United States Energy Association

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 tech...

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 Unleas...

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...

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...

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 h...

This global briefing features Dionysios Protopapas of the Embassy of Greece discussing the evolution of the U.S.-Greece strategic alliance, focusing on energy independence, next-generation technology collaboration like SMRs and AI, and