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Open Circuit

The energy transition, decoded. Every week, three industry veterans explore the business models, tech breakthroughs, and market shakeups that are driving the biggest industrial transformation in history. The show offers a rare insider's view of the clean energy market.

Website ↗ Last published 2 November 2026 92 posts collected by Sputnik

Said on Open Circuit

“When we had the first Earth Day, 10% of the entirety of the United States of America came out for the first Earth Day. It is unclear whether 10% of the American public today would come out for any issue on the environmental side of the ledger.” — Jigar Shah, Open Circuit
Jigar Shah · 6 Oct 2026 Listen →
“Batteries are not generation. … They do not produce energy. They store it. In fact, they destroy a little bit of it with round-trip efficiency. So they're like the opposite of generation. They're actually like incremental energy-destroying machines. They just, for the cost of that reduced round-trip efficiency, they can move energy in time. … Batteries are electron-time machines.” — Pier LaFarge, Open Circuit
Pier LaFarge · 29 Sep 2026 Listen →

Hosts

Open Circuit is hosted by Stephen Lacey , Jigar Shah , Katherine Hamilton , Caroline Golin , Lisa Martine-Jenkins , Jane Fliegel , Jigger Shah , Anne Bailey , Caroline Golan , Laura Pierpoint and Sean Marquand .

Recent Episodes

  1. 2 Nov 2026

    Could AI swarms take down the grid?

    With Jonathon Monken

  2. 27 Oct 2026

    AI bubble fears are derailing energy IPOs

  3. 20 Oct 2026

    Live: A new era for grid flexibility?

    With Jen Downing and Todd Conner

  4. 13 Oct 2026

    How AI went from climate hero to villain

    With Priya Donti

  5. 6 Oct 2026

    Clean energy loves the permitting bill. Green groups hate it.

    With Jane Flegal

  6. 29 Sep 2026

    Utilities and Big Tech lost trust. What will earn it back?

    With Pier LaFarge

  7. 22 Sep 2026

    Trump’s coal crusade is failing

  8. 18 Sep 2026

    The hidden power systems behind AI [partner content]

    With Kishan Ponnadurai and Cayman Berg

  9. 15 Sep 2026

    Power is caught in AI’s doom loop

  10. 11 Sep 2026

    Empowering utility customers with demand flexibility [partner content]

    With Kirby Brindley and Abhay Gupta

  11. 8 Sep 2026

    Electricity bills are on the ballot

    With Nate Adams and Charles Hua

  12. 28 Aug 2026

    The breakout moment for VPPs [partner content]

    With David Visneau , Ken Schisler and Matthew Sachs

Guests

Jane Flegal (4 episodes), Nate Adams (3 episodes), Julia Hamm (3 episodes), Michael Cembalest (2 episodes), Charles Hua (2 episodes), Costa Samaras (2 episodes), Tim Hade (2 episodes), Maeve Allsup (2 episodes), Priya Donti , Lou DeBrino , Kirby Brindley , Matthew Sachs , and 51 more.