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Energy Gang

Election Special: What the Republican Takeover Means for Energy

Energy Gang

Wood Mackenzie

Tech News, Environment, Sustainability, Innovation, Renewable Energy, Technology, Alternative Energy, Energy, News, Cleantech, Wind Energy, Business, Climate Change, Solar Energy

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2014

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

This week, the U.S. turned a deep shade of red after Republicans pulled off commanding wins in national, state and local races. The results will influence a broad range of issues, including renewable energy tax policy, oil & gas exports, state renewable energy targets, net metering and utility rate design. It will also pit Congress and states against the Obama Administration as it tries to use executive authority to curb carbon emissions. In this podcast, we’ll dissect what America’s election-year political flip means for local and national energy issues. You can check out our live podcast on November 18 in San Francisco at ACEEE’s Intelligent Efficiency conference: bit.ly/1wvgv5x And don’t forget to fill out our short listener survey: svy.mk/1rCT4HH This podcast is brought to you by SMA, the world's leading solar inverter manufacturer. With more than 850 service experts, 90 service hubs, 30-plus gigawatts installed globally and thousands of commercial and utility projects completed worldwide, SMA is the partner of choice for your PV projects. 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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0:27.0

For the week of November 6th, 2014, this is the Energy Gang from Green Tech Media.

0:37.0

Thanks for being here. I am Stephen Lacy, your host and a senior editor with Green Tech

0:47.7

media. This week, there's been a monumental political shift in America. While other pundits try to figure out what

0:55.1

Tuesday's elections mean for health care, immigration, and the broader economy, we'll hone in

1:00.0

on what it means for energy and climate policy.

1:03.0

Then we'll settle into California,

1:05.0

where the state is ending its wildly successful solar initiative

1:08.0

and beginning a groundbreaking storage program.

1:11.0

And at the end of the show, we will tell you something you do not

1:14.3

know or attempt to. With me every step of the way are my two co-hosts back in New York

1:22.2

actually no in San Francisco this week, back from a trip in Kenya to visit

1:26.0

his wife just in time to vote. It is Jigger Shaw. He is the founder of Sun Edison, the author of the book that you might have heard of, creating

1:33.8

climate wealth. And he is actually in a Starbucks in San Francisco because

1:38.2

apparently Starbucks has better Wi-Fi than his office. Jigger, how are you, sir?

1:43.4

I'm doing fantastic.

1:45.4

And the interesting thing about the Wi-Fi

1:47.2

is that usually it's AT&T at Starbucks,

1:49.4

but in this one it's Google Starbucks.

1:52.1

Really? I didn't know that they had a relationship.

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