USEA's Power Sector Podcast

In today’s closing episode of the USEA Power Sector Podcast series on offshore wind, Stephanie McClellan, Founder and Strategic Advisor to offshore wind advocate Turn Forward and Founder and former Director of the Special Initiative on Offshore Wind, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the current state and potential of global and US offshore wind energy, how it has grown to maturity, and how it can become avital part of the US and energy mix.This episode is sponsored by Bracewell. For over 75 years, Bracewell has focused on delivering superb service and sophisticated insight. They excel where collaboration and deep sector knowledge provide the edge, particularly in energy, infrastructure, finance and technology. Their award-winning teams lead the market in transactions and litigation, regulatory matters and government relations. Learn more ⁠here.

In today’s episode of the USEA Power Sector Podcast series on offshore wind, Anne George, Vice President and Chief External Affairs and Communications Officer for Independent System Operator – New England, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about why the region’s abundant offshore wind resource is vital to meeting New England’s rapidly growing electricity demand.This episode is sponsored by Bracewell. For over 75 years, Bracewell has focused on delivering superb service and sophisticated insight. They excel where collaboration and deep sector knowledge provide the edge, particularly in energy, infrastructure, finance and technology. Their award-winning teams lead the market in transactions and litigation, regulatory matters and government relations. Learn more here.

In today’s episode of the USEA Power Sector Podcast series on offshore wind, Marine Ecologist Anthony W.J. Bicknell, a Senior Research Fellow at the UK’s University of Exeter, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the impact of offshore wind project development on ocean life habitats and habits.This episode is sponsored by Bracewell. For over 75 years, Bracewell has focused on delivering superb service and sophisticated insight. They excel where collaboration and deep sector knowledge provide the edge, particularly in energy, infrastructure, finance and technology. Their award-winning teams lead the market in transactions and litigation, regulatory matters and government relations. Learn more here: https://www.bracewell.com/

In today’s episode of the USEA Power Sector Podcast series on offshore wind, Francis Bradley, the President and CEO of Electricity Canada, the advocate for Canadian electricity providers and their suppliers, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the drivers and policy behind Canada’s newest initiatives to develop offshore wind along its Atlantic Coast.This episode is sponsored by Bracewell. For over 75 years, Bracewell has focused on delivering superb service and sophisticated insight. They excel where collaboration and deep sector knowledge provide the edge, particularly in energy, infrastructure, finance and technology. Their award-winning teams lead the market in transactions and litigation, regulatory matters and government relations. Learn more here: www.bracewell.com 

In today’s episode of the USEA Power Sector Podcast series on offshore wind, American Clean Power Pacific Offshore Wind Director Molly Croll answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the economic, environmental, and reliability values in building floating ocean wind projects off California’s coast.This episode is sponsored by Bracewell. For over 75 years, Bracewell has focused on delivering superb service and sophisticated insight. They excel where collaboration and deep sector knowledge provide the edge, particularly in energy, infrastructure, finance and technology. Their award-winning teams lead the market in transactions and litigation, regulatory matters and government relations. Learn more here: www.bracewell.com 

In today’s episode of the USEA Power Sector Podcast series on offshore wind, B.J. Martino answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the Group’s 2025 survey that found a significant majority of voters from both political parties favor U.S. offshore wind even as policymakers continue to create siting and permitting barriers for project development.This episode is sponsored by Bracewell. For over 75 years, Bracewell has focused on delivering superb service and sophisticated insight. They excel where collaboration and deep sector knowledge provide the edge, particularly in energy, infrastructure, finance and technology. Their award-winning teams lead the market in transactions and litigation, regulatory matters and government relations. Learn more here: https://www.bracewell.com/

In the opening episode of the USEA Power Sector Podcast series on offshore wind, Turn Forward CEO Hillary Bright answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the economic, environmental, and reliability values in building wind far off U.S. coasts even as policymakers continue to create siting and permitting barriers for offshore wind projects.This episode is sponsored by Bracewell. For over 75 years, Bracewell has focused on delivering superb service and sophisticated insight. They excel where collaboration and deep sector knowledge provide the edge, particularly in energy, infrastructure, finance and technology. Their award-winning teams lead the market in transactions and litigation, regulatory matters and government relations. Learn more at https://www.bracewell.com/

In today’s episode of the USEA Power Sector Podcast series on evolving energy policy, former FERC Chair Neil Chatterjee, currently the Chief Government Affairs Officer for global software and distributed resources provider Palmetto, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about what to expect in the power sector under the new presidential administration and congress as changing resources, spiking electricity demand, and extreme weather events add unprecedented stress to the US power system.

In today’s episode of the USEA Power Sector Podcast series on changing energy policy priorities, American Council on Renewable Energy, or ACORE, President and CEO Ray Long answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about what to expect in the power sector under the new presidential administration and congress as changing resources, spiking electricity demand, and extreme weather events add unprecedented stress to the US power system.

In this final episode in the USEA Power Sector Podcast’s series on utility planning practices, Regulatory Assistance Project Senior Associate Mark LeBel answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the just-emerging understanding of the value in integrating electricity and natural gas resources in planning.