Energy Insiders Podcast: Storage and the future of the grid

The Smart Energy Council’s John Grimes shares his views on storage, the treatment of distributed energy, and the remaining policy bollards standing in the way of the switch to renewables.

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Join Renew Economy founder and editor-in-chief Giles Parkinson and columnist and energy markets expert David Leitch as they discuss the week's main events - politics, solar and storage.

Energy Insiders Podcast

Join Renew Economy founder and editor-in-chief Giles Parkinson and columnist and energy markets expert David Leitch as they discuss the week's main events - politics, solar and storage.

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