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Welcome to the Age of Energy Abundance
A once-in-a-generation shift is underway in how the world is powered. Across the United States, clean energy now makes up more than 90% of new electricity added to the grid — not because of politics or ideology, but because these technologies simply work better. They’re cheaper to build, faster to deploy, and easier to scale than anything that came before.
The technology is ready. Now the race is on to build it…everywhere.
Energy Empire is a podcast about the people and ideas driving this transformation. We explore how abundant, affordable energy is reshaping the global economy, creating new industries, and unlocking what may be the greatest wealth-creation opportunity of our generation.
Hosted by Jigar Shah — TIME100 honoree, serial entrepreneur, investor, and former U.S. Department of Energy leader — the show pulls back the curtain on the decisions, innovations, and power struggles shaping the future of energy.
Whether you’re curious about where the economy is headed, how energy affects your daily life, or who’s really building the future behind the scenes, Energy Empire is your guide to what comes next.
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Why Are AI Companies So Obsessed With Gas?
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Aug 27, 2026 |
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Who Is Jigar Shah? (Part 3): Taking Over the Office He Called "Irredeemable"
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Aug 20, 2026 |
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Ask Jigar: Is a $20,000 used EV the cheapest home battery you can buy?
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Aug 20, 2026 |
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Five Months Into the Iran War, China Is Saving Its Oil for the Next One
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Aug 13, 2026 |
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Introducing Grid 2.0, the Open Protocol for the American Grid (Bonus episode)
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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AI Is Breaking the Grid. A Flywheel Could Fix It.
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Aug 06, 2026 |
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A Decade as Clean Energy's Republican Whisperer with Heather Reams
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Jul 30, 2026 |
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Adam Met on Permitting Reform, Building Clean Energy Superfans, and Selling Out Madison Square Garden
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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Crossover with Volts: Data Centers Could Win Over Neighbors for Pennies. They'd Rather Fight
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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The Nurse Who Built a $400 Million Generator Company
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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Sheldon Kimber on Why Google Paid $4.75 Billion for His Power Company
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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How to Add 300 Gigawatts to the Grid Without Building a Single Power Plant
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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Jennifer Granholm's Data Center Playbook for Governors
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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The Costco of Solar — Meet the Man Quietly Cutting the Cost of Clean Energy
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Can a Climate Democrat Win a Trump District? — with Rep. Kathy Castor
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Forget Solar Stocks. The Best Solar Returns Are Overseas.
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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The Utilities Want $1.4 Trillion. The Hyperscalers Want a Gigawatt. Nobody Did the Math.
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May 28, 2026 |
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Ask Jigar: Should You Cut the Cord on Your Utility?
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May 26, 2026 |
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Inside California's Plan to Fix the Utility Business Model with Senator Josh Becker
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May 21, 2026 |
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Ask Jigar: Where do you actually start when you want to electrify your life?
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May 15, 2026 |
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What If Data Centers Paid You?
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May 14, 2026 |
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The Guy Who Built American Wind — and What He’s Betting On Next
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May 07, 2026 |
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Bonus episode: Why Is Lady Liberty Holding a Power Cable?
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May 05, 2026 |
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"Nobody Cared About Deployment" — Who is Jigar Shah? (Part 2)
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Bonus Episode: Dan Shugar on Reshoring Solar Manufacturing (recorded at UNC Clean Tech Summit)
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Bonus Episode: Former EPA Administrator Michael Regan on Data Centers and Public Health (Recorded at UNC Clean Tech Summit)
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Trump's Iran War: Hubris, Blowback, and Peak Oil
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Russell Gold on Leaving The Wall Street Journal for the Solar Industry
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Bonus Episode: Tom Fanning on 43 Years at Southern Company (recorded at UNC Clean Tech Summit)
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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We've Been Piloting Grid Solutions for 20 Years. It's Time to Deploy.
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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No Fertilizer. No Data Centers. No Birthday Balloons. The Iran War Is Not Just Impacting Oil.
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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How My Retired EV Ended Up Powering Homes in Ukraine
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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500 Miles on a Charge: Is This the End of the Diesel Semi?
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Trump: The Accidental Clean Energy President
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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The Cheapest Grid Is the One We Already Paid For
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Why the War in Iran Is Speeding Up the Clean Energy Transition
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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The Case Against Off-Grid Data Centers with Tim Hade
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Why Wars No Longer Move Oil Markets with Kevin Book
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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A Decade as Solar’s Top Lobbyist with Abby Hopper
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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The American-Made Solar Billionaire with Dean Solon
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Who is Jigar Shah?
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Energy Empire Trailer
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Welcome to Energy Empire
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Feb 09, 2026 |