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Schweitzer Drive — 84 episodes

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Cybersecurity and the New Threat Landscape for U.S. Utilities

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Insights on the Current Energy Landscape with Robert Bryce

3

Circuit Breakers: The First Responders of the Grid

4

Ask Dave Anything, Part 2: Listener Questions on Innovation, Power Reliability, the Podcast, and More

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Ask Dave Anything: Listener Questions on Power, Innovation, and Leadership

6

Fueling the Energy Future: Unlocking the Hidden Power of Aluminum

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Timing Is Everything: How Grid Technology Is Transforming Emergency Communications

8

AI Meets the Grid: Driving Innovation at Avista

9

New Nuclear: A Candid Conversation with Robert Bryce

10

Safety, Reliability, and Innovation: PG&E's Wildfire Mitigation Strategy

11

Protecting People, Property, and Power: Avista's Wildfire Mitigation Strategy

12

Fortifying the Power Grid: The Role of IEC 62443 and Cybersecurity Standards

13

The Resilient U.S. Power Grid: One Hundred Forty-Five Years and Going Strong

14

New Nuclear: Thinking Big with Westinghouse

15

The Data Center Challenge: Build Faster, Be Efficient, and Keep the Data Flowing

16

Transforming Substation Architecture: The Power of Centralized Protection and Control

17

New Nuclear: Flexible, Scalable, and Safe

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New Nuclear: Smaller, Safer, Cheaper

19

Keeping the Lights On: Microgrids and the Benefits of Localized Power

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Hydroelectricity: The Carbon-Free Powerhouse of the Pacific Northwest Energy Mix

21

Health Is Power: The Value of Affordable, Transparent, Quality Healthcare

22

Finding the Right Fit: Early-Career Rotations for Long-Term Success

23

Shortening the Supply Chain: Strong Partnerships Bring Us Closer

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Politics, Climate, Class: Changing the Power Grid Conversation

25

Building a Better Substation

26

Celebrating Innovation: Insights From the National Inventors Hall of Fame

27

OT Cybersecurity: Understanding the Threat, Determining How Much Protection is Enough

28

Pumped Storage: One of the Best Batteries There Is

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Powering the Future: Generating Excitement About STEM Careers

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Reinventing Hydropower: Balancing Generation, Reliability, and the Environment

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Making Things Easy is Hard: The Power of UX

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Cool Fuel: A Future for Green Hydrogen in the Pacific Northwest

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Meeting the Clean Energy Challenge: Ensuring Reliability Amid the Electrification of Everything

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Breaking Biases: Empowering Women in Engineering

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Powering Africa: Unleashing Potential Through Electrification

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Powering Africa: Unleashing Potential Through Electrification

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The Challenges of Inverter-Based Resources: Integrating the New with the Old

38

A Firewall for the Future: Educating the Next Generation of Cyber Professionals

39

Can You Hear Me Now? Why "Best Effort" Isn't Good Enough for Mission-Critical Telecommunications

40

Human Factors Engineering: Improving Power System Safety and Reliability

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Power System Oscillations: Maintaining Balance and Keeping the Lights On

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Securing Industrial Control Systems Amid Increased Risk

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Powering the Future: Delivering Specialized Training at the Speed of Innovation

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Powering the Future: Inspiring the Next Generation of Innovators

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Powering the Future: Recruiting for STEM Careers in a Demanding Job Market

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Solving Recloser High-Density Coordination Challenges: Innovation That Keeps the Power On

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Zero Trust: A Look at Information Security and the Role Trust Plays

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Better, Faster, Simpler, Safer: A New Approach to OT Network Communications

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Getting to Root Cause: The Importance of Being Able to Turn a Problem On and Off

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Built to Last: What Does "Utility Grade" Really Mean?

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The Clean Energy Transition: Balancing Reliability, Innovation, Cost, and the Environment

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Safe, Reliable, Clean and Cost-Effective: A Timely Look at Nuclear Power

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An Interview with the Host

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Decarbonization, Government Mandates, and the Future of Electric Power

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People: The First and Last Line of Defense

56

Culture: An Essential Ingredient for Creating an Exceptional Company

57

Protecting the Grid: What Are Electromagnetic Pulses, and How Do They Affect the Power System?

58

The Drive Toward Electric Vehicles: Powering Mobile Loads, Part 2

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The Drive Toward Electric Vehicles: Powering Mobile Loads, Part 1

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Protecting the Grid: Creating Cyber Solutions That Are Inherently Secure

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Predictive Power System Control in an Unpredictable Environment

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People, Power Density, Cost, and Scale: The Challenges of Renewable Energy

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Protecting Critical Cyber Systems: Building a Threat-Aware Network

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Unleashing the Power of Women in STEM

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Electricity—Empowering People

66

Can It Be That Simple? How Creativity and Simplicity Combine to Create Innovative Solutions

67

Vertical Integration: Supplying Customers with Products and Services Faster, Better, and Cheaper

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IT-OT Convergence: When One + One = Three

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Texas Blackout: Why the Lights Went Out and How to Keep Them On

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Safeguarding Civilization: A Few Thoughts on Cybersecurity

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"How May I Help You?"—The Customer Service Playbook

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Product Developers: Better to have skills a mile deep or a mile wide?

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Employee Ownership: Owning a Career Vs. Renting a Job

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Application Engineers: When You Really Need to Phone a Friend

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Creating Value for Customers

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Free Enterprise: America's Innovation Engine

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FLISR, VVO, and DERMS, Oh My! Putting Distribution Automation to Work

78

Turning the Lights Back on After a Blackout

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Supply Chain Management: Getting Parts to Make Parts

80

The Need for Speed and the Future of Power System Protection

81

The Eyes and Ears of the Electric Power System

82

Starting a Company, Building SEL, Part 2

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Starting a Company, Building SEL, Part 1

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