Grid Forward’s podcast series with industry leaders on what lies ahead for advancing our electric grid. Hosted by Bryce Yonker, CEO and executive director of Grid Forward. Formerly Grid Forward Chats, this season of Grid Forward Forum is sponsored by Virtual Peaker.
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Discover Co-op Conversations with DEMCO as we explore the power of a local member-owned not-for-profit electric cooperative. Since 1938, DEMCO has woven cooperative principles into every wire, and our business isn’t just about electricity. At DEMCO, we’re more than just an electric company, and our work, is more than just a job. As a local member-owned cooperative, we are your neighbors, your family and your friends. We exist to serve you, and we take a lot of pride in all that we do. Our mi ...
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Podcast series on cloud computing by James Urquhart and Geva Perry
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We already have many of the climate solutions we need. But scaling them is hard. The Green Blueprint is a show about the people who are architecting the clean economy. Every other week, host Lara Pierpoint profiles the founders, investors, and organizational leaders who are solving complex challenges in the quest to build climate technologies fast.
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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 custo ...
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Welcome to C-Suite Perspectives, a podcast series by The Conference Board. Hosted by our President & CEO, Steve Odland, this weekly conversation will take an objective, data-driven look at a range of business topics aimed at executives. Listeners will come away with what The Conference Board does best: insights for what's ahead™.
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Renewable Rides is the guide to the corporate energy transition. Featuring interviews with industry experts and business leaders, Renewable Rides aims to help companies tackle challenges and maximize opportunities in the pursuit of a resilient, profitable, and thriving energy future. Hosts Gareth Evans and Dan Roberts, founders of VECKTA, shed light on the energy transition and the benefits it presents for company brand, operations and resilience.
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Electrify This! explores the movement to electrify everything as a strategy to decarbonize and revitalize all sectors of our economy. Featuring diverse experts, the show examines the most important policy, regulatory, and market issues surrounding electrification of transportation, buildings, and industry. Electrify This! helps demystify issues surrounding the transition to 100 percent clean electricity, and focuses on the challenges, scalable solutions, and what decision-makers can do to en ...
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The future of energy, transport, sustainability and more, as told by BNEF analysts. Each week, Dana Perkins and Tom Rowlands-Rees sit down with BloombergNEF (BNEF) analysts to uncover the key findings and stories behind their latest research.
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This podcast delivers the top stories in the electric utility industry, curated daily using AI-driven tools for maximum relevance and impact. Each episode is generated with advanced language models to provide clear, concise, and timely updates for energy professionals. https://www.linkedin.com/company/currenteventspodcast
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Smart Energy Voices features conversations with leaders of the energy transition. In each episode, Smart Energy Decisions' Debra Chanil digs deep with industry movers and shakers to reveal insights you can learn from in their stories, personalities and visions for the future.
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Welcome to the world's first Straight-Talk Solar Cast! This is your go-to podcast for answers about solar. Each episode we discuss questions facing people making the decision to go solar. The solutions to your questions are given to you - straight - by one of the leading experts in the solar industry, Jamie Duran, president of Solar Harmonics. Feel free to search our library for answers to questions that you're facing when considering solar.
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Meet the leaders and companies powering the sustainable future.
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LIFE HACKS - The Right Now Solutions Podcast - is Here For You... Quick delivery of time-saving, money-saving, stress-reducing strategies with unusual experts with unusual, proven knowledge crossing a spectrum of topics from Music to Off-Grid Living to Marketing to Alternative Health to home-schooling and many other current and in-demand topics. ALWAYS - conscious of your time - getting right to the - RIGHT NOW SOLUTIONS. Just scroll and scan the Titles in the list of episodes to find your f ...
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Investor Shayle Kann is asking big questions about how to decarbonize the planet: How cheap can clean energy get? Will artificial intelligence speed up climate solutions? Where is the smart money going into climate technologies? Every week on Catalyst, Shayle explains the world of climate tech with prominent experts, investors, researchers, and executives. Produced by Latitude Media.
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Bringing together industry leaders, innovators and global thinkers, Future Energy Insights by the World Future Energy Summit takes an in-depth look at renewable energy and sustainability. Featuring lively debate and passionate discussion, the series covers six core topics: clean energy, water scarcity, smart cities, circular economies, waste management and climate change. It shines a spotlight on the critical issues and major gamechangers shaping the sector today.
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Lakeside Labs performs research at the intersection of information & communication technology and self-organizing & networked systems. These videos capture some seminar-style lectures from leading scientists from both areas.
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10 questions.10 minutes. Our subject matter experts offer their perspective on key topics impacting power management technology through a lighting round of question and answer.
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The T&D World Podcast features utility professionals across the industry discussing the most pressing issues, trends and projects from all facets of electric power-delivery. As a leading electric power resource, our key pillars include educating and informing power industry professionals about market trends, new products, legislation, infrastructure project funding and finance, construction, operation and system maintenance, security, reliability and resiliency. The podcast series is produce ...
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In Season 3 of The Clean Energy Revolution, Laura Young and Dr. Carolyn Kissane explore the people, policies and projects that are leading the transition to clean energy. How can infrastructure around the world be upgraded to keep up with energy demand? What needs to happen to triple global renewable energy generation? Where and how will AI be best deployed? Delving into these questions and more are Laura Young, aka Less Waste Laura - an award-winning climate activist, environmental scientis ...
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Dispatches from the new frontiers of climate technology. The Latitude features coverage of the business and tech trends that are reshaping energy and decarbonization, straight from the Latitude Media newsroom.
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Welcome to the Real Estate Investing Podcast, your ultimate resource for actionable tips, strategies, and market insights tailored to investors seeking to build wealth and succeed in the real estate market. Whether you're just starting or you're an experienced investor refining your approach, this podcast covers everything you need to know to thrive in a competitive industry. Each episode delves into key investment strategies such as house hacking, midterm rentals, Airbnb, and long-term rent ...
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Clean tech, green finance and energy innovation are the three lanes on the road to a successful global energy transition. At the intersection of these lanes is a place where ideas on finance, technology and policy are shared and debated. That intersection is Interchange Recharged. Sylvia Leyva Martinez, principal analyst at Wood Mackenzie, invites visionaries, entrepreneurs, policy-makers and energy analysts to explore the newest developments in renewable technology, explain the ideas on glo ...
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Do you know what happens when you flip a light switch? How many people, dollars, and computers are involved to charge your smartphone? Do you understand the policy implications, political landmines, and local issues as we transition to clean energy? We’re here to answer those questions and more on KNOW POWER. Hosted by agnostic but informed industry experts Noha Sidhom and Mike Borgatti, Know Power is all about demystifying the entire energy industry, getting you involved in the discussion, ...
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The podcast where we try to talk about investment ideas in the same casual way we talk about sports with our acquaintances, work colleagues, friends, and family members. This podcast is brought to you by INFOR Financial Group who is committed to providing innovative, forward-thinking financial advice to all of their clients and customers.
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Covering breaking news in clean tech, going deep on global energy policy, and debating the levers that need to move to accelerate the energy transition. Energy Gang is the podcast covering clean energy technology, renewable energy, and the environment. The world of clean energy moves fast, and you need a reliable source to stay on top of the news that matters. You’ll find it on Wood Mackenzie’s Energy Gang. How will changes to the US government affect decarbonisation and energy security? Whe ...
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Will energy storage save the grid? How batteries and the software behind them are reshaping reliability in the age of AI demand
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Electrification is surging, AI data centres are multiplying, and volatility is rising on both sides of the meter. Can storage step in as the flexible backbone the US grid now needs? Host Sylvia Leyva Martinez is joined by Joanna Martin Ziegenfuss, General Manager for Strategic Market Development (North America), and Ruchira Shah, General Manager of…
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Can the US Grid Keep Up with the Demand for AI?
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Find out why a 1-2% increase in annual electricity demand could create stress to the US electrical grid. US electricity demand has been largely flat for 20 years, thanks to efficiency gains. But with rising power demand from AI, electric vehicles, and other forms of electrification, how can the US grid keep up? Join Steve Odland and guest Alex Heil…
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2025.10.15 | Can the Grid Survive? AI Demand Meets 125 GW Solar Shortfall
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The utility sector is caught in a "structural pressure cooker" as exploding demand meets politically driven supply constraints, risking a critical grid reliability crisis. We break down the staggering 125 GW solar capacity cut warned by SEIA, and analyze how runaway load growth, particularly from AI data centers, is forcing utilities to fasttrack c…
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This week's show featured new music from Gorillaz, Danny Brown, De La Soul, Troy Kingi and more.
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Radio Mother co-host, Joel spoke with co-creater, Perrin Hastings on the upcoming season of The Gender Agenda! All things queer, trans, love, and identity. Whakarongo mai!
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Mōrena Radio Mother lisenters! Tune back into this weeks show where you can listen to epic beats and an awesome interview with Perrin Hastings, the co-creater the hit doco-series The Gender Agenda about the upcoming second season! Whakarongo mai.
