In this episode of the Freeing Energy podcast, Dr. Greg Nemet discusses the factors driving solar’s continued decline in price.

In this episode of the Freeing Energy podcast, hosts Bill Nussey and Sam Easterby break down some common misconceptions about solar energy.

A megawatt-hour is one of the most common measures of electricity. What is it, how does it relate to a megawatt, and how is it created?

* Goldman Sachs bails on coal
* Breakthrough research on a clean energy grid
* The first peer to peer energy trading market in the US
* Plus articles and podcasts from the Freeing Energy team

Nuclear and coal plants cost more to build. Transmission investments have grown 10x over the last decade. But somehow solar+battery manages to get cheaper every year.

Thanks to technology, industries like transportation, food, and data processing are more affordable than ever before. But there is one technology-heavy industry where prices have been going up… electricity.

Listen in as top experts share their views on the biggest local clean energy stories in 2019 and their biggest excitements about 2020.

* Global use of coal-fired electricity set for largest decline in history.
* Solar on track to become top energy resource by 2035
* Electric cars are lowering the cost of driving.
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Host Bill Nussey talks with Sunnova CEO John Berger about his entrepreneurial journey, the origin story of Sunnova, and the future of residential solar+battery systems.

As solar power continues its rapid growth, will its large land requirements crowd out land otherwise needed for agriculture, farms, and pastures?

Ana Sophia Mifsud of the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) takes host Bill Nussey on a tour a microgrid in a rural school in Puerto Rico. She explains what it means to live and work within the community there and how that approach helps drive lasting change.

As more and more solar panels are installed, is there a risk that we will run out of the critical materials to building them (like silver, copper, and aluminum)?