Plugged In

Alex Flint, an expert on climate change policy and nuclear power, joins "Plugged In" host Neil Chatterjee to call out industry and government leaders who have allowed the climate change crisis to devolve from a technical problem to a partisan fight.

Flint, who serves as the executive director of the Alliance for Market Solutions, said it's just about time for a "do over," when it comes to climate policy. He also shares some life advice with the energy space: Don't pay the carbon price.

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"Plugged In" co-hosts Neil Chatterjee and energy reporter Breanne Deppisch join forces to explain what the Interior Department's pause on three planned oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Cook Inlet will mean as the prices at the pump continue to rise.

The two also try to make sense of the administration's tug-of-war attempt to please both industry and its climate change goals.

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Brian Quintenz, former commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and a current crypto advisor, joins “Plugged In” host Neil Chatterjee to talk about the future of commodity trading and how cryptocurrency has played a role in the energy and agriculture markets.

Quintenz said the CFTC is very broad and “touches every aspect of American life.” He said the regulator has helped to create transparency in the swaps market and helped mold a better way to prepare for risk management in the industry and within the agencies.

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Wall Street Journal energy reporter, Timothy Puko joins “Plugged In” host Neil Chatterjee and Washington Examiner energy reporter Breanne Deppisch to explain the industry’s true role in the Biden administration’s efforts to combat climate change and how the importance of energy security may have put clean energy policies on pause. 

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Nicholas DeIuliis, president and CEO of CNX Resources Corporation, joined “Plugged In” host Neil Chatterjee and energy reporter Breanne Deppisch to break down the global dependence on Russian oil and why — even amid crisis — critics still push back on natural gas and other cleaner energy sources. Deluliis also touches on the good, the bad, and the ugly of ESG (environmental and social governance)...

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Kevin Book, Managing Director at ClearView Energy Partners, joined “Plugged In” host Neil Chatterjee to help explain how sanctions on Russian oil — and potentially gas — amid the Ukraine war affect the United States’ efforts to transition to cleaner energy and domestic production. 

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Oil and gas industry executives met with lawmakers recently to talk about more production and gas prices, which resulted in a blame game. On this week’s episode of “Plugged In,” co-hosts Neil Chatterjee, former FERC chairman, and energy reporter Breanne Deppisch discuss the top energy stories from the last week — including recent policies by the Biden administration on oil and gas.

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Jamil Jaffer, the founder and executive director of the National Security Institute at George Mason University, joined “Plugged In” host Neil Chatterjee and reporter Breanne Deppisch, warning that the United States needs the energy and defense sectors, as well as industry and government, to come together in order to protect critical infrastructure that is “always” under attack.

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Curt Morgan, the CEO of Vistra Corp., joined “Plugged In” host Neil Chatterjee to talk about the balance between moving quickly to cleaner energy sources — such as battery or solar — and ensuring the displacement of workers and other human capital from closing plants is minimal.

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Jon Wellinghoff, an energy consultant and former FERC Chairman, joined “Plugged In” host Neil Chatterjee to dive deeper into the conflict in Ukraine and how dangerous a vulnerable grid system can be. Wellinghoff said it is through coordination within agencies such as DHS and Energy to ensure that the grid could withstand threats against the grid that he said are becoming more sophisticated.

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