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Solar is the Newly-Affordable 24/7 Baseload

Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:46:35
Publish Date: 2025-06-25 10:06:00
Description:

New groundbreaking new data on solar-plus-battery affordability, community-driven efforts to fight wildfire smoke, and the global decline of coal power. Brian prepares for a trip to London, and James shares his latest air quality observations from the smoky Canadian prairies.

They also touch on some big global issues: India’s indoor air pollution crisis, New York’s unexpected plans for new nuclear power, and China’s rapid solar and blimp tech progress. Plus, an update on fusion energy from a listener email and the usual dose of humour, clean tech insight, and righteous frustration.

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 Episode Highlights:

  • A Saskatchewan First Nation installs air scrubbers in homes to combat wildfire smoke

  • Grid-scale batteries have become cheap enough to enable true 24/7 solar in sunny cities

  • Ireland shuts down its last coal plant—only to convert it to oil

  • New York State proposes a new nuclear plant amid rising demand from data centers

  • Lightning Round

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