Amory Lovins: As Economists Argue, Renewables Keep Getting Cheaper

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🗓️ 21 August 2014

⏱️ 53 minutes

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In the academic world, there’s lots of debate about how expensive or cheap renewables are compared to fossil fuels. But do they actually match what’s happening on the ground? In this week’s podcast, we’ll talk with Amory Lovins, the founder and chief scientist at the Rocky Mountain Institute, about the difference between the market reality of renewables and the economic debate about their cost. In the second part of the show, we will discuss a very important legal decision upholding FERC’s grid planning rule. We’ll also chat about a booming application in the non-residential solar market: carports. This podcast is sponsored by eGauge Systems, a manufacturer of next-generation energy meters for solar generation and building demand, submetering, performance contracts, LEED projects and net zero buildings. The Energy Gang is produced by Greentechmedia.com. The show features weekly discussion between energy futurist Jigar Shah, energy policy expert Katherine Hamilton and Greentech Media Editor Stephen Lacey. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:24.0	For the week of August 21st, 2014, this is the Energy Gang from Green Tech Media.
0:35.0	In our nation's capital, I'm Stephen Lacey, a senior editor with Green Tech Media.
0:44.7	And yet again, the news cycle is just extraordinarily bleak.
0:49.0	The unrest continues in Ferguson, Missouri.
0:51.8	A photojournalist was beheaded in Syria and the Ebola virus
0:55.2	continues to spread in West Africa.
0:58.0	But as always, the gang is here to give you a break from all that with some pure, unadulterated clean tech geekery.
1:04.8	Speaking of taking breaks, taking a break from her summer break is our co-host Catherine
1:10.0	Hamilton of 38 North Solutions.
1:12.2	She's coming to us from the town hall of
1:15.0	Scroon Lake, New York. How was vacation before we disrupted it? It was great.
1:20.4	Stephen, the highlight was going to Bolton, Vermont over the weekend to a house party
1:26.1	where my husband got together with his old band up the creek and played bluegrass all night,
1:32.2	which they hadn't done in 25 years and it was
1:34.0	awesome. I didn't know your husband was in a band. Yes he's been in several bands and I
1:39.7	know your colleague Jeff Kramer is in a band as well have Have Dave and Jeff gotten together to play some music?
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