Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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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.

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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.

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