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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. 

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  • May 15 · 16 min

    This Week in Cleantech (05/15/2026) - xAI grows data center gas fleet despite legal scrutiny

    Tell 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 and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey. This week's episode features special guest Molly Taft from WIRED, who discusses Elon Musk's AI company xAI's decision to add 19 natural gas turbines to its Colossus 2 data center in Southaven, Mississippi. This week’s “Cleantecher of the Week” is fourth grader Christian Mango. At 10 years old, Christian researched electric vehicles, cited facts, and wrote to his U.S. congresswoman Virginia Foxx proposing a $5,000 federal EV tax rebate. When she responded by reprimanding Christian as foolish and his teachers as propagandists, Christian made national news for writing the letter. Congratulations Christian! This Week in Cleantech — May 15, 2026 Solar trade group taps former GOP governor as new chief — POLITICO Organic flow battery company CMBlu closes €50 million Series C — Energy Storage News Fervo IPO ushers geothermal energy into mainstream — Axios EDPR upbeat on US renewables market, sees profitable growth and new opportunities — Reuters xAI Adds 19 New Gas Turbines Despite Ongoing Lawsuit — WIRED Energy policy on your mind? Check out all episodes of the Factor This Policycast

  • May 8 · 20 min

    This Week in Cleantech (05/08/2026) - Can Ford revive its struggling EV program?

    Tell 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 and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey. This week's episode features special guest Andrew Moseman from Heatmap News, who discusses Ford's efforts to rebuild its struggling EV program from the ground up. This week’s “Cleantecher of the Week” is Brad Rouse, the volunteer Executive Director of Energy Savers Network. This small non-profit provides free weatherization and appliance upgrades to income-qualified families. Brad co-founded ESN in 2016 and has helped reduce the power bills for over 1500 families in western North Carolina. Congratulations Brad! This Week in Cleantech — May 8, 2026 Untapped lithium on East Coast could replace US imports, USGS finds — E&E News Brussels bars Chinese-made ‘brains’ of solar panels from EU funding — Euractiv The balcony solar boom is coming to the US — MIT Tech Review Thieves Are Stealing Chile’s Solar Panels and Cashing In on the Black Market — Bloomberg Inside Ford’s Secret EV Skunkworks — Heatmap News Energy policy on your mind? Check out all episodes of the Factor This Policycast

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