{"podcast":{"title":"Open Circuit","slug":"open-circuit-7200997","podcast_index_feed_id":7200997,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/opencircuit","website_url":"https://www.latitudemedia.com/podcasts/open-circuit/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/7ec68a0c-e24b-11ef-b277-7b3d3c3c73b9/image/796dd136afa5782eae8ad683dd946957.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Latitude Media","episode_count":63,"summary":"The energy transition, decoded. Every week, three industry veterans explore the business models, tech breakthroughs, and market shakeups that are driving the biggest industrial transformation in history. The show offers a rare insider's view of the clean energy market.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/open-circuit-7200997"},"episode":{"title":"Iran, energy shocks, and the case for distributed power","slug":"iran-energy-shocks-and-the-case-for-distributed-power","published_at":"2026-03-13T10:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/open-circuit-7200997/iran-energy-shocks-and-the-case-for-distributed-power","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/open-circuit-7200997","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PSMI8190163089.mp3?updated=1773349650","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PSMI8190163089.mp3?updated=1773349650","summary":"President Trump’s war with Iran has rattled global energy markets. Oil prices have surged, LNG markets are tightening, and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz — a chokepoint that carries roughly 20% of the world’s oil supply — has been severely disrupted. Tankers are stalled, shipping costs are soaring, and energy markets are bracing for one of the largest oil supply disruptions in history. The result: higher fuel prices, rising electricity costs, and a reminder of how vulnerable modern economies still are to fossil-fuel geopolitics. This week, we look at the wide-ranging impacts of the shock, from global oil and LNG markets to electricity prices and grid security. We’ll also ask the question: will this accelerate the shift toward clean, distributed energy or just push countries toward more coal? Or both? That leads us to a big idea that is getting a lot of attention: the “bring your own distributed capacity” model where large electricity customers help unlock grid headroom through demand response, efficiency, batteries, and other distributed resources. Guest co-host Julia Hamm joins us to talk about how the concept works, why it’s gaining traction among utilities and hyperscalers, and the pathway for distributed capacity to become a real solution to the grid’s growing constraints. Want to watch this episode? Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Ready to accelerate your career in clean energy? Yale’s Financing and Deploying Clean Energy Certificate is a fully online, 10-month program built for working professionals. It delivers real-world skills in clean energy policy, technology, project finance, and innovation — all in just five hours a week. Enroll here and use the discount code OpenCircuit26 on your application to save $500 on tuition. Applications close April 20, 2…","meta_description":"President Trump’s war with Iran has rattled global energy markets. Oil prices have surged, LNG markets are tightening, and shipping through the Strait of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3724,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/open-circuit-7200997/episodes/iran-energy-shocks-and-the-case-for-distributed-power/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/open-circuit-7200997/iran-energy-shocks-and-the-case-for-distributed-power.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}