This Week in Cleantech

Evan Halper

A pro-cleantech super PAC's primary wins against Republicans who gutted clean energy tax credits; officeholders losing races over data center fights; electricity replacing gasoline as a political flashpoint; Fervo Energy's geothermal deal to power Google data centers; and a Washington Post investigation into how a Trump donor benefited from a canceled offshore wind settlement. Reporter Evan Halper joins to break down that story. The episode closes with Cleantecher of the Week Emily McAteer of Odyssey Energy Solutions.

Paul Gerke (00:02.078) Hey everybody, time must fly when we're having fun because it's already time for a fresh edition of This Week in Cleantech, your favorite 15-minute-ish roundup with the biggest stories in climate and clean energy every week. Today is Friday, March 6th, 2026. We've got a returning guest in the lobby—Evan Halper from the Washington Post will be joining us shortly. Always great to have a familiar face on the program. If you don't know mine by now, I'm Factor This content director Paul Gerke, joined as always by cleantech commentator—and the real brains behind this show, I...