Grid Talk
Award winning energy journalist Marty Rosenberg shares insights from electric industry experts on emerging technology and trends for powering our lives. We highlight how the electrical grid is changing faster and more dramatically than ever. Grid Talk is part of the Voices of Experience Initiative sponsored by the DOE Office of Electricity’s Advanced Grid Research division.
Episodes
102 episodes
Sustainability Will Remain the Focus
With leadership in the government changing, the electric utility industry is anticipating major shifts in policy. But sustainability will continue to be a focus of the evolving electric and energy sector according to a strategic advisor for lar...
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Solar Power’s Growing Ag Footprint
At first glance, solar energy production and livestock grazing don’t seem like they have much in common, but the two industries have formed a growing partnership with what’s known as solar grazing.This episode of Grid Talk features Nick ...
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28:30
Energy Storage Moonshot
Energy storage is considered the holy grail that would unlock a vast increase in solar and wind renewable electricity generation. That’s the topic for the latest episode of Grid Talk featuring Will McNamara who is a Grid Energy Poli...
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30:38
Stanford’s Uncommon Dialogues
Solar siting, the future of hydroelectric dams, and grid transmission buildout have been some of the most contentious and important areas needing attention as the U.S. builds out the electric grid of tomorrow. In this episode of Gri...
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Transmission and the Onrushing Energy Transition, The View from Kansas
Kansas, in the heart of America’s robust wind belt, has approved a new direct current transmission corridor to help speed the transition to cleaner energy. In this episode of Grid Talk, host Marty Rosenberg talks with Andrew French,...
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Three Mile Island Rises Again
The sister plant to the ill-fated Three Mile Island (TMI) nuclear reactor in Pennsylvania is getting a new life. In this episode of Grid Talk, host Marty Rosenberg interviews Dan Eggers, executive vice president and chief financial officer of C...
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California’s Massive Grid Build Ahead
One of the largest investor-owned utilities in the country is preparing for an 80% increase in electricity demand by 2045. In this episode of Grid Talk, host Marty Rosenberg interviews Steve Powell who is the president and CEO of Southern Calif...
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From America to Germany - The Race to Climate Neutrality
Germany and Europe are somewhat envious of the massive federal spending now underway in America to ready the grid and the energy economy to combat climate change. That’s according to Simon Müller who is one of Europe’s leading think...
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Nevada Utility and Google Strike Innovative Green Accord
NV Energy and Google have pioneered new utility regulatory policy to help the tech company’s move to power its data center with renewable and green energy.In this episode of Grid Talk, host Marty Rosenberg interviews Doug Cannon, Preside...
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Google Hopes to Hasten Clean Energy Revolution
Google’s data centers consume an enormous amount of electricity. That’s prompted the information giant to proactively engage in the accelerating energy revolution. From Nevada to North Carolina and many points between, it is gearing up to power...
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TerraPower Aims to Trigger US Nuclear Rebirth
TerraPower, fueled with $1 billion from Bill Gates, hopes to be first out of the gate with next generation nuclear projects that will complement and back up burgeoning renewable energy generation. In this episode of Grid Talk, host ...
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Getting Smarter with Grid Design
Massive investments to overhaul our aging power grid are underway, but it’s going to require significant planning to be successful.In this episode of Grid Talk, host Marty Rosenberg sits down with Ron Ambrosio, an energy transformation p...
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Hardening Puerto Rico - Transforming Our Grid
In this episode of Grid Talk, host Marty Rosenberg talks with Shay Bahramirad who is the vice president of T&D, strategy, and sustainability at LUMA and president of the IEEE Power & Engineering Society. The discussion focuses on ...
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FERC Aims to Spur More Coordinated Transmission Buildout
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a new rule to better coordinate the massive buildout of new electric transmission systems. In this episode of Grid Talk, host Marty Rosenberg interviews Ari Peskoe who is the director o...
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NGOs Pitch in to Achieve High Sustainability Goals
Countries around the world are stepping up efforts to combat climate change but mountainous challenges loom. That’s according to the guest on the latest episode of Grid Talk.Host Marty Rosenberg speaks with David Waskow, director of Inte...
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EPA Gears Up $40 billion Green Spend
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is gearing up to fund $40 billion of electric grid and sustainability projects. In this episode of Grid Talk, host Marty Rosenberg talks Zealan Hoover who is the EPA Administrator’s Senior Advisor for Im...
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Here Comes Offshore Wind
Offshore wind power generation is about to take off in a big way in the U.S. One of the biggest splashes will be made by Equinor which is building up to 130 ocean-planted wind turbines 15 to 30 miles off Long Island. Grid Talk host Marty Rosenb...
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Grants Fuel Study of Tidal Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded grants to two entities to enable a deeper dive into tidal energy generation. In this episode of Grid Talk, host Marty Rosenberg talks with Nate Johnson who is the Vice President of Development for ORPC....
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The Complexity of the Evolving Grid - MISO’s Take
The grid is getting more complex, complicating the responsibilities of the entities responsible for keeping electricity flowing. In this episode of Grid Talk, host Marty Rosenberg interviews Clair Moeller who is the President and Chief Operatin...
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Feds Pump Billions into America’s Grid
The federal government is poised to transform the United States' electric grid at an unprecedented, massive clip to fight climate change and embrace sustainability.That’s according to Sasha Mackler, head of the Bipartisan Policy Center e...
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Ontario’s Global Lead in Small Nuclear Plants
Ontario Canada’s government is all in on nuclear technology as it stakes out a global leadership position in small modular reactors (SMRs). In this episode of Grid Talk, host Marty Rosenberg talks with Todd Smith who is the Ontario Energy Minis...
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Ontario Pioneers Small Modular Nuclear Plants
Small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) could play an important role in meeting future energy needs. In this episode of Grid Talk, host Marty Rosenberg talks with Sandra Dykxhoorn, the vice president of New Nuclear Growth at Ontario P...
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Feds Double Down on Fusion
The federal government is accelerating its support of pathbreaking fusion power research, ramping up three fusion research hubs and developing private sector engagement in next generation nuclear power. In this episode of Grid Talk, host Marty ...
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