The Evolving Grid: Predicting Changes in the Power Grid

This podcast episode explores the evolving nature of the power grid and how it is expected to change over the next few decades. The panelists discuss the challenges and opportunities in supporting electrification, decarbonization, and the growth of renewable energy sources. They address the current struggles and limitations of institutions in this transition, including rising delivery costs, long interconnection queues, increased outages, and slower deployment. The panelists present different perspectives on how to address these challenges, including reforming existing institutions, building entirely new institutions, or seizing existing institutions for centralized planning. They also share their visions for the future grid, considering factors like IOU-based systems, capacity markets, HVDC transmission, distributed generation, and the role of nuclear energy.