Electrify This!
Electrify This! explores the movement to electrify everything as a strategy to decarbonize and revitalize all sectors of our economy. Featuring diverse experts, the show examines the most important policy, regulatory, and market issues surrounding electrification of transportation, buildings, and industry. Electrify This! helps demystify issues surrounding the transition to 100 percent clean electricity, and focuses on the challenges, scalable solutions, and what decision-makers can do to ensure the movement to electrify is equitable for all. Electrify This! is hosted by Sara Baldwin.
Podcasting since 2020 • 36 episodes
Electrify This!
Latest Episodes
Long-Haul Charging: Powering Heavy-Duty Trucks with Electricity
Electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles are on the rise around the world as more businesses electrify their fleets and delivery vehicles — global electric truck sales grew by almost 80% in 2024. But what does it take to build multi-megawatt ch...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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43:02
Congress Repealed Federal Clean Energy Incentives! How to Act Before It’s Too Late
The One Big Beautiful Bill is a big bad deal for U.S. households, businesses, and the climate. The law repealed numerous clean energy, efficiency, climate, and electrification incentives and funding, among other major changes. Energy Innovation...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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48:50
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act and other federal repeals will crash America’s EV market
Federal lawmakers and the Trump Administration are trying to put the breaks on clean electric vehicles that save people money and clear the air we breathe. What does it all mean for consumers and the burgeoning U.S. EV market? Host Sara Baldwin...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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40:18
Repealing Inflation Reduction Act Harms America’s Economy and Costs Consumers
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 marked the single largest investment in climate and energy in American history, supporting homegrown clean energy, electrification, and manufacturing. It has generated $600 billion in private investment acros...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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51:29
Electrification Loves Grid Reliability
In this special valentine to the electric grid, Electrify This! host Sara Baldwin speaks with grid expert, Ric O’Connell of GridLab, about a topic front of mind for more people, utilities, and policymakers around the world: grid reliability. De...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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35:54