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In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Addison Stark, CEO of industrial electric heat pump manufacturer AtmosZero, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the role electric heat pumps can play in the U.S. shift to industrial electrification, as described in the new report, “Powering American Industry: The Economic Opportunity of Industrial Electrification” produced for the Renewable Thermal Collaborative (RTC) and Industrial Heat Pump Alliance (IHP Alliance) by Greenline Insights.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Cihang Yuan, Deputy Director of Climate and Renewable Energy at the World Wildlife Fund answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the just-released report she co-authored for the Renewable Thermal Collaborative and the Industrial Heat Pump Alliance, “Powering American Industry: The Economic Opportunity of Industrial Electrification.”

In this episode of USEA’s Global Briefing, Professor Brian Rosen, Chief Scientist for the Israeli Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, joins the podcast to discuss the expanding U.S.-Israel energy and technology alliance. The conversation covers navigating complex regional energy diplomacy in the Eastern Mediterranean and promoting regional security through collaboration on energy technologies. Professor Rosen details how both nations are collaborating on advanced tech transfers, optimizing a reliable energy mix of natural gas and renewables, and leveraging Artificial Intelligence to modernize smart grids.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Mark LeBel, Principal, U.S. Research and Strategy, with the Regulatory Assistance Project, and Zeyneb Magavi, Executive Director of the Home Energy Efficiency Team, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about providing an overview of the just-released paper they co-authored, “Seeking Balance: The Path Forward for Thermal Energy Network Regulation,” which explains the thermal energy network concept and the regulatory policy it needs to take its proper place in U.S. energy markets.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Oliver Stover, Principal with the Energy Practice for global business consultant Charles River Associates, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the enormous potential value of offshore wind to customers in the PJM Interconnection regional system, as described in “The impact of offshore wind in meeting coastal and inland load growth in PJM.”

In this episode of USEA’s Global Briefing, Honduras Secretary of Energy Eduardo Oviedo breaks down the strong bilateral partnership between the U.S. and Honduras, pointing to key joint successes and ongoing efforts to modernize the national energy grid. He also highlights promising sectors for clean energy expansion—including hydro, solar, and biomass—alongside strategies to attract private international investment, strengthen regional integration through SIEPAC, and expand reliable power to underserved rural communities.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Hawaii state Senator Chris Lee, co-founder of the Electric Innovation Initiative, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about his recent meeting with local and state elected officials to create momentum for scaling energy sector electrification technologies that can protect reliability and affordability, and protect against fossil fuel volatility and shortages.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, James LePage, Co-founder and CEO of AI experts Parisi Labs, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about his AI-based online tool, AskTheGrid, which is designed to make anybody with questions more knowledgeable about the US electricity delivery system.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Hudson Hollister, Founder and CEO of HData, an AI-native operating system for energy regulation, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about how HData can provide greater insight for commissioners, utilities, and the many other stakeholders in power sector regulatory proceedings.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Ben Brown, CEO of residential smart thermostat-based VPP provider Renew Home, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about Renew Home’s new agreement with Sunrun and Tesla to deliver 16 GWs of flexible VPP “capacity-as-a-solution” to utilities and data centers across the country.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Jon Powers, President and Co-founder of CleanCapital answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about key emerging trends in clean energy ranging from solar project development to electricity affordability.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Platte River Power Authority officials Zach Borton and Bryce Brady answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about how Platte River will work with EnergyHub to integrate and bring online the utility’s first virtual power plant this summer.

In the last episode of the USEA Power Sector Podcast series celebrating the USA’s 250th birthday, Grid Strategies Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Strategy Gretchen Kershaw answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about her experience at the Department of Energy and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and how it showed we can meet the founding generation’s goal of a government that would create a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, transportation sector investor and advisor Gabe Klein answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about his work to make government a way for people with varying perspectives to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Liane Randolph, former Chair of the California Air Resources Board and former Commissioner with the California Public Utilities Commission answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about how California’s pioneering regulations for clean energy fulfilled the founding generation’s goal of a government that would create a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty.

NEMA President and CEO Debra Phillips discusses the critical role of electrical manufacturing in securing America’s prosperity, focusing on how technology-neutral standards and domestic production scaling are essential to modernizing the grid for 2026 demand and beyond.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Travis County, Texas, Commissioner Brigid Shea answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about how her work in Travis County on water conservation and emergency alert services fulfilled the founding generation’s goal of a government that would create a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, former commissioner with the Maryland Public Service Commission Anne Hoskins, currently Senior Vice President for Energy Technology Policy and Market Development for Generac Power Systems and a member of California’s Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about how to make government a way for people with varying perspectives to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Hannah Safford, Associate Director for Climate and Environment with the Federation of American Scientists, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about her work to make government a way for people with varying perspectives to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast Grid Strategies Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Strategy Gretchen Kershaw answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about Volume 2 of Grid Strategies’ new “Federal Transmission Pricing” study, “Options for Ensuring Affordability and Reliability in an Era of High Load Growth.”Volume 1Volume 2

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast Grid Strategies Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Strategy Gretchen Kershaw answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about Grid Strategies’ new “Federal Transmission Pricing, The Evolution of Current Policies and Practices, Volume 1,” and the soon-to-follow Volume 2, “Options for Ensuring Affordability and Reliability in an Era of High Load Growth.”⁠Volume 1⁠⁠Volume 2⁠

The Impact of Permitting Delays in the PJM Market: Reliability, Affordability, Economic Competitiveness, and Emissions feat. Rob Homer, Head of Solutions, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Energy Exemplar and Will Polen, Senior Director, United States Energy Association at the USEA Energy Policy Forum on May 12, 2026. Check out more content from our Forum by subscribing today: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/us-energy-association/subscribe

In the episode of USEA's Global Briefing, Croatian Ambassador Pjer Šimunović broke down how Croatia transformed into a major European energy hub, pointing to the expansion of the Krk LNG terminal and new pipeline links to neighboring countries. He also highlighted growing areas for U.S. investment, from a new double taxation treaty to cutting-edge projects like deploying American Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and building out the North Adriatic Hydrogen Valley.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast Saleh ElHattab, Founder and CEO of carbon and energy management platform Gravity / industrial facility management software provider Gravity, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the cutting-edge cost-saving capabilities of Gravity’s carbon and energy management platform.This episode was sponsored by Uplight, which creates and manages capacity for the grid through networks of connected devices that generate shift or save energy. Uplight empowers its 80 plus utility partners by combining best in class customer experiences with an open, flexible capacity management platform that improves grid resilience, reduces costs and accelerates decarbonization. Learn more at https://uplight.com/

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Michael Grasso, CEO and Founder of software-as-a-service provider Grid Rails answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about how the demand stack concept, an approach to customer-owned distributed energy resources, can maximize flexibility and system utilization benefits to utilities, their customers and the power system.This episode was sponsored by Uplight, which creates and manages capacity for the grid through networks of connected devices that generate shift or save energy. Uplight empowers its 80 plus utility partners by combining best in class customer experiences with an open, flexible capacity management platform that improves grid resilience, reduces costs and accelerates decarbonization. Learn more at https://uplight.com/

In this edition of USEA's Global Briefing, the Embassy of France's Minister Counselor for economic affairs Benjamin Dubertret explores the evolving Franco-American partnership, From Lafayette to focusing on bilateral nuclear energy collaboration, maintaining state-level climate engagement, and leveraging France's 2026 G7 Presidency to address the global development finance crisis and critical mineral security.Note: This was recorded on June 15, 2026.”

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Autumn Proudlove, Managing Director for Policy and Markets with the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the new North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center policy update, which catalogues and describes the almost 900 legislative and regulatory U.S. grid modernization policies being considered right now.This episode was sponsored by Uplight, which creates and manages capacity for the grid through networks of connected devices that generate shift or save energy. Uplight empowers its 80 plus utility partners by combining best in class customer experiences with an open, flexible capacity management platform that improves grid resilience, reduces costs and accelerates decarbonization. Learn more at https://uplight.com/

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Audrey Zibelman, former New York Public Service Commission Chair and former CEO of the Australian Energy Market Operator, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about how the concept of a utility’s demand stack can protect affordability without compromising reliability.This episode was sponsored by Uplight, which creates and manages capacity for the grid through networks of connected devices that generate shift or save energy. Uplight empowers its 80 plus utility partners by combining best in class customer experiences with an open, flexible capacity management platform that improves grid resilience, reduces costs and accelerates decarbonization. Learn more at https://uplight.com/

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Sachu Constantine, executive director of clean energy policy advocates Vote Solar answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about Uplight’s new demand stack concept, an approach to customer-owned distributed energy resources that can maximize their benefits to utilities, their customers and the power system.This episode was sponsored by Uplight, which creates and manages capacity for the grid through networks of connected devices that generate shift or save energy. Uplight empowers its 80 plus utility partners by combining best in class customer experiences with an open, flexible capacity management platform that improves grid resilience, reduces costs and accelerates decarbonization. Learn more at https://uplight.com/

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Jonathan Hart, Policy Director with the California Solar and Storage Association answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about Uplight’s new demand stack concept, an approach to customer-owned distributed energy resources that can maximize their benefits to utilities, their customers and the power system.This episode was sponsored by Uplight, which creates and manages capacity for the grid through networks of connected devices that generate shift or save energy. Uplight empowers its 80 plus utility partners by combining best in class customer experiences with an open, flexible capacity management platform that improves grid resilience, reduces costs and accelerates decarbonization. Learn more at https://uplight.com/

In this edition of USEA's Global Briefing, Ambassador Jovita Neliupšienė explores the evolving EU-U.S. strategic partnership, focusing on stabilizing global energy security, standardizing the deployment of American Small Modular Reactors across Europe, and mobilizing the massive private investment required to bridge the productivity gap in energy and AI.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Ryan Hledik, principal with multinational business consultant The Brattle Group answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the demand stack concept, an approach to customer-owned distributed energy resources that can maximize their benefits to utilities, their customers and the power system.This episode was sponsored by Uplight, which creates and manages capacity for the grid through networks of connected devices that generate shift or save energy. Uplight empowers its 80 plus utility partners by combining best in class customer experiences with an open, flexible capacity management platform that improves grid resilience, reduces costs and accelerates decarbonization. Learn more at https://uplight.com/

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Sam Hartnett, Director of Market Innovation and Commercialization for energy management and demand flexibility provider Uplight, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about Uplight’s concept of the utility’s demand stack, an innovative approach to demand side management that can allow utilities and their customers to maximize the benefits of customer-owned distributed energy resources.This episode was sponsored by Uplight, which creates and manages capacity for the grid through networks of connected devices that generate shift or save energy. Uplight empowers its 80 plus utility partners by combining best in class customer experiences with an open, flexible capacity management platform that improves grid resilience, reduces costs and accelerates decarbonization. Learn more at https://uplight.com/

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Dr. Jessica Lovering, senior fellow with the Nuclear Innovation Alliance, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the key findings in her recently released paper on emerging nuclear technologies, Right-Sizing Reactors: Balancing trade-offs between economies of scale and volume.

In this episode of USEA's Global Briefing, Mr. Zviad Gachechiladze of JSC Georgian State Electrosystem discusses how Georgia is leveraging its historic, strategic position to evolve from an energy transit hub into a primary producer of green electrons for the global market. The conversation explores critical advancements like the 1,195-kilometer Black Sea Submarine Cable project, market alignment with EU standards, and emerging opportunities for American firms in hydroelectricity and green hydrogen. Additionally, the episode examines how long-term U.S. technical assistance and regional developments like the Trump Route for international Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) are shaping energy independence and grid flexibility in the Southern Caucasus.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Joe Perello, Founder and CEO of creator performance platform Props answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about his work to better deliver utilities’ messaging and notifications to their customers during extreme weather and other power sector threats by recruiting local media creators.

In this edition of USEA's Global Briefing Bjarni Pálsson, Executive Vice President of Wind & Geothermal at the National Power Company of Iceland explores Iceland’s transition from a renewable-heavy grid to total carbon neutrality, its role as a tech hub, and its emerging influence in the Arctic.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Ian Magruder, founder and executive director of the just-launched Utilize Coalition answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about why big clean energy names like Google, Carrier, and Renew Home have come together to advocate for more complete utilization of the existing power system to drive economic growth and protect electricity affordability.This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Sachu Constantine, executive director of clean energy policy advocates Vote Solar answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about California’s strikingly successful Demand Side Grid Support VPP program, and the threatening changes to it recently proposed by California regulators.This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Brian Lusher, director for load flexibility with Duke Energy, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about how Duke’s growing and increasingly valuable virtual power plant programs are providing all Duke’s customers with downward rate pressure and more reliable electricity deliveryThis episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Parth Kapadia, Co-Founder and CEO of OpenVPP, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about his concept for streamlining VPP financial transactions through tokenization using stablecoin and blockchain technologies.This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Charlotte Meerstadt, founder and CEO of energy sector billing services provider Fram Energy, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the opportunities and complexities in handling billing, payments, and revenue collection for VPPs composed of potentially millions of distributed energy resources, the resources’ owners, their utilities, and their aggregators.This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Audrey Zibelman, former New York Public Service Commission Chair and former CEO of the Australian Energy Market Operator, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the just-released Pew Charitable Trusts commissioned report, “Distributed Energy Can Unleash the Resilient, Affordable Grid of the Future; A policy playbook for bringing critical technology resources to scale across the U.S.”This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Pat Wood, former Chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and now Executive Chair of the Hunt Energy Network and Board Directors of Puerto Rico’s LUMA Energy, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the just-released Pew Charitable Trusts commissioned report, “Distributed Energy Can Unleash the Resilient, Affordable Grid of the Future; A policy playbook for bringing critical technology resources to scale across the U.S.”This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.

In this edition of the USEA Global Briefing, we explore the evolving diplomatic and energetic landscape of Tajikistan with Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma. From the initial post-Soviet stabilization efforts of 1992 to the comprehensive strategic partnership of 2026, the U.S.-Tajik relationship has become a cornerstone of Central Asian stability.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, James Johnston, CEO and co-founder of flexibility marketplace provider Piclo answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the concept of a flexibility marketplace and how large loads’ use of Accelerated Community Energy can meet the rising electricity demand and protect affordability.This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.

In this episode, LPPC President Tom Falcone discusses how the not-for-profit, community-owned power model drives value and accountability , while addressing the regulatory and tax reforms necessary to ensure grid reliability and economic dominance as the nation approaches its 250th anniversary.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Nick Tumilowicz, Director of Distributed Energy Management with smart technology provider Itron, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about Itron’s edge DERMS platform and how it enables VPPs to help utilities deliver reliable affordable electricity with aggregated distributed energy resources.This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Zach Zimmerman, Director of Research and Policy, national power sector research and policy consultant Grid Strategies, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the “2025 Transmission Planning and Development Report Card Assessing Progress and Shortfalls as Demand Accelerates Nationwide” and about how the US can improve its performance.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, David Hochschild, Chair of the California Energy Commission, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the upcoming call for submissions to its 2026 Electric Innovation Initiative that will find and reward the best ideas to grow electrification while protecting reliability and affordability.This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.