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Nato from Beastwars sits down with Hunter to discuss all things 'The Ship /// The Sea' for Long Player, thanks to NZ On Air.
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The greatest latest tunes for 3 hours, Totally Wired with Hunter, Thanks to Flying Out.
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Energy addition, not energy transition? What does it mean for the future of our energy system, and the climate? | Special episode recorded at ADIPEC, the world’s largest energy event
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As world leaders, businesses and NGOs start their journeys to Brazil for the COP30 climate talks, more than 200,000 people attended ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi, the world’s biggest energy event. Energy Gang was there to bring you the highlights from the week’s discussions. One of the key talking points was the theme of energy addition, rather than transiti…
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On Aneeka's second to last show the team make contact with the mighty bFM bus on its journey to the Aotearoa Alternative Awards 2025.
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This year in the U.S., steel manufacturers will produce more than 71 million tons of steel – enough to build nearly 200 Empire State buildings. It's a stunning statistic, but not surprising. The steel industry has fueled economic growth and innovation in America since the early 1800s. But for every ton of conventional steel produced, two tons of CO…
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2025.11.07 | Data Centers vs. Consumers: Who Pays the $163 Billion Utility Bill?
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Regular consumers are facing a potential $163 billion utility bill due to massive electricity demands from data centers. We analyze the policy fights, including PJM Interconnection's move to voluntary operational rules, effectively socializing the risk of grid strain and blackouts. Discover how utility giants are pouring billions into expansion (li…
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The National Grid is a graphic design journal based in Aotearoa. Having started publishing in 2006 with the editorship of Jonty Valentine and Luke Wood, The National Grid became recognised for its dedication to graphic design research, practices, and features from local and international practitioners and theorists, having a unique, expansive view …
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Happy Rāmere e te whānau! Today on your breakfast show, with Rosetta and Milly: Travelling Tunes with Kirsten Zemke, and From The Crate with Cam from Southbound. Plus a chance to win Bar Italia's new album on vinyl, and tickets to Kate Bollinger! Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!…
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This week we had the wonderful Theia, celebrating the release of her debut album, she plays us a few songs. Thanks to McLeods Brewery!
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2025.11.06 | $30B Scramble to Reroute the Electric Grid
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The electric grid is buckling under the weight of unprecedented demand, as Data Centers flood transmission queues with over 210 GW of new load. Learn why utilities like Exelon are suddenly facing $15 billion in unplanned capital spending and why AEP is forced to become a catalyst for domestic transformer manufacturing. We break down the political f…
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How the Administration Aims to Change the Workplace
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The modern workplace is being reshaped by a sweeping "whole-of-government" approach to policy, enforcement, and regulation. From diversity and inclusion to AI and immigration, the Administration's actions are influencing how both federal and private employers manage compliance, talent, and organizational risk. In this episode, Steve Odland speaks w…
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Inside a $300 million bet on AI for physical R&D
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A big problem with using artificial intelligence to discover new materials? It struggles to predict beyond its training data. That means AI might be better at optimizing known materials than discovering entirely new ones — like a room temperature superconductor or carbon-capture sorbents. But since we last covered the topic in September 2024, a few…
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AI Impacts for a Resilient Grid with Duke Energy, NextEra and PG&E
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On the first day of the GridFWD 2025 event, leadership from some of the nation’s largest and most AI-engaged utilities joined a panel to tell our audience about their acceleration of AI use cases. Jason Glickman (EVP Engineering, Planning and Strategy, PG&E), Bonnie Titone (Senior VP and Chief Administrative Officer, Duke Energy) and Peter Skantze …
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Why Donald Trump is Bad for Your Real Estate Investments
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Erin Spradlin and James Carlson directly address how Trump administration's 2025 policies are impacting real estate markets—while making clear that economics aren't their biggest concern. 💸 Four Ways Trump Policies Are Hitting Real Estate 1. Immigration Crackdown = Construction Cost Explosion Removal of legal and illegal immigrant labor means const…
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2025.11.05 | AI Load Shock: Federal Directive Forces Utility Grid Transformation
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Federal authorities are invoking rare emergency powers (Section 403) to dramatically reshape utility planning in response to staggering AI load growth. Discover how this massive federal directive is forcing the rapid standardization of interconnection processes and shifting the full cost of network upgrades directly onto data center developers. We …
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The Hydrogen Hurdle: Costs, Policy and Progress
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Hydrogen was once the golden child of the energy transition. Yet high costs and limited policy support proved high hurdles for the technology’s progress, global deployment has fallen well short of expectations. Forecasts now project around 5.5 million tons of production by 2030 – half of what was expected just a few years ago and far below industry…
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2025.11.04 | AI Load Crisis: Why Utility Grid Reliability Is Cracking
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The AI load crisis is here right now, hitting utility operations and creating an immediate, unprecedented threat to grid reliability. Demand is far outpacing new generation (dropping reserve margins and triggering 96% growth forecasts in some regions), forcing regulators like FERC to invoke emergency federal measures like Section 403 and novel prov…
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Speed to power: how can America accelerate the build-out of the next grid? | special episode from the ACORE Grid Forum in Washington DC
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Electricity demand in the US is rising faster than it has in decades, driven by AI and a wave of investment in domestic manufacturing. But with transmission lines and other electricity infrastructure taking years to permit and build, how can America secure the power it needs fast enough to remain competitive? In this special episode of The Energy G…
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2025.11.03 | Data Center Demand Shock: Policy Wars and Rising Energy Rates
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Are you prepared for a system shock driven by massive, non-gradual data center demand growth, like the 13% industrial load increase seen by Portland General Electric? This episode dissects the sharp policy clash where the DOE funds coal plant extensions simultaneously as the IEA pushes for clean energy deployment and fossil asset retirement. We ana…
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Long-Haul Charging: Powering Heavy-Duty Trucks with Electricity
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Electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles are on the rise around the world as more businesses electrify their fleets and delivery vehicles — global electric truck sales grew by almost 80% in 2024. But what does it take to build multi-megawatt charging stations to support electric fleets? Jason Berry, Vice President of Terawatt Infrastructure, joins …
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In this week's podcast we discuss the plan to have new data centers pay for new solar + batteries for residents and businesses near new data centers. Based on the Fast Company article: https://www.fastcompany.com/91409132/why-tech-companies-should-help-pay-for-solar-on-your-roof About Jamie Duran & Solar Harmonics…
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2025.10.31 | $163 Billion Shock: Who Pays for the Data Center Grid Boom?
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Data Center Demand has quadrupled, pushing the U.S. electric grid to a critical breaking point and sparking a massive $163 billion dispute over who pays for the necessary upgrades. Utility professionals must understand how this unprecedented load growth is forcing immediate, reactive measures—like conditioned interconnection agreements in ERCOT and…
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Rising Energy Demand, Data Centers, and the Return of Nuclear Power
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In this episode of the T&D World Live podcast, managing editor Jeff Postelwait and Rod Walton, managing editor for Microgrid Knowledge and Energy Tech, took a more conversational approach to explore one of the biggest shifts facing the power industry today: the surge in energy demand driven by artificial intelligence, data centers, and electrificat…
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CleanTech breakthroughs can shine at the prototype stage, but stall before reaching full-scale deployment. The reasons vary - it's a poor market fit, adopts the wrong business model, is too complex to scale, supply chain challenges, or regulations. This episode explores what it takes to move from a promising pilot to real-world impact, and how entr…
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AI could break the electricity grid. What do regulators and the industry need to do to keep the lights on?
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What happens when the surge in electricity demand comes faster than we can build the infrastructure to support it? Live in front of an audience at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, host Ed Crooks leads a conversation on the future of the US energy grid, skyrocketing load from data centers and electrification, and why politics keeps gett…
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2025.10.30 | Utility Sector: Navigate Data Center Demand & $800M Hydrogen Bets
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The electric utility sector is in a pressure cooker: Massive data centers are driving unprecedented demand and forcing utilities to make high-stakes, billion-dollar gambles. We break down ERCOT's staggering 205 GW interconnection surge and explore how new operational flexibility requirements are reshaping Texas Grid Planning. Plus, we analyze the c…
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COP30 Countdown: Ambition, Politics, Reality
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In a few days’ time, world leaders will gather in Brazil for the COP30 climate conference. It’s been 10 years since the Paris Agreement laid out ambitions for a net-zero future, yet momentum is waning. Fewer than a third of nations have submitted their 2035 climate pledges, and current trajectories suggest that the global warming threshold agreed i…
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Unpacking DOE's proposal to transform data center interconnection
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Last Thursday, Energy Secretary Chris Wright directed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider rulemaking to fast-track interconnection for large loads — as long as they agree to be curtailable or colocate with dispatchable generation. So what does this proposal actually mean for interconnection? In this episode, Shayle talks with Allis…
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One Year in Mexico: The Surprising Truth About Moving, Living & Buying Here
