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Energy Solutions: A Podcast From EPSA
America runs on reliable, affordable electricity - but the demands on our grid are changing. From natural gas to renewable power, electric vehicles and the competitive power markets, what are the energy solutions to cultivate cleaner air, new technology and more innovative and reliable power generation - at the least cost? Experts and voices from throughout the electric industry and government join the Electric Power Supply Association to discuss emerging trends, current issues, energy customer needs, and new projects. Discover how competition unlocks solutions to build the grid of the future.
Episodes
51 episodes
Shaking the Snow Globe: ACEG’s Christina Hayes on Transmission and Energy Priorities
Joining us for this episode is Christina Hayes, executive director of Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG), a nonprofit coalition of labor and environmental groups, clean energy buyers, renewable developers, transmission developers, and uti...
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Episode 44
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43:29
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The Building Blocks of the Grid: Energy Insights From a Labor Union Leader
Pipefitters, pipeliners, and welders install and maintain the essential building blocks of the nation’s energy grid. A labor union leader representing these essential workers, Derrick Kualapai joins us for this episode of Energy Solutions...
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Episode 43
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32:14
Energy Rush: Policies to Power the Future (PART 2)
To meet the nation’s rising demand for electricity, we need to build a lot of power generation, and fast, and keep what we have. What’s the best way to get there? What policies and market foundations can best incentivize the investment and enab...
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Episode 42
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Energy Rush: Policies to Power the Future (PART 1)
To meet the nation’s rising demand for electricity, we need to build a lot of power generation, and fast, and keep what we have. What’s the best way to get there? What policies and market foundations can best incentivize the investment and enab...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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Energy Rush: Steel in the Ground: The Competitive Advantage
Meeting the rapid growth in electric demand posed by AI and data centers, manufacturing, electrification, and other factors requires a significant buildout of electric power resources on a tight timeline. Solving for decarbonization and reliabi...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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Energy Rush: Can the Electric System Handle Surging Demand?
Rapidly rising electric power demand driven by data centers and AI, manufacturing growth, the push to electrify the economy, and other factors means we’re going to be asking a lot of America’s energy infrastructure. What is the current s...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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Energy Rush: How Much Power Are We Talking About?
Electric power demand has been estimated to skyrocket over the next decade, with some saying growth could double from projections made just two years ago. AI and the rush to build large energy-intensive data centers, a domestic manufacturing re...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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57:43
A Look Into D.C.’s Energy Priorities with PSC Chairman Emile Thompson
Washington, D.C. may be the nation's capital, but it sources nearly all of its power generation from other states – presenting unique considerations for the head of its Public Service Commission. In this episode, DCPSC Chairman Emile Thompson s...
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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31:54
Another shade of hydrogen: a pyrolysis developer on innovation and the energy expansion
Amid rapid decarbonization and skyrocketing demand, America’s power grid is straining to continue providing homes and businesses with reliable electricity. What technologies are innovators investing in to combat these challenges? Covarrubia Ene...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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31:50
Former FERC Chair Shares the Scoop on Power Markets, Grid Reliability: Joseph T. Kelliher
What does a previous federal energy regulator have to say about markets, reliability, and the current state of the energy grid today? We got the scoop from Joseph T. Kelliher, former chairman and commissioner on the Federal Energy Regulatory Co...
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Episode 39
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45:09
Clean Power and Reliability With ACP’s Jason Grumet: Competitive Power Summit Fireside Chats
What energy priorities do policymakers and decisionmakers need to have no matter what side of the aisle they’re on? In this episode, American Clean Power Association CEO Jason Grumet joins Todd to debrief the impact of the Inflation Reduction A...
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Episode 38
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34:01
What Have the top Utility Regulators Been Up To? NARUC President Fedorchak Shares Priorities: Competitive Power Summit Fireside Chats
How are state utility commissioners addressing big power system questions like resource adequacy, a changing energy mix, and balancing individual state needs and federal authority? Plus, what’s the latest on NARUC’s new initiative to address ga...
