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With Great Power

GridX and Latitude Studios

The electric grid is one of the most complex machines ever built. And it’s changing faster than ever. ‘With Great Power’ is about the people building the future grid, today. Each episode features stories about the technology, climate, security, and economic shifts that are reshaping utilities and the electricity system.

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#79
Tuesday · 24 min
America’s data center backlash is speeding up energy reform
Former FERC Commissioner Allison Clements says the grid we have is not the one we need. But technology and reforms are changing that.
#78
September 1 · 22 min
Duke Energy’s demand response playbook
Brian Lusher taught himself about the energy industry early on. Now he runs demand response for one of the biggest utilities in the country.
#77
August 18 · 24 min
Affordability is the gatekeeper of the energy transition
Matt Ross explains how utilities are using rate design and time-varying rates to address rising rates.
#76
August 4 · 25 min
Alice Yake on building the grid of tomorrow
Breakthrough Energy’s VP of GRIDS discusses building the software tools needed to modernize the global electric grid for the next 50 years.
July 21 · 1 min
Season 7 is coming soon
We're gearing up for another season featuring innovators and leaders on the front lines of the power sector's transition.
#74
June 23 · 23 min
How PSEG Long Island found its footing
Brian Kurtz describes PSEG Long Island’s journey from the bottom to the top of the J.D. Power customer satisfaction survey.
#73
June 9 · 22 min
How Google is taking energy efficiency from server rooms to living rooms
Ellen Zuckerman shares how the company works on community weatherization and with policymakers to innovate large load tariffs.
#72
May 26 · 21 min
How a Florida water utility is tapping into AI
Georges Gonzalez shares how a water utility in Florida is testing AI tools to improve workflows.
#71
May 12 · 25 min
Taming explosive load growth with rate design
GridX's Scott Engstrom explains how utilities are using sophisticated rate design to manage unprecedented load growth and enable the clean energy transition.
#70
April 28 · 19 min
Optimizing distributed energy resources
Audrey Zibelman shares what she’s learned about modernizing the power grid, and how states can advance distributed energy resources.
#69
April 14 · 19 min
How VPPs came of age
Seth Frader-Thompson shares how EnergyHub weathered its tough early years, and what it’s learned about making virtual power plants succeed.
#68
March 31 · 22 min
PJM’s high stakes reform
Julia Hoos discusses how PJM’s risk aversion is colliding with the data center boom — and what effective power market reforms might look like.
#67
March 17 · 19 min
Can AI help save the grid?
Varun Sivaram says AI has the power to ensure grid stability.
#66
March 3 · 18 min
National Grid maps its wildfire risk
Casey Kirkpatrick explains how the utility is preparing for larger, more frequent wildfires across the Northeast.
#65
February 17 · 22 min
How millions of small shifts make gigawatts of energy capacity
Ben Brown explains how millions of smart thermostats form a powerful virtual power plant.
#64
February 3 · 21 min
How Eversource became the first US utility to provide geothermal power
Nikki Bruno says geothermal energy is giving one Massachusetts city a fossil-free future.
#63
January 20 · 22 min
High stakes for state-level clean energy
Heather O’Neill shares Advanced Energy United’s playbook for making progress in clean energy despite federal headwinds.
#62
January 6 · 21 min
‘Wonky solutions’ to support grid resilience
Neil Chatterjee explains why he wants engineers, lawyers, and economists to drive energy policy.
Dec 16, 2025 · 1 min
Season 6 is coming soon!
Utilities are confronting big changes on the electric grid, and energy prices are on the rise. We’re talking to the innovators in the thick of it all.
#61
Nov 11, 2025 · 24 min
Unconventional lessons in customer experience
Utibe Bassey explains the importance of organizational culture – and how a revelation at a Wendy’s restaurant formed her personal philosophy.

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