Why Your Electric Bill is about to EXPLODE (Find Out podcast on YouTube)

Former Washington Governor Jay Inslee joins us to explain why your electric bills are about to skyrocket this winter — and why it is Donald Trump’s fault.

We discuss the forces behind the price hikes (hint - the Big B*llshit Bill has a lot to do with it), and why Democrats have a massive opportunity to win on these issues if they message them correctly.

Inslee also lays out what Democrats need to do to secure victories in 2026 and 2028, from policy to strategy to mobilizing voters who are feeling squeezed by high prices.
Interview: 

https://youtu.be/Df9wr97ECqE?si=b2IPa0ZWJWxZXGKr

Trump reverses Biden approval of Idaho wind project

The Trump administration will reverse a Biden-era approval of a major wind energy project — marking the latest in a string of anti-renewable moves by the Trump administration...

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5439027-trump-administration-reverses-wind-project/

Tesla co-founder JB Straubel taps old EV batteries for AI data centers

JB Straubel, who helped launch Tesla and served as its tech chief until 2019, founded Redwood Materials in 2017 to recycle batteries and build a closed-loop supply chain for EVs. But as Redwood started receiving more EV batteries, the startup noticed that most still had usable capacity. Rather than recycle those batteries, Redwood is now repurposing them for microgrid projects that could provide cheap energy storage for new and existing data centers...

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/05/tesla-co-founder-jb-straubel-taps-old-ev-batteries-for-ai-data-centers.html

Sen. Whitehouse Bashes Fossil-Fuel-Funded GOP Attacks on Solar Energy and American Workers

May 3 | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, delivers remarks on the Senate floor after House Republicans passed a measure to repeal President Biden’s pause on tariffs for solar panels from four Southeast Asian countries.

Across the United States, the solar industry employs 250,000 workers. These are well-paying jobs in an industry that saves families money on their electric bills and decreases our carbon footprint.

Interview: 

https://youtu.be/i7NLd5Bjdss

Solidarity Through Solar: A City’s Quest for 100% Clean Energy (Union of Concerned Scientists; Got Science? podcast episode #123)

Energy justice advocate Gracie Wooten and energy analyst James Gignac discuss how science can help a Detroit-area community achieve energy sovereignty by generating and sharing its own electricity.

Interview: 

https://soundcloud.com/gotscience/ep-123-solidarity-through-solar-a-towns-quest-for-100-clean-energy

Got Science? · Ep. 123: Solidarity Through Solar: A City’s Quest for 100% Clean Energy