Episodes 217
Avg. Duration 30m
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Since Apr 2022
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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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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Recent Episodes

This Week in Cleantech (02/27/2026) - Clean energy bans 'skyrocket'

Feb 27, 2026 23m

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…

How utilities are transitioning from short-term battery applications to long-term BESS planning

Feb 23, 2026 26m

Tell us what you think of the show! With global energy demand at an all-time high, battery storage is evolving from a flexible filler into a critical grid resource. Success in this new era depends…

This Week in Cleantech (02/20/2026) - Putting retired EV batteries back to work

Feb 23, 2026 19m

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…

This Week in Cleantech (02/13/2026) - Trump removes legal basis under Clean Air Act

Feb 13, 2026 14m

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…

Prioritizing affordability while modernizing the grid, with Exelon EVP and COO Mike Innocenzo

Feb 09, 2026 32m

Tell us what you think of the show! As energy demand reaches historic levels, the utility industry needs to build a 21st-century grid while also keeping monthly bills affordable for the average…

This Week in Cleantech (02/06/2026) - Can this safer nuclear fuel make a comeback?

Feb 06, 2026 13m

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…

This Week in Cleantech (01/30/2026) - How much can New England really depend on Canadian hydro?

Jan 30, 2026 23m

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…

PG&E defines a new utility model for data centers, onsite gas, and community connection

Jan 26, 2026 39m

Tell us what you think of the show! The scale of energy demand in Northern California has reached a historic inflection point. With a 10 GW pipeline of data center demand—enough load to power more…

This Week in Cleantech (01/23/2026) - What's a life worth to the EPA?

Jan 23, 2026 20m

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…

This Week in Cleantech (01/16/2026) - Can American batteries keep up the pace?

Jan 16, 2026 17m

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…

Meghan Dewey helps define a human-centric utility at Duke Energy

Jan 12, 2026 39m

Tell us what you think of the show! As the Senior Vice President of Products & Services and Pricing Solutions at Duke Energy, Meghan Dewey oversees a portfolio that generates over $1.5 billion in…

This Week in Cleantech (01/09/2026) - Time for a nuclear renaissance?

Jan 09, 2026 23m

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…

This Week in Cleantech (12/19/2025) - Cleantech 2025: a year in review

Dec 19, 2025 25m

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…

How are DER flexibility markets transforming the grid and enabling utility savings?

Dec 15, 2025 29m

Tell us what you think of the show! Transforming the grid to meet skyrocketing energy demand isn't just about switching generation sources but is instead about fundamentally redesigning the entire…

This Week in Cleantech (12/12/2025) - Can these senators save NEPA?

Dec 12, 2025 19m

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…

This Week in Cleantech (12/05/2025) - 'Amid the ashes' of the 2025 LA wildfires

Dec 05, 2025 22m

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…

This Week in Cleantech (11/21/2025) - Oil industry gears up for a comeback

Nov 21, 2025 23m

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 in 15 minutes or less featuring Paul Gerke of Factor…

Semiconductors, Storage, and the Future of Transmission

Nov 18, 2025 38m

Tell us what you think of the show! Sponsored content.In this episode of the Factor This podcast, Content Director Jeremiah Karpowicz interviews Henrik Mannesson, General Manager of Energy…

This Week in Cleantech (11/14/2025) - Can rising electricity prices be a winning issue for Democrats?

Nov 14, 2025 20m

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 in 15 minutes or less featuring Paul Gerke of Factor…

GridFAST and furious: EPRI initiative expediting EV infrastructure deployment

Nov 12, 2025 47m

Tell us what you think of the show! Ready or not, electric vehicle adoption is happening in America. It feels like we’ve reached an inflection point- especially as range increases, EVs are simply…

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