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With Great Power
With Great Power
GridX and Latitude Studios

The electric grid is one of the most complex machines ever built. And it’s changing faster than ever. ‘With Great Power’ is... more

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Episodes

Turning school buses into a VPP

By 2030, PG&E hopes to use two-thirds of electric vehicles in California as flexible load through vehicle-to-grid applications.

07 Jan 2025 · 22 minutes
Severe storms are fast-tracking grid resiliency projects

Early pilots and grid resiliency technology deployments are turning stakeholders into advocates in regions hit by frequent, extreme weather events.

17 Dec 2024 · 19 minutes
Survey highlights limits of green messaging

Why energy consumers are responding more to cost savings and less to environmental marketing.

03 Dec 2024 · 22 minutes
What is and isn't clean energy?

Granular Energy’s founder makes the case for hourly REC matching.

19 Nov 2024 · 20 minutes
Will today’s election set the energy transition on a new course?

An analysis of presidential campaign rhetoric and policy papers shows two very different futures for the clean energy transition.

05 Nov 2024 · 20 minutes
Get ready for season four

We’re back with more stories behind the technology, policy, and market forces that are changing the grid.

24 Sep 2024 · 1 minute
Advanced processing is making clean energy cheaper

Tech giant NVIDIA is using technology to drive down the cost of clean energy

20 Aug 2024 · 24 minutes
Grid-enhancing tech emerges from 'pilot hell'

Hudson Gilmer explains how utilities are getting smarter on transmission.

07 Aug 2024 · 26 minutes
Thinking differently about the utility customer experience

Utibe Bassey explains the importance of organizational culture – and how a revelation at a Wendy’s restaurant formed her personal... more

23 Jul 2024 · 24 minutes
NOAA is helping utilities face multiplying climate threats

The agency is helping utilities better integrate climate models and weather predictions into its operational and spending priorities.

09 Jul 2024 · 20 minutes
Why a rural co-op wants to build green hydrogen

Kit Carson Electric is looking to hydrogen on a Superfund site to balance renewables.

25 Jun 2024 · 19 minutes
How Avangrid built a data foundation for AI

The first step for utilities deploying AI? Ditch the spreadsheets.

11 Jun 2024 · 24 minutes
Getting innovators to 'fail fast' in the energy industry

Kim Getgen is trying to get utilities out of "pilot hell."

28 May 2024 · 20 minutes
Why dynamic rates are gaining momentum

Ahmad Faruqui explains why electricity rates are not one-size-fits-all.

14 May 2024 · 22 minutes
How PG&E is using batteries to improve service

Heather Rock talks about PG&E’s latest efforts to build resiliency and address bottlenecks.

30 Apr 2024 · 22 minutes
Forecast calls for an overtaxed grid

Rob Gramlich discusses the approaching surge of load demand on the nation’s electrical grid – and how the industry can... more

16 Apr 2024 · 25 minutes
The urgent need for more grid automation

Grid optimization expert Dr. Kyri Baker explains how utilities can expand artificial intelligence projects today, and what’s next for the... more

02 Apr 2024 · 23 minutes
Could utilities become the 'FedEx of electricity'?

Holy Cross CEO Bryan Hannegan says a contentious net metering plan in Colorado is paving the way for a new... more

19 Mar 2024 · 27 minutes
Season three is on the way

We’ve got more stories ahead on the people navigating change in the power sector.

13 Feb 2024 · 1 minute
Addressing inequities in the switch to EVs

Dr. Shelley Francis goes over how to make the switch over to EVs an equitable one.

12 Dec 2023 · 27 minutes
Making electrification accessible to all

Kerri Carnes explains how Arizona Public Service is pairing customer accessibility with affordability.

28 Nov 2023 · 29 minutes
Supporting the next wave of climate tech startups

Jim Kapsis explains how his company is helping support newcomers in the climate space.

14 Nov 2023 · 25 minutes
Bringing the electric co-op into the 21st century

Peter Muhoro talks about how his and other electric co-ops can adapt to a changing world and industry.

31 Oct 2023 · 23 minutes
Plotting clean energy strategy for the corporate world

Drew Murphy breaks down how Edison Energy is helping its clients plot a course through the energy transition.

17 Oct 2023 · 19 minutes
Making sure Chicago's energy transition works for all communities

Gil Quiniones lays out ComEd’s plan for a just and affordable transition for Chicago and northern Illinois.

03 Oct 2023 · 19 minutes
How green hydrogen could be the go-to fuel for the energy transition

Janice Lin explains how green hydrogen could solve some key problems of the energy transition.

19 Sep 2023 · 26 minutes
The push for long duration storage

Julia Souder explains what long duration energy storage can do for decarbonization efforts.

05 Sep 2023 · 18 minutes
Preparing the grid for millions more electric cars

Apoorv Bhargava explains how WeaveGrid is future-proofing the grid for an onslaught of EVs.

22 Aug 2023 · 29 minutes
How LA is putting the public first in its energy transition

Jason Rondou walks us through how LA's municipal utility is launching the city's energy transition.

08 Aug 2023 · 30 minutes
How California’s worst wildfire rocked the power industry

Katherine Blunt chronicles the causes of the 2018 Camp fire and how one of the country’s most destructive wildfires sent... more

25 Jul 2023 · 22 minutes
What other industries can teach utilities about innovation

Raiford Smith talks about what the utility space can learn from other industries to spur innovation.

11 Jul 2023 · 26 minutes
Season two is coming soon

Get ready for more stories about the people who are transforming the grid.

02 May 2023 · 1 minute
Distribution planning is on the docket

Lisa Schwartz talks about the importance of stakeholder engagement and transparency for utilities

25 Apr 2023 · 20 minutes
How can utilities harness their innovation mojo?

Katherine Hamilton explains how evolving policy creates opportunities for new utility business models. Will they take advantage?

13 Apr 2023 · 24 minutes
The state of the digital transition for utilities

Salesforce’s Sharon Talbott on the intersection of digitization and decarbonization.

28 Mar 2023 · 20 minutes
What cleaning the grid means for Californians

Katie Sloan talks about Southern California Edison’s approach to decarbonization and reliability.

14 Mar 2023 · 19 minutes
Putting innovation into practice inside utilities

How Josh Gould is using culture change to catalyze innovation at Duquesne Light Company.

28 Feb 2023 · 23 minutes
Tapping the non-energy benefits of efficiency

Angie Ostaszewski explains how to find ways that customers can benefit from utility programs.

14 Feb 2023 · 22 minutes
How the race to electrify is impacting utilities

SMUD’s Scott Blunk on the nuances of launching new programs to push building electrification.

31 Jan 2023 · 24 minutes
Maximizing the value of distributed energy

Brenda Chew of Virtual Peaker talks about the value of distributed energy resources on the grid, as early adoption moves... more

18 Jan 2023 · 22 minutes
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SMUD’s Scott Blunk on the nuances of launching new programs to push building electrification.