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The Power Hour

The Heritage Foundation

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.

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A Real Conversation About Data Centers and Energy |...

The Power Hour ·

2026/10/05

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with leading national experts and today that issue is data centers and energy use. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, everyone has an opinion on data centers. As with any discussion of national importance, the facts are quickly overtaken by opinion and rhetoric, and the result is frustration by everyone. On this episode, Jack invites Meta’s Director, Public Policy for the Executive Branch, Dustin

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55:25

Why Offshore Energy Development is Critical to...

The Power Hour ·

2026/09/28

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with leading national experts. High fuel prices remain top of mind for most Americans. Whether it’s the price at the pump or at the grocery store, energy costs impact us all. Luckily, the United States is blessed with some of the most abundant energy resources in the world and one source of that energy that we often don’t think about is off our shores. Yet this energy safely and

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21:53

Why Banning Diesel Fuel Exports Will Leave US Worse...

The Power Hour ·

2026/09/24

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with leading national experts. Record high diesel prices are affecting all Americans as these costs increase prices throughout the economy. Some have begun calling for a ban on diesel fuel exports in response. Though tempting, such a policy shift could leave the United States worse off in the future. Join us for a special Power Hour episode with gas and oil market expert and Heritage

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44:43

Why Permitting Reform is Essential for America’s...

The Power Hour ·

2026/09/21

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with leading national experts.The United States is facing an energy supply crisis. Demand is soring while supply is snoring—and everyone knows why. The permitting process for any large infrastructure project simply takes too long and is too expensive, yet the political process keeps getting in the way of enacting the reforms we all understand are desperately needed. Join Jack for a

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58:25

Making America Healthy Again | Jennifer Galardi

The Power Hour ·

2026/09/14

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy, environmental, and, as it turns out, other policy issues with leading national experts. Americans are living longer than ever before. But are we living healthier and happier? It sure seems like there has been an increase in chronic diseases, allergies, and developmental disorders. Have there been? And what is causing it? Those are the questions being asked by the Making American Healthy Again movement. Want to

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55:17

What’s Next on Energy and Environmental Policy | Nick...

The Power Hour ·

2026/09/08

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. Jack welcomes Power Hour alum, Nick Loris, President, C3 Solutions, back to the program to continue their recent conversation. This week, Jack and Nick leave the past behind and focus on what still needs to happen on energy and environment. The cover data centers, permitting reform, what states can do on nuclear energy and much, much more.You can learn more

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60:31

The Good News on Energy and Environmental Policy with...

The Power Hour ·

2026/08/24

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. Jack welcomes Power Hour alum, Nick Loris, President, C3 Solutions, to the program this week to discuss the many energy and environment policy victories that the conservative movement has achieved in recent months. From tackling efficiency mandates to increasing energy production to limiting subsidies—Jack and Nick discuss why American families and businesses

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50:34

Re-run | Is Commercial Nuclear Cooperation with Saudi...

The Power Hour ·

2026/08/17

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. With the conflict in the Middle East, is now really a good idea for the United States to be cooperating with Saudi Arabia on new commercial nuclear projects? Jack invites Ted Jones—The Nuclear Energy Institute’s Senior Director for National Security and International Programs—to discuss this very issue. Ted’s draws on years of experience in international

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56:25

Getting to Good Energy Policy with Mark Mills

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2026/08/10

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with leading national experts. For today’s episode, Jack invites Mark Mills, Executive Director, National Center for Energy Analytics, for an extraordinary conversation about energy policy. Mark’s technical background, policy experience, and intellect make him one of the most respected energy policy minds in the county, which becomes very apparent very early in the conversation

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53:22

Why Africa is Primed to Host a New Age in Nuclear...

The Power Hour ·

2026/08/03

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with leading experts. It is no secret that nuclear energy is gaining attention these days and that should be no surprise. It is clean, reliable, and secure. But more than that, what make nuclear unique is its flexibility and scalability. It is not tied to the same infrastructure requirements necessary for hydrocarbon based energy systems. There are no pipelines, it relies on distinct

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51:43

The Wild Facts About Wildfires and Why Smokey Bear...

The Power Hour ·

2026/07/27

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with leading national experts. Jack invites The Heritage Foundation’s Senior Research Fellow Jason Hayes this week to talk about the recent Canadian wildfires. Aside from being a leading policy expert, Jason has worked as a forester and back woods park ranger and is the perfect person to help us to understand what is going on and why. He will tell us why fires in Canada are

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00:58:16

How States are Getting Energy Policy Right (and...

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2026/06/15

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 about how much of the energy affordability issues we are facing today have nothing to do with increase

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00:49:35

Will AI Unlock the Future of Affordable Nuclear...

The Power Hour ·

2026/06/08

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 process, supply chain development, or plant construction, AI will transform how nuclear power plants are

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00:51:07

Pioneering a Path Forward on New Commercial Nuclear...

The Power Hour ·

2026/06/01

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 energy. What makes Peter exceptional is that he’s not just talking about the promise of nuclear

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01:08:13

An America First Energy Policy with Ted Ellis

The Power Hour ·

2026/05/19

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 more important, the man knows energy policy. But Ted is not just some energy guy. He brings a fresh

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00:58:52

Why Your Transportation Freedom Might be at Risk with...

The Power Hour ·

2026/05/11

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 tired of seeing her highway dollars being wasted and decided to do something about it so she started

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00:57:15

Could Fusion Be Just Around the Corner with Chris Mowry

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2026/05/04

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 to the waste issue (or non issue to be exact), Jack and Chris cover the fusion horizon. Most

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00:58:30

Could Fusion Be the Next Big Energy Breakthrough with...

The Power Hour ·

2026/04/27

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, why fusion could be the key to solving a lot of energy issues, and does it make economic sense. But most

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00:47:04

What Are the Kids Thinking About Energy and...

The Power Hour ·

2026/04/20

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, Savanna Donaldson, and Camilla Cort—each of whom took some time to talk with us about how energy and

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01:01:17

What Are the Kids Thinking About Energy and...

The Power Hour ·

2026/04/13

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 environment policy. Jack was joined by Connor Brown, Grayson Ryland, and Payton Kleidon—each of whom

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