Grid

A "Google Maps for electrons"

Can a comprehensive map of every wire and transformer unclog the world's grid interconnection queues?

May 21 •

51:34

The coolest new home electrification widget

Smart meters that accelerate electrification by going from a consumer-led to an infrastructure-driven approach.

May 2 •

1:06:58

Making sure smart devices can talk to each other and the grid

How the Mercury Consortium wants to prevent your smart devices from becoming expensive paperweights.

Mar 14 •

56:34

The cybersecurity implications of a clean-energy grid

A conversation with Harry Krejsa about why clean energy might be the key to defending our grid against Chinese cyberattacks.

Feb 5 •

1:09:34

Assembling diverse resources into super-powered "energy parks"

Could supersized microgrids be the key to faster clean energy deployment? Eric Gimon explains the promise of "energy parks."

Jan 15 •

1:09:21

Tying utility profits to actually doing a good job

A conversation with Cara Goldenberg of RMI and Laura Gonzalez of Clean Virginia about "performance-based regulation."

Oct 23, 2024 •

1:02:00

What Allison Clements thinks about the grid

I talk with former FERC commissioner Allison Clements about the challenges of grid modernization, clean energy integration, and where FERC can — and…

Oct 9, 2024 •

1:10:17

A clever new way to distribute storage on the grid

A new startup called Base Power aims to bring more stability to the volatile Texas grid by selling customers oversized home batteries at minimal costs…

Jul 3, 2024 •

1:12:47

Managing a distributed grid

Astrid Atkinson helped move Google search from a centralized, top-down system to a massively distributed system. Now she wants to do the same thing to…

Nov 22, 2023 •

1:21:11

FERC is about to make some very important decisions about transmission

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is close to releasing its final rule on regional transmission planning. It may be the most important…

Nov 17, 2023 •

1:10:44

Getting more out of the grid we've already built

The US desperately needs more electricity transmission, but new lines take forever to permit & build. Happily, there is a set of technologies that can…

Sep 13, 2023 •

54:43

Grid-scale batteries do not currently reduce emissions. Here's how they could.

It might come as a surprise to you that batteries attached to the grid today do not reduce carbon emissions -- in fact, they usually do the opposite…

Sep 6, 2023 •

55:17

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