Energy Solutions: A Podcast From EPSA

"We can't afford many more big disasters”: NARUC President Fedorchak shares top concerns and reality-based solutions for meeting rising power demand

February 21, 2024 Electric Power Supply Association Episode 36
Energy Solutions: A Podcast From EPSA
"We can't afford many more big disasters”: NARUC President Fedorchak shares top concerns and reality-based solutions for meeting rising power demand
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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 taken to solve the challenges facing a system being asked to perform in ways it has never had to before. Fedorchak unpacks her concerns for power grid reliability amidst a changing resource mix, and why the Peace Garden State continues to prioritize dispatchable generation. 

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Commissioner Fedorchak's Background
Reliability as a Focus
The NARUC President's Agenda
GEARing up for a stronger power grid
Pace of challenges to reliability
Reliability is a systemic issue
Resource Adequacy
A Dangerous Question
Comm. Fedorchak's Top 3 Issues to be Addressed