast grew in 2023 with the addition of This Week in Cleantech, a weekly roundup of the biggest stories in climate and clean energy in 15 minutes or less. With new episodes every Friday, Factor This content director Paul Gerke and Mike Casey, a cleantech commentator and president of Tigercomm, bring listeners the most important headlines of the week while featuring the leading journalists behind the stories.
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Latest Episodes
This Week in Cleantech (11/6/2026) - What does the blue wave mean for clean energy?
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 Kelsey Tamborri...
Why federal permitting reform is a generational opportunity for energy | Factor This Policycast
A long-awaited piece of legislation, now before the Senate, is being billed as a "generational opportunity" to improve how the United States builds large-scale energy infrastructure. The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026, o...
This Week in Cleantech (10/30/2026) - Can this battery clean up industrial heat?
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 Brad Plumer fro...
California left the nation's largest VPP in limbo. What's next? | Factor This Policycast
The most robust virtual power plant (VPP) program in the United States is running out of funding at a time when the grid needs it more than ever.Launched in 2022, California's Demand Side Grid Support (DSGS) program coordinates more than...