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Episode 38
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34:43
Power Generators CPV and GE Vernova Talk new Tech to for Reliable Energy Expansion: Competitive Power Summit Fireside Chats
How is technology enabling greater efficiency and performance in power generation? In this episode, Tom Rumsey from Competitive Power Ventures and Roger Martella from GE Vernova discuss the launch of a new highly efficient combined-cycle gas tu...
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Episode 38
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29:03
NERC’s Jim Robb on Power Grid Reliability and Security: Competitive Power Summit Fireside Chats
In this episode, the head of the nation’s regulatory authority for power system reliability gives an update on the reliability and security of the grid – discussing steps to improve performance after 2022’s Winter Storm Elliott and other extrem...
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Episode 38
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32:26
Gearing up for the Competitive Power Summit: Four moderators unpack their upcoming panels
EPSA’s 3rd annual Competitive Power Summit is just over a week away. What better way to gear up for the Summit than to hear from our speakers themselves? We brought our four panel moderators onto the pod—Politico's Catherine Morehouse, the Foru...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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34:46
"We can't afford many more big disasters”: NARUC President Fedorchak shares top concerns and reality-based solutions for meeting rising power demand
What will it take to meet the nation’s rising power demand? NARUC President and North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedorchak joins EPSA President and CEO Todd Snitchler for this episode, where she shares the initiatives that she has...
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Episode 36
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40:30
Keeping Reliability Top of Mind – A Competitive Power Supplier on Why Markets Matter
Electricity demand is growing for the first time in years. Are grid operators and competitive power suppliers prepared to maintain reliability while balancing decarbonization mandates? Nathan Hanson, President of LS Power Generation, believes t...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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35:56
Regional Power Wrap: Electricity From Coast to Coast
From New York to California, what are the top issues facing America’s electric grid? We gather leaders from the organizations representing competitive power suppliers in RTOs and ISOs throughout the nation to discuss the top stories from the pa...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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1:08:34
"We Have to Be Vigilant” - Top Energy Regulator Talks Electric Reliability
Winter is coming. Is America’s power grid ready? That’s top of mind for Chairman Willie Phillips, who heads the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. In this episode, he addresses infrastructure development and streamlining to meet growing ener...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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34:16
What’s Next for Wyoming? How the top Coal Producer Is Evolving.
Wyoming is the top coal-producing state in the U.S. But like much of the country, the state is transitioning to new sources of energy. This comes as the region faces reliability challenges from heat, drought, and other factors. How are Wyoming ...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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34:13
Power Grid in Peril? A Conversation With WSJ Reporter Katherine Blunt
From wildfires to winter storms to cyber and physical attacks, the power system is under greater stress than ever – all while under pressure to transition rapidly to new sources of electricity. In this episode, Todd speaks with Katherine Blunt,...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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38:56
Bringing Business to the Buckeye State
How did Ohio go from the 41st to the 7th best state for business in the nation? Among other factors, a foundation of reliable and cost-effective energy drove economic growth and helped attract businesses and employers to invest in the Buckeye S...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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34:13
Keeping the Lights On in the Empire State: Commissioner Diane Burman
New York has ambitious climate goals. But its electric grid operator has also recently signaled reliability warnings as power plants are driven into retirement. Diane Burman has served on the New York State Public Service Commission for nearly ...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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44:31
A New Frontier for the Western Electric Grid
The Western states have seen their share of challenges in recent years when it comes to electric reliability – with rolling blackouts in California, extreme drought and wildfires, and political differences across a broad geographic expanse. The...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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42:07
The Complex World of Power Markets ft. Economist Lynne Kiesling
As the world rapidly changes and new challenges emerge, many are questioning the best way to continue providing safe, reliable, cost-effective, and cleaner power. For some, that means reforming electric power markets. For others, it could mean ...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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41:04