Solar Ascent, Reading & Podcast Picks, August 17, 2025

McKibben's new book; Dwarkesh and Handmer on solar and AI; Treasury tax credit guidance; Goldman Sachs on AI load flexibility; heat pump adoption; EIA's Short Term Energy Outlook; and more.

Reading and Podcast Picks is a collection of what I’ve been reading and listening to over the last week or so about energy topics.

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In addition to these R&P Picks, paid subscribers receive access to the full archives going back to 2022, Grid Roundups, and select episodes of the Energy Capital Podcast, including this one with Octopus CEO Nick Chaset on consumer and grid benefits of demand flexibility from a retailer’s perspective.

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