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Energy Switch
Efficiency and Conservation
Season 8
Episode 4
Using less energy saves money and can even reduce prices. It also reduces emissions and frees up energy for other uses without building more power plants and power lines. We discuss the benefits to consumers, businesses and utilities with Maggie Molina, Executive Director of Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, and Laurie Wiegand-Jackson, CEO of Utility Advantage.
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How can we build better electric systems with lower environmental impact?
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The electric grid is our largest machine. How does it power the modern world?
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Liquified Natural Gas is now available globally – with benefits and challenges.
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Does the US need an oil and gas industry? Should we transition to low carbon energies?
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Reducing emissions will take time and money. How do we pay for CO2 emissions reductions?
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How do we make energy environmentally, sociopolitically, and economically sustainable?
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Is it time for more nuclear power, in the US and globally?
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Will expanding nuclear power play a significant role in decarbonizing electricity?
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The world is changing - and so is the world of energy. What are the geopolitics of energy?
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Energy transition will cost trillions of dollars. How will we invest in our energy future?
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Countries are excited about hydrogen as a way to reduce CO2 emissions. Is it the future?
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Though solar and wind provide 4% of electricity, proponents say it could make it all.