Electricity Sector Changes since 2016

Nuclear fusion, space-based solar, and other cool changes are on the horizon. But what has stayed the same over the past decade? This short reflection is the last episode of the show before I graduate with my masters focused on the electric power industry. Timestamps: 0:00-Intro 00:30-Nuclear Fusion vs SMRs 01:30-Natural Hydrogen 02:15-Solar Power From Space 03:50-Selling Electricity Directly to your Neighbors 05:30-AI challenges are new but also old 07:30-Transmission 08:15-Markets and Resilience 09:15-Concluding Thoughts 11:00-Secret Hidden Extras Let me know how the electricity sector has changed since you started following/working/studying the sector. Episode comments are enabled on Spotify or find me on Twitter or Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/backonthegrid.bsky.social Extras referenced at the end: My paper on a small part of PJM’s Capacity Market Building Energy Paper