USEA's Power Sector Podcast

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast episode in a continuing series on utility planning, Energy and Environmental Economics Senior Partner Arne Olson answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about how variable and customer-owned energy resources, rising demand, and new policies are driving the need to move beyond siloed bulk and distribution system planning to the new concept of integrated system planning to optimize the use of all available resources.

In today’s episode of the USEA Power Sector Podcast series on changing priorities, National Electrical Manufacturers Association Government Relations Director Peter Ferrell answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the increasingly urgent need to deal with the electric transformer supply chain to protect reliability and resilience as new resources, spiking electricity demand, and extreme weather events add stress to the power sector.

In today’s episode of the  USEA Power Sector Podcast series on changing energy policy priorities, Carbon Capture Coalition Executive Director Jessie Stolark answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about what to expect in power sector policy under the new presidential administration and congress on tax credits and other policies and incentives for carbon capture technologies and carbon management technologies as changing resources, spiking electricity demand, and extreme weather events add unprecedented stress to the US power system.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast episode in a continuing series on utility planning, Energy Systems Integration Group Executive Director Debra Lew answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about how variable and customer-owned energy resources, rising demand, and new policies are moving the power sector beyond traditional integrated resource planning and innovations in integrated distribution system planning to the new concept of integrated system planning to optimize the use of all available resources.

Grace Relf, a researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, dives into integrated system planning, a crucial evolution in utility management. She discusses how this approach helps utilities handle customer-owned energy resources and diverse policy impacts. Relf highlights case studies from Minnesota and Hawaii, showcasing the benefits of effective planning strategies. She emphasizes collaboration between regulators and utilities and the need for adaptability in the face of supply chain challenges. This insightful conversation sheds light on the future of reliable electricity grids.

In today’s episode of the USEA Power Sector Podcast series on changing energy policy priorities under the new presidential administration and congress, Rob Gramlich, Founder and President of power sector consultant Grid Strategies, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about certainties and uncertainties around existing and new incentives and approaches to generation and transmission development as changing resources, spiking electricity demand, and extreme weather events add unprecedented stress to the US power system. This episode was sponsored by Uplight, which creates and manages capacity for the grid through networks of connected devices that generate shift or save energy. Uplight empowers its 80 plus utility partners by combining best in class customer experiences with an open, flexible capacity management platform that improves grid resilience, reduces costs and accelerates decarbonization. Learn more at https://uplight.com/

In today’s episode of the USEA Power Sector Podcast’s series on changing energy policy priorities, Nuclear Innovation Alliance Research Director Dr. Patrick White answered questions from journalist  Herman K. Trabish about what to expect in power sector policy impacting advanced nuclear technologies 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 USEA Power Sector Podcast episode in a continuing series on utility planning, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association VP for Grid Integration Venkat Banunarayanan answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about how variable and customer-owned energy resources, rising demand, and new policy are leading to innovations in planning by member-owned electric cooperatives to enable the flexibility of customer-owned resources to help optimize affordable reliable electricity delivery.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast episode in a continuing series on utility planning, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Energy Policy Researcher Guillermo Periera answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about where and how the innovative concept of integrated distribution system planning is being used to include customer-owned distributed energy resources in utility planning to improve the delivery of more affordable, reliable electricity.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Battelle Energy and Resilience Division Manager Shawn Bennett answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about what to expect in power sector policy and what new breakthroughs to look for in carbon capture and carbon management technologies 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.