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The Power Hour

The Power Hour

The Heritage Foundation 19 Episodes Jun 29, 2026

The Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment’s (CECE) Power Hour, hosted by Jack Spencer, brings together leading experts to discuss a wide range of timely and critical issues in energy, climate, and the environment. If you support unleashing abundant and affordable domestic energy, combatting climate alarmism, and advancing environmental policy that respects federalism, property rights, and sound science, then The Power Hour is a must-listen program.

Episodes

How the Virginia Government is Increasing Energy Prices with Sarah Wagoner Jun 29, 2026 00:53:50 The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental  policy issues with national experts.  Jack is joined this week by his Heritage Foundation colleague, Sarah Wagoner.  Sarah is an environmental policy scholar who recently wrote about Virginia’s move to rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.  Among other issues, Sarah and Jack talk about h
Stopping the EPA’s Post Permit Power Grab with Myron Ebell Jun 22, 2026 00:58:12 The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental  policy issues with national experts.  Joining Jack this week is energy and environment policy legend and Power Hour alum, Myron Ebell.  As you might have guessed, Jack and Myron, who is now with the American Lands Council, spend a lot of time discussing why a decentralized, free enterprise approa
How States are Getting Energy Policy Right (and Wrong) with Amy Cooke Jun 15, 2026 00:58:16 The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental  policy issues with national experts.  Jack invites the real AOC, Amy O. Cooke,  Always On Energy’s President and Chairman of the Board.  Amy is also a Visiting Energy Fellow at the State Policy Network where she chairs SPN’s Energy Policy Working Group.  Of particular interest, Jack and Amy talk
Will AI Unlock the Future of Affordable Nuclear Energy with Kevin Kong Jun 8, 2026 00:49:35 The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental  policy issues with national experts.  Jack has a fascinating conversation with Everstar AI CEO, Kevin Kong on today’s episode.  Kevin makes a compelling argument that radical shifts in nuclear power’s underlying economics will be made possible with AI technology.  Whether during the regulatory pr
Pioneering a Path Forward on New Commercial Nuclear Energy with Peter Okrasa Jun 1, 2026 00:51:07 The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental  policy issues with top national experts.  Jack invites Peter Okrasa, founder and Chief Investment Officer of Pioneer Nuclear Energy Group to the Power Hour today.  Peter is an investor and entrepreneur who is applying his decades of investment experience to forge a new path for commercial nuclear
An America First Energy Policy with Ted Ellis May 19, 2026 01:08:13 The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental  policy issues with top national experts.  Ted Ellis of the America First Policy Institute joins Jack this week for a wide-ranging discussion on energy policy.  Ted, who bring experience from Capital Hill, is Campaign Director, Power America and Deputy Director, Energy and Environment at AFPI, but
Why Your Transportation Freedom Might be at Risk with Terri Hall May 11, 2026 00:58:52 The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental  policy issues with top national experts.  The Power Hour expands its horizon with this discussion.  Jack talks with Terri Hall of Texans Uniting for Reform and Freedom (TURF) about how our freedom to drive where we want, when we want is being threatened.  Terri is an activist who got sick and tir
Could Fusion Be Just Around the Corner with Chris Mowry May 4, 2026 00:57:15 The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental  policy issues with top national experts.  Jack invites Chris Mowry of Type One Energy to the Power Hour this week to continue our discussion on fusion energy.  Chris explains in detail how fusion works and why it is such a promising energy source.  From the fuel to the economics to the technology
Could Fusion Be the Next Big Energy Breakthrough with Jackie Siebens Apr 27, 2026 00:58:30 The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental  policy issues with top national experts.  This week Jack invites Jackie Siebens of Helion, one of the nation’s leading fusion energy companies, to the Power Hour for a fascinating conversation about this exciting technology.  They discuss how the technology works, how close it is to deployment, w
What Are the Kids Thinking About Energy and Environmental Policy, Part 2 with Savanna, Laura, and Camilla (the interns) Apr 20, 2026 00:47:04 The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts, or sometimes future top national experts.  In fact,  Jack invited three more young professionals to with three very different perspectives to continue the discussion.  Don’t worry.  It is a different conversation.  This time Jack is joined by Laura Escher,
What Are the Kids Thinking About Energy and Environmental Policy with Connon, Payton, and Grayson (the interns) Apr 13, 2026 01:01:17 The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts, or sometimes future top national experts.  In fact,  Jack is having a bit of a different conversation today.  To switch things up a bit, he invited 3 of Heritage’s best interns to join the program to find out what young adults are thinking about energy and
What Can We Do About Energy Prices with Tom Pyle, President, Institute for Energy Research Apr 6, 2026 01:06:35 The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental  policy issues with top national experts.  Jack invites Tom Pyle, President of the Institute for Energy Research, to the Power Hour this week for a timely and informative discussion about energy prices.  Are data centers driving up energy prices? Why does conflict in other parts of the world impac

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