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We just hit our one-year anniversary of moving to Mexico, and we're sharing everything we've learned — the real pros, the unexpected cons, and why we have no plans to leave anytime soon. We'll also dive into: Our best tips for road-tripping through Mexico What to know before buying property here And what everyday life in Mexico actually feels like …
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2025.10.29 | 133% Load Jump: Why AI Demands $80 Billion for New Nuclear Power
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The massive energy needs of AI are rewriting the rules for US power infrastructure, forcing an $80 billion commitment to build new nuclear reactors. We break down the landmark regulatory shifts, including the removal of certain greenhouse gas reduction requirements for federally backed projects, as the government scrambles to enhance grid reliabili…
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How energy diversification can drive development | Special pre-ADIPEC preview episode
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As global energy systems evolve, emerging economies face a defining challenge: how to secure affordable power for today while investing in the low-carbon solutions that will drive tomorrow’s growth. Can energy diversification unlock a new era of industrial development, resilience, and inclusive prosperity? In the third and final episode of our spec…
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The State of the Economy for October 2025
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What does the latest Consumer Confidence Index reveal about the economy's true pulse amid a prolonged government shutdown? In this episode, host Dana M. Peterson, Chief Economist and Center Leader of the Economy, Strategy & Finance Center, talks with Stephanie Guichard, Senior Economist of Global Indicators, both of The Conference Board, about the …
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2025.10.28 | Are Data Centers Doubling Your Electric Bill? The $34B Cost
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Is the race for AI about to bankrupt the grid? We break down the unprecedented Utility Super Cycle—a $1.4 trillion investment driven almost entirely by aggressive Data Center load growth, nearly doubling the spending of the entire previous decade. Learn how this demand is triggering a federal push, including directives to FERC to fast-track interco…
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Ep 99: Deep Dive on Onsite Energy Project Procurement, Risks and Cost Drivers
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What if the biggest risks to your solar investment aren’t the ones you can see? In this episode, we sit down with Calvin Fine, Head of Market Operations and VECKTA Co-Founder, to unpack the hidden pitfalls and proven strategies behind commercial energy projects. From tax credit compliance and workmanship guarantees to maintenance planning and suppl…
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The Politics and Real Costs of a Government Shutdown
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"This is a self-inflicted wound on our economy," says former Congressman Ron Klein. In this episode of C-Suite Perspectives, Steve Odland, CEO of The Conference Board, sits down with Klein to unpack the ongoing US government shutdown: what it really means, who it affects, and how it might end. Together, they explore the technical mechanics behind a…
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2025.10.27 | Who Pays? AI Data Centers, Grid Costs, and Your Utility Bill
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The AI boom is colliding with the US power grid, leaving consumers to question whether they will socialize the billions in necessary infrastructure costs. We unpack the dramatic increase in load growth—a 45% surge driven almost entirely by new data centers—and the federal push by the DOE to nationalize interconnection oversight to speed things up. …
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How Corporate Sustainability Went from Optional to Essential
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In just a few decades, corporate sustainability has grown into a core corporate function, particularly at publicly traded companies. What is the state of corporate sustainability in 2025, and how will it evolve in the coming decade? Join Steve Odland and guest Andrew Jones, principal researcher at The Conference Board's Governance & Sustainability …
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In this week's podcast we discuss the latest company to offer bi-directional EV charging, PG & E Rate increases and an update on the home BTC mining setup. About Jamie Duran & Solar Harmonics Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in Northern California…
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2025.10.24 | Queue Bypass: Data Centers Use BESS to Disrupt Utility Planning
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Utility planning faces an immediate crisis as major customers deploy Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) specifically to achieve queue circumvention and force early interconnection. We analyze the strategic necessity of this Q bypass model and how this technical disruption creates a systemic risk to accurate load forecasting and IRPs. Plus, we lo…
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In this episode of Smart Energy Voices, host Debra Chanil presents a special double header from the recent SED Forum Fall, examining how recent U.S. policy changes are reshaping the clean energy landscape. Stanley Reynolds, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Arizona, unpacks the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) and its reversal of …
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Permitting reform and the politics of building the grid | Live from the ACORE Grid Forum in Washington, D.C.
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Everyone agrees it takes too long and costs too much to build energy infrastructure in America, but what exactly needs fixing, and can we make progress without rolling back vital environmental protections? In this special episode of Energy Gang, recorded live at the ACORE Grid Forum in Washington D.C., host Ed Crooks takes a deep dive into one of t…
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