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The energy conversation in its own words. Developers, operators, and analysts on power, renewables, and where the grid goes from here.
Refreshed nightly · readings through August 1, 2026
What the Energy conversation reads like
Sentiment across the five topics we score, measured only on energy shows. Trailing 30 days against the same window a quarter ago; thin cuts fall back to a 90-day read.
Future Outlook
67.6
Economy
41.2
Industry Forecast
58.1
AI
52.7
Innovation
73.6
Future Outlook
12-mo avg 69.7 · points from average
Economy
12-mo avg 38.7 · points from average
Industry Forecast
12-mo avg 62.0 · points from average
AI
12-mo avg 53.8 · points from average
Innovation
12-mo avg 74.1 · points from average
Each topic against its own 12-month average (the zero line), within energy shows only. Above means the conversation is running hotter than normal for that topic; below, cooler.
Latest in Energy
newest across the tracked shows
Jul 31, 2026
Portugal’s Big Oil tax, Hungary’s dried-up nuclear
Sam Morgan hosts The Jolt's energy transition news roundup, covering major developments including Portugal's new 33% windfall tax on oil company profits, Hungary's shutdown of its only nuclear plant due to Danube drought, and Croatia's first energy community. The episode reports on Europe's record wildfires, Romania's nuclear capacity reduction, Bulgaria's plans to revive the Belene nuclear project through a Ukrainian power purchase agreement, and emerging community solar initiatives.
Jul 31, 2026
Freedom fueled refineries? Trump’s latest bid to lower gas prices
POLITICO's oil and gas reporter James Bikales discusses the Trump administration's effort to revive idled petroleum refineries across the U.S.—from the Virgin Islands to California—as a strategy to increase fuel supply and lower gas prices. The conversation covers the White House's outreach to potential investors, the involvement of the controversial Freedom Fuel network backers, and the checkered history of the St. Croix refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Bikales details the obstacles to reopening closed refineries, including market pressures, regulatory challenges, and the administration's focus on facilities in California.
Energy Insiders - a RenewEconomy Podcast
Jul 31, 2026
A battery with every wind turbine
John Tichen, CEO of Goldwind Australia, discusses the company's innovation in pairing battery storage with wind turbines to improve competitiveness and grid strength. He covers trials at the Murrabel facility, upcoming projects at Coppabella and Borden with integrated DC-coupled batteries, and addresses infrastructure challenges for larger turbine deliveries across eastern Australia.
Jul 30, 2026
When AI and climate anxieties collide to make beautiful stories: Imagine Series
Helen Phillips, award-winning author and Brooklyn College creative writing professor, discusses her climate fiction novel 'Hum,' winner of the 2026 Climate Fiction Prize. The novel explores a dystopian future where AI-powered robots provide labor and surveillance, and a woman named May loses her job to automation, then undergoes an experimental procedure to fund a family trip to one of the last remaining natural spaces. Phillips discusses how anxieties about AI, climate change, and capitalism informed the book, the challenge of making climate change narratively compelling, and her philosophy on balancing technology in writing and life.
Jul 29, 2026
SMP 293: Why Execution Will Decide the Next Clean Energy Winners
Benoit and David discuss key takeaways from the Solar Energy Industry Association's recent finance, tax, and buyer seminar in New York City (June 23-24, 2026). They cover clean energy market strength, execution challenges including permitting and interconnection delays, policy uncertainty around tax credits, and domestic manufacturing investments. The episode also examines ISO New England's transition cluster study results showing significant infrastructure upgrade costs, and trends in nuclear project development concentrated in the Southeast, Texas, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
Jul 29, 2026
Nuclear fusion tries to win over Washington
Joe Spots, deputy editor-in-chief at Politico, discusses the state of nuclear fusion technology and its path to commercialization. He explores why fusion has been in development for 75 years but is now attracting private capital and commercial interest, examines the technical challenges that make fusion harder than fission, and analyzes what federal support the fusion industry is seeking from Washington—specifically citing the SpaceX/NASA model as a template. The episode covers the industry's messaging challenges, competition for federal funding against AI and quantum computing, and realistic timelines for grid deployment in the 2030s.
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