United States Energy Association
United States Energy Association
The USEA Power Sector Podcast is bringing new voices and new ideas to key energy system conversations in 15-minute interviews targeting urgently needed solutions. Topics will range from when, where, and how generation and transmission should be expanded to what resources and technologies are needed to ensure distribution systems remain reliable.
USEA's Global Briefing series promotes international voices and ideas in the Energy Sector.
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Mar 28, 2024 • 20min
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 22: Grid Strategies Vice President Michael Goggin
In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Grid Strategies Vice President Michael Goggin answered questions from journalist Herman K. Trabish about how improved proactive planning and cost sharing for inter-regional transmission interconnections to optimize resource sharing between MISO and PJM can save consumers over $15 billion in reduced needs for fossil fuel generation and deliver ongoing savings of over $1 billion per year by allowing more use of lower cost renewable generation.
Mar 28, 2024 • 16min
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 21: Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer for the North American Electric Reliability Corporation Mark Lauby
In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast Mark Lauby, Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer for the North American Electric Reliability Corporation took questions from journalist Herman K. Trabish and offered eye-opening insights into the need to integrate grid forming inverter technologies into the power system as levels of predictable but variable renewables grow.
Mar 28, 2024 • 21min
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 20: Pathways Initiative Launch Committee Co-Chair Pam Sporborg
In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Launch Committee Co-Chair for the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative Pam Sporborg answered questions from journalist Herman K. Trabish about the newest efforts to design a governance structure that can unite Western power providers in a Regional Transmission Organization and to make more efficient use of the West’s abundant clean energy resources to protect electric system reliability and lower customer costs.
Mar 28, 2024 • 17min
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 19: Western Power Pool President and CEO Sarah Edmonds
In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Western Power Pool President and CEO Sarah Edmonds answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the key role the WPP’s Western Resource Adequacy Program can take in expanding reliable electricity delivery throughout the West and laying the groundwork for wider regional coordination.
Mar 28, 2024 • 14min
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 18: Colorado State Senator Chris Hansen
In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast Brief, Colorado State Senator Chris Hansen answered questions from journalist Herman K. Trabish about the opportunities and challenges for Colorado in the initiatives by the Southwest Power Pool and the California Independent System Operator to build a regional energy market and transmission system across the West.
Mar 28, 2024 • 17min
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 17: Kansas Corporation Commission Chair Andrew French
In today’s podcasts, Kansas Corporation Commission Chair Andrew French answered questions from journalist Herman K. Trabish about the Kansas perspective on the potential of a Western regional transmission system and energy market.
Mar 28, 2024 • 17min
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 16: Holy Cross Energy President And CEO Bryan Hannegan
In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Holy Cross Energy President and CEO Bryan Hannegan answered questions from journalist Herman K. Trabish about how 21st Century power system reliability will be protected by a calibrated combination of bulk system power from regional energy market and transmission systems and from local and customer-owned distribution system resources.
Mar 28, 2024 • 18min
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 15: Former Speaker Of The MO House And Chair Of The PSC Steve Gaw
In today’s podcast, former Speaker of the Missouri House, former Chair of the Missouri PSC, and long-time regional transmission advocate Steve Gaw answered questions from journalist Herman K. Trabish about the key considerations for power providers in choosing whether to participate in a Western regional transmission system and energy market.
Mar 28, 2024 • 13min
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 14: Berkshire Hathaway Energy SVP Of Public Policy Pat Reiten
In today’s podcast, Berkshire Hathaway Energy Senior Vice President, Public Policy, Pat Reiten answered questions from journalist Herman K. Trabish about what Pacific Power wanted from its early work on a real-time Western energy imbalance market, what it wants from the emerging day-ahead energy market, and what a full regional transmission system and energy market could mean for the West.
Mar 28, 2024 • 21min
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 13: NV Energy Federal Energy Policy Director David Rubin
This week's Power Sector Podcast! In Part 2 of the Western Regionalization series, NV Energy Federal Energy Policy Director David Rubin describes the opportunities and challenges in a regional market.
