The ‘third inning’ of the energy transition

In the aftermath of the presidential election, the clean energy industry is scrambling to figure out what a second Trump administration would mean for their companies and projects.

But Tom Burton isn't just looking at the next four years. After 25 years serving the industry with the law firm Mintz, he's thinking about the growth of the industry over another couple of decades.

“Back in 2000, many pundits said the internet was dead — and that was around the time Google started their business. These transitions take decades. We're probably in the third inning of the game, and we're moving in the right direction,” said Burton. 

So what does the state of play look like in that third inning?

In this episode, produced in partnership with Mintz, we have a series of conversations tackling some of the biggest stories shaping clean energy today — across finance, policy, and markets.

Tom Burton, chair of the energy and sustainability practice at Mintz, details the three distinct phases of the industry: innovation, growth, and scaling.

Tanya Das, director of the energy program at the Bipartisan Policy Center, explains why she remains optimistic about the U.S. policy environment.

Frank O’Sullivan, managing director of the energy transition team at S2G ventures, talks about the need to de-risk emerging clean energy technologies for infrastructure investors.

And Sayles Braga, a senior partner at Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, discusses innovations to manage data center load growth in the AI era. 

This is a partner episode, brought to you by Mintz. These conversations were recorded at the Mintz Energy Transition Summit. For finance, policy, and market insights from the Mintz team, sign up for their newsletter.