One of our favorite new newsletters on Substack is David Robert’s Volts. David writes about the intersection of clean energy, climate change and politics in a way that makes a complicated subject accessible to the reader. Face it, most people don’t think much about the electricity system. They flip the light switch and if the lights come on, they are happy. David often goes deep into the technical side of the power system and new technologies. Take, for example, David’s writing earlier this year on transmission where he gets into the weeds about why it’s so difficult to build new transmission infrastructure and why it’s so necessary for the energy transition. If you’re into electricity policy, Volts is definitely worth your time.
David is also involved in the new media company Canary Media, which rose from the ashes of Greentech Media. (Are we the only ones still waiting for a subscription refund from the defunct publication?) Canary has a great morning newsletter that covers both the policies driving the energy transition and the companies big and small that are pushing innovation and delivering cleaner energy options for consumers.
Both sites are worthy bookmarks.