# podcast pick (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover podcast pick. Page: Feed: --- ## [Texas Leads in Power Plants | Reading and Podcast Picks - August 16th, 2026](https://www.texasenergyandpower.com/p/texas-leads-in-power-plants-reading) _2026-08-16 · Texas Energy & Power Media · The Texas Energy and Power Newsletter_ Where to find data center information; Texas on top in power plants; Amazon's new data center; and how supply constraints on growth. ## [What the Sierra Club wants from the Texas grid](https://www.texasenergyandpower.com/p/what-the-sierra-club-wants-from-the) _2026-08-12 · Joshua Rhodes · The Texas Energy and Power Newsletter_ Cyrus Reed on the 765kv routing fight, batch zero, data center NDAs, mitigation fees, behind-the-meter gas, and the coalitions nobody predicted. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210117364/774ece62edf42ca5e47ad25962db7ec6.mp3) ## [Hitting the Breaks on Data Centers | Reading and Podcast Picks - August 9th, 2026](https://www.texasenergyandpower.com/p/hitting-the-breaks-on-data-centers) _2026-08-09 · Texas Energy & Power Media · The Texas Energy and Power Newsletter_ Gov. Abbot's announcement of a pause on data center approvals, what it means for the state; Ezra Klein on opposition to AI; and where should data centers be built in the first place. ## [How linear generators can fit into the Texas grid](https://www.texasenergyandpower.com/p/where-linear-generators-fit-the-texas) _2026-08-05 · Nate · The Texas Energy and Power Newsletter_ Craig Gordon of Mainspring Energy is pitching his modular generator to utilities, truck depots, dairy digesters, and data centers at a time when ERCOT is rationing grid capacity for large loads. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209831111/075ffb7ab655e0dab6df5f469e971425.mp3) ## [More Authority for Data Centers? | Reading and Podcast Picks - August 2, 2026](https://www.texasenergyandpower.com/p/more-authority-for-data-centers-reading) _2026-08-02 · Texas Energy & Power Media · The Texas Energy and Power Newsletter_ Continued struggles over data center regulation; a new solar farm from a coal plant; energy efficiency tips; and more. ## [Ten gigawatts are parked in American driveways](https://www.texasenergyandpower.com/p/ten-gigawatts-are-parked-in-american) _2026-07-29 · Matt Boms · The Texas Energy and Power Newsletter_ Joseph Vellone talks about the barrier to using parked EVs as grid capacity as a flaw in incentives, rather than hardware, and why the barrier is tougher in Texas. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208765187/089accfe99f5d34ef6008cd09c8dd5ce.mp3) ## [Hyperscalers are utilities](https://www.texasenergyandpower.com/p/hyperscalers-are-utilities) _2026-07-27 · Seyi Fabode · The Texas Energy and Power Newsletter_ How hyperscalers represent a watershed test of property laws ## [Hyperscalers are utilities](https://www.texasenergyandpower.com/p/hyperscalers-are-utilities) _2026-07-27 · Seyi Fabode · The Texas Energy and Power Newsletter_ How hyperscalers represent a watershed test of property laws ## [New Demand Record | Reading and Podcast Picks - July 26, 2026](https://www.texasenergyandpower.com/p/new-demand-record-reading-and-podcast) _2026-07-26 · Texas Energy & Power Media · The Texas Energy and Power Newsletter_ How the grid survived record breaking demand; Three great podcasts; and what Dinosaur Valley State Park has to do with transmission lines. ## [Wind is keeping West Texas ranches solvent](https://www.texasenergyandpower.com/p/wind-is-keeping-west-texas-ranches) _2026-07-22 · Joshua Rhodes · The Texas Energy and Power Newsletter_ John E. Davis on why he put seven wind turbines on his ranch, how the income steadied a working sheep and goat operation, and what he thinks his own party gets wrong about renewables. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207850856/e452c0cf09e15cf2ce403f6f9ec3021a.mp3) ## [AI Summaries & Audio Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lH0QuERaN5AR) _2026-07-22 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to concise audio briefings for the latest stories. ## [Power Wars | Reading and Podcast Picks - July 19th, 2026](https://www.texasenergyandpower.com/p/power-wars-reading-and-podcast-picks) _2026-07-19 · Texas Energy & Power Media · The Texas Energy and Power Newsletter_ PUC rules for data centers; Where chips come from; Texas breaks four solar and storage records; and new investments across the state.