Big Ideas Lab

Energy Flow Charts

Episode Summary

Discover the charts that show where America’s power comes from and where it goes.

Episode Notes

LLNL’s Energy Flow Charts have become one of the clearest ways to understand the nation’s energy system. Learn how these diagrams capture everything from pandemic shutdowns and shifting fuels to wasted energy we never see. From classrooms to Capitol Hill, these charts help the country plan for what comes next.

Guests featured (in order of appearance):

• Hannah Goldstein, System and Policy Analysis Group Leader, LLNL
• Kimberly Mayfield, Research Scientist, LLNL

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Big Ideas Lab is a Mission.org original series. 

Executive Produced by Levi Hanusch.

Script by Lacey Peace.

Sound Design, Music Edit and Mix by Matthew Powell. 

Story Editing by Levi Hanusch. 

Audio Engineering and Editing by Matthew Powell. 

Narrated by Matthew Powell. 

Video Production by Levi Hanusch.

Brought to you in partnership with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.