A major American city powered completely by renewable energy by 2030: sounds too good to be true? It's surprisingly achievable, and in this special episode, Behind the Switch host Spencer Fields fills us in on his recent trip out to L.A. where he explained to local utilities, political groups and community advocates just how this could be done.

Spencer co-authored a study by Synapse Energy Economics entitled "Clean Energy for Los Angeles", and we recently sat down to talk over the details.