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Today’s podcast is about the technologies and strategies that would more quickly and cost-effectively move forward the Macrogrid Initiative to interconnect the nation’s segmented transmission regions.
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USEA PSP PowerMORE Episode 208: CTC Global Chief Policy & Grid Strategy Officer Theodore Paradise
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February 3, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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Today’s podcast is about the Macrogrid Initiative to integrate the segmented regions of the US electric network and the Department of Energy’s landmark SEAMS study which laid the groundwork for it.
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USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 207: TransGrid Advisers Principal Jay Caspary
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January 29, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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new Springsteen song
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
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January 29, 2026 at 7:42 AM
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On today’s podcast, US Congressman Scott Peters (D-CA) describes the importance of inter-regional transmission to integrate the segmented regions of the US power system to make electricity more reliable and affordable.
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USEA PSP PowerMORE Episode 206: Congressman Scott Peters (CA-50)
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January 28, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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The time for virtual power plants has come
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In 2026, virtual power plants must scale or risk being left behind
The AI data center frenzy is shifting utilities’ focus to large-scale generation. But advocates say flexible, distributed energy resources still provide the biggest bang for the buck, according to our...
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January 27, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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Today’s podcast is an independent transmission developer’s perspective on how integrating the segmented regions of the US electric network can make electricity more reliable and affordable.
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USEA PSP PowerMORE Episode 205: Grid United President & CTO Kris Zadlo
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January 22, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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Today’s podcast describes the politics, economics, and regulatory background of the Macrogrid Initiative to connect the nation’s segmented electric network and make electricity more reliable and affordable.
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USEA PSP PowerMORE Episode 204: GQ New Energy Strategies Principal & Former FERC Chair Rich Glick
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January 21, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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Today’s podcast describes the history and current work on the Macrogrid Initiative to interconnect the nation’s segmented electric network and make electricity delivery more reliable and affordable.
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USEA Power Sector Podcast PowerMORE Episode 203: The Brattle Group Principal Johannes Pfeifenberger
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January 16, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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Today, former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chair Jon Wellinghoff describes the macrogrid initiative to interconnect the power system’s segmented regions and make electricity more reliable and affordable.
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USEA PSP PowerMORE Episode 202: GridPolicy CEO & Former FERC Chair Jon Wellinghoff
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January 14, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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Today’s podcast describes why Schneider Eectric’s “One Digital Grid Platform” may be the future of energy intelligence.
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USEA PSP Episode 201: Schneider Electric Digital Grid CEO & NAM Power Grid President Ruben Llanes
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January 12, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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Today’s podcast describes innovative tools and technologies to keep AI data centers running efficiently and cost-effectively.
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USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 200: Schneider Electric’s Secure Power Division SVP Vandana Singh
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January 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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Today’s podcast describes the new UL ECOLOGO certification that brings plug-and-play operability to sustainable energy and industrial automation equipment.

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USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 199: UL Solutions SVP of Testing, Inspection & Certification Jeff Smidt
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January 8, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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Today’s podcast describes the new complexities in making power sector financial decisions and how innovation and operational intelligence can turn those complexities into a competitive edge.
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USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 198: Schneider Electric Executive VP of Energy Management Frederic Godemel
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December 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Today’s podcast defines Electricity 4.0, where electric meets digital and new technologies deliver power system solutions that protect affordability and reliability.
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USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 197: Schneider Electric EVP of Power Products Bin Lu
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December 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Today’s podcast describes now available solutions for meeting the new data center and electrification demand.
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USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 195: Rehlko President & CEO Brian Melka
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December 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Today’s podcast describes the expected growth in overall electricity demand and peak electricity demand expected by 2030 and what the growth numbers mean.
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USEA PSP PowerMORE Episode 194: Grid Strategies Director of Power Systems Sophie Meyer
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December 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Today’s podcast describes the expected growth in overall electricity demand and peak electricity demand expected by 2030 and what the growth numbers mean.
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USEA PSP PowerMORE Episode 194: Grid Strategies Director of Power Systems Sophie Meyer
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December 3, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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speed-to-innovation is the power system’s way to speed-to-power

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Utilities, regulators look to accelerate pilots to achieve speed-to-innovation
Stakeholders say clear cost limits, timelines and parameters for scaling can overcome the inertia of a traditionally risk-averse industry.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Today’s podcast describes Google’s landmark investment in a natural gas plant with carbon capture and storage and the significance of this big step by one of the world’s leading corporate clean energy buyers.
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USEA PSP PowerMORE Episode 193: Carbon Direct Director of Industrial Decarbonization A J. Simon
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November 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Today’s podcast describes key legislative and regulatory initiatives driving the newest policy trends in the modernization of U.S. power system.
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USEA PSP PowerMORE Episode 192: NCSU NC Clean Energy Tech Center Managing Director Autumn Proudlove
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November 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Today’s podcast describes DOE’s just-finalized $1.6 billion loan guarantee to American Electric Power for transmission upgrades and why a “macrogrid” is the big solution to U.S. transmission needs.
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USEA PSP PowerMORE Episode 191: Americans for a Clean Energy Grid Executive Director Christina Hayes
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November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Today’s podcast describes how NVIDIA, IonQ, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Chattanooga’s utility are optimizing electricity delivery with QUANTUM computing.
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USEA PSP PowerMORE Episode 190: EPB of Chattanooga President & CEO David Wade
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November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Today’s podcast describes insights from The Brattle Group’s new paper, “Wildfire Financial Risks for Utilities: Proactive Management, Regulatory Policy and Strategy Recommendations.”
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USEA PSP PowerMORE Episode 189: Brattle Group Principal Frank Graves
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November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Today’s podcast describes GLE’s breakthrough in producing low enriched uranium to relieve US dependence on Russian supplies of fuel for the emerging nuclear industry scale-up.
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USEA PSP PowerMORE Episode 187: Global Laser Enrichment President & CCO James Dobchuk
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October 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Electricity costs can be handled by smart regulators and a smart power system
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In an era of rising rates, policies to strengthen power system flexibility can lower costs
The right policies can enable electric grid flexibility that dials down demand-driven rate spikes and protects consumers while enabling utilities to build out the grid, experts say.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM