Electrifying AI: What to watch for in 2021

Much like the electricity industry itself, Electrifying AI is undergoing a transformation. With a new host and a series of energy experts on tap to lend their insight, our second season is getting underway with a bang! Host Sal Gill is joined by journalist David Roberts from Volts to dissect the big trends that will affect the electricity sector in 2021: from the Biden Administration to extreme weather events like what we’ve seen in Texas to the continued digitization of energy, and more. Also new for this season is our Electrifying AI playlist on Spotify. Listen along all season as our guests make their song recommendations, then rock out to their suggestions. Tweet to @TheElectricSal with the song you want to hear on the playlist and we just might include it and send you some Electrifying AI swag to say thanks!  Join us again in two weeks as the president and CEO of the Smart Electric Power Alliance talks with us about the path to carbon-free energy.  Here are some of the resources we mentioned during the episode: David Roberts on Twitter Volts, David’s new online community David’s archive at Vox More on “shifting baselines syndrome” Connect with Sal: Twitter | LinkedIn Learn about Sal’s expertise Electrifying AI Spotify playlist SAS Energy & Utilities on the web Check out additional episodes of the Electrifying AI podcast series at sas.transistor.fm.  Subscribe to the Electrifying AI podcast so you never miss a future episode. Did you know that you can watch Electrifying AI too? Find our episodes on YouTube here. If you’d like to be a guest on a future episode, have an idea for a future topic or would like to share feedback about our Electrifying AI podcast, send us an email to [email protected].  About our guest: David Robertsis a journalist who has spent more than 15 years thinking and writing about the intersection of clean energy and politics. For much of that time he wrote for Grist and Vox, but he’s recently created his own online community called, appropriately enough, Volts. David has appeared on a variety of TV shows, radio programs, and podcasts, such as MSNBC’s All In with Chris Hayes, Pod Save America and the Why is this Happening? podcast. About our host: Sal Gill heads digital strategy and market innovation for SAS Energy & Utilities. He has worked for major energy companies and seen firsthand how electricity transforms lives, from bringing power to remote communities to pioneering innovations that will accelerate renewable technologies. As the global community continues to seek alternatives to satisfy its appetite for energy, Sal is constantly searching for new ideas that take advantage of both the electric grid, known as the largest machine humans have ever built, and the greatest enabler of our time, data analytics. All presentations represent the opinions of the presenter and do not represent the position or the opinion of SAS.