{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"People in Power – A NewsData Podcast","title":"What’s Behind the ‘Astounding’ and ‘Bonkers’ California Energy Prices?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/cd1cb04f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2038,"description":"In this episode of People in Power, California Energy Markets Staff Writer Linda Dailey Paulson dives into Western energy prices, which due to a variety of factors have seen extreme volatility, including negative prices in the triple digits. Along with CEM Associate Editor Abigail Sawyer and CEM Managing Editor Jason Fordney, Linda takes a general look at real-time and 15-minute day-ahead power price trends, exploring topics such as what increased renewables mean, why batteries are not able to take up excess solar, and what's happening with demand.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/sQfvocj7jJV2QFbVL7mcn3Vexkqh6fjli-pOJIQ8GaI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hZjFm/MmM2ZDhlZjhmZjg2/YmEwOGNjOTc3ZTMw/ZTI3MC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}