Wake

Read up on solar energy prices and you’ll find a headline proclaiming record low rates for power generation. Renewable energy prices are becoming competitive with fossil fuels. On a given day, Germany generates most of its power from renewables. China is mass producing affordable solar panels, while American engineers and entrepreneurs dream up radical new technologies. How is cheap renewable energy changing the world? How could it reshape America? Helping us to consider those questions are: Ethan Zindler, head of the Americas division at Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Mara Prentiss, professor of Physics at Harvard University and author of the 2015 book, “Energy Revolution: The Physics and the Promise of Efficient Technology.” If you enjoy the show, follow us on Twitter @WakeOnAir. Want to leave us feedback? Shoot us an email at wake@talkmedianews.com Recorded May 10, 2017.  Hosted by Luke Vargas. Distributed by Talk Media News.