Factor This
by Factor This
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About this podcast
Launched in 2022, the Factor This Podcast has featured many of the most influential leaders driving the energy transition. From solar and battery storage executives to utility CEOs, the Factor This Podcast brings unique insights and answers to the energy industry’s most pressing challenges. Go beyond high-level trends and mainstream talking points with actionable takeaways.
The Factor This Podcast grew in 2023 with the addition of This Week in Cleantech, a weekly roundup of the biggest stories in climate and clean energy in 15 minutes or less. With new episodes every Friday, Factor This content director Paul Gerke and Mike Casey, a cleantech commentator and president of Tigercomm, bring listeners the most important headlines of the week while featuring the leading journalists behind the stories.
The all-new FactorThis.com is your best source for news, commentary, and analysis of renewable energy and the power grid.
Episodes
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- This Week in Cleantech (10/30/2026) - Can this battery clean up industrial heat? · 23 minTell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This…
- California left the nation's largest VPP in limbo. What's next? | Factor This Policycast · 1 h 2 min · Season 1 Episode 10Tell us what you think of the show! The most robust virtual power plant (VPP) program in the United States is running out of funding at a time when the grid needs it more than…
- Reliability in action: Littleton’s Hendrix ACS success story · 48 minTell us what you think of the show! Utilities face mounting pressure to improve reliability and reduce power outage frequency while meeting rising electricity demand. For the…
- Transforming public trust into an operating asset for utilities with Greg Cornett · 28 minTell us what you think of the show! While utilities of all types and sizes have recognized that affordability is a top-of-mind issue and are doing what they can to ease customer…
- This Week in Cleantech (10/09/2026) - Is the future of commuter rail battery powered? · 20 minTell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This…
- PJM's energy emergency | Factor This Policycast · 1 h 4 min · Season 1 Episode 9Tell us what you think of the show! PJM Interconnection, the largest wholesale electricity market and grid operator in the United States, is at a crossroads. Demand is surging…
- Unlocking grid capacity through operational intelligence and dynamic distribution with Switch Source CEO Charles Murray · 30 minTell us what you think of the show! Grid resilience isn’t a new concept, but the way utilities achieve it is changing dramatically. Traditionally, hardening the grid meant…
- This Week in Cleantech (10/05/2026) - Inside the Senate's bipartisan permitting reform package · 21 minTell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This…
- Modernizing grid strategy across New England with Damir Novosel and Chris Root · 42 minTell us what you think of the show! We get excited about new technologies that have the capability to transform utility operations, which is easy to do because the value they can…
- This Week in Cleantech (09/25/2026) - Iran war energy crisis backs Bangladesh into a corner · 20 minTell us what you think of the show! [Reupload] This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate featuring Paul Gerke of…
- Scaling DERs for reliability and resilience | Factor This Policycast · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 8Tell us what you think of the show! Utilities and grid operators face immense pressure to meet rising electricity demand, harden systems against extreme weather, upgrade and…
- How academic research and utility partnerships can enable grid modernization and decarbonization · 35 minTell us what you think of the show! As increasing energy demand and affordability challenges reshape the electric grid, bridging the gap between academic research and real-world…
- This Week in Cleantech (09/18/2026) - Is Trump's EPA going too far? · 18 minTell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This…
- This Week in Cleantech (09/11/2026) - China's solar gambit pays off · 20 minTell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This…
- This is CITAP: Accelerating transmission permitting | Factor This Policycast · 57 min · Season 1 Episode 7Tell us what you think of the show! In April 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a final permitting reform rule to streamline the authorization process for large…
- This Week in Cleantech (09/04/2026) - Why is a Trump donor profiting from offshore wind cancellations? · 22 minTell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This…
- How autonomous BVLOS drones and physical AI are transforming grid reliability with Trevor Perrott · 35 minTell us what you think of the show! Modern grid management is about much more than routine efficiency. Utility teams are under pressure to enable proactive wildfire mitigation…
- This Week in Cleantech (08/28/2026) - Rooftop solar takes a huge hit · 24 minTell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This…
- Supporting the grid with managed EV charging and V2G technology | Factor This Policycast · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 6Tell us what you think of the show! While some students enjoy summer break, their school buses are still hard at work. Rather than transporting pupils, they're hauling electrons…
- This Week in Cleantech (08/21/2026) - Data center backlash is cross-partisan · 23 minTell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This…
