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.
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Oct 6, 2025 • 26min
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 180: SouthWestern Power Group General Manager David Getts
In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, SouthWestern Power Group General Manager David Getts answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the 17-year Homeric odyssey of the SunZia Transmission Project through the U.S. permitting morass and what he learned about how the process can be streamlined.
Oct 2, 2025 • 26min
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 179: Executive Director of the Alliance for Transportation Electrification Phil Jones
In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Phil Jones, Executive Director of the Alliance for Transportation Electrification, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the Alliance’s just-released issue brief, “Making Electricity More Affordable with Electric Vehicles,” which found utilities can reduce customer rates with strategies and programs that shift EV charging’s growing electricity demand to off-peak times.This episode is sponsored by Pony Communications. Learn more about their work here: https://www.ponycommunications.com/
Sep 30, 2025 • 23min
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 178: Grid Strategies Vice President Michael Goggin
In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Michael Goggin, Vice President for power system consultant Grid Strategies answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the potential financial, environmental, legal, and political impacts on electricity users and the power system from a Trump Administration restart of coal use in power generation.This episode is sponsored by Pony Communications. Learn more about their work here: https://www.ponycommunications.com/
Sep 30, 2025 • 20min
USEA's CEO Corner: Orsted Region Americas CEO Amanda Dasch
Join us for our next installment of CEO Corner where USEA’s President & CEO Mark Menezes sits down with the leaders of USEA member organizations. Learn more about these CEOs and discover how their work is shaping the energy landscape and enriching our community.This installment features Amanda Dasch, Region Americas CEO for Orsted.Note: This interview was filmed on September 19, 2025.
Sep 25, 2025 • 26min
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 177: Former FERC Chair & Founder & Head of the Rail-Grid Collaborative Jim Hoecker
In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chair and Founder and Head of the Rail-Grid Collaborative Jim Hoecker answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about an approach to expanding transmission using existing rail and highway rights-of-way that can avoid the current permitting logjam.
Sep 23, 2025 • 17min
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 176: Americans for a Clean Energy Grid Executive Director Christina Hayes
In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Americans for a Clean Energy Grid Executive Director Christina Hayes answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about urgently needed reforms to permitting practices that can open the way to expanding and modernizing the inadequate and aging US transmission system.
Sep 18, 2025 • 24min
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 175: Business Roundtable Senior Vice President Matt Sonnesyn
In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Matt Sonnesyn, Senior Vice President for Policy with the Business Roundtable answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about why business leaders see an urgent need to modernize infrastructure permitting practices and how specific reforms can be implemented.
Sep 15, 2025 • 20min
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 174: Retired U.S. Navy Commander & Author Kirk Lippold
In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, retired U.S. Navy Commander and author Kirk Lippold, who holds multiple Naval decorations and awards, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about how regulatory uncertainty created by recent Trump administration actions stopping offshore wind development could drive offshore wind and U.S. national security seriously off course.
Sep 11, 2025 • 18min
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 173: Consolidated Edison of New York President Matthew Ketschke
In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Matthew Ketschke, President of Consolidated Edison of New York, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the utility’s experience during the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and how the utility brought vital power back to Lower Manhattan at superspeed.
Sep 9, 2025 • 27min
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 172: ACORE President & CEO Ray Long
In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Ray Long, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about some of the key reforms to permitting practices that can let the US get busy building the energy and transmission infrastructure it needs to meet its rapidly growing electricity demand.
