Answering Your Questions on AI and Energy, the Economics of Solar, the GND’s Legacy, and More

Happy new year! On this week’s episode of Shift Key, Rob and Jesse answer some of the questions they’ve received from readers throughout the year. Hot topics include: What happened to the Green New Deal, and is the Inflation Reduction Act part of its legacy? Should U.S. policy prioritize solar manufacturing or solar deployment? And how can normal people keep AI-driven data centers from blowing up the grid? 

Shift Key is hosted by Robinson Meyer, the founding executive editor of Heatmap, and Jesse Jenkins, a professor of energy systems engineering at Princeton University.

Mentioned: 

How vehicle-to-grid works

Carnegie Endowment report on which clean energy supply chains should be prioritized

Jonathan Koomey’s skeptical take on AI load growth

A new pitch for off-grid solar-powered AI data centers (with gas backup)

Jesse’s upshift; Rob’s upshift.

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This episode of Shift Key is sponsored by …

Intersolar & Energy Storage North America is the premier U.S.-based conference and trade show focused on solar, energy storage, and EV charging infrastructure. To learn more, visit intersolar.us.

Music for Shift Key is by Adam Kromelow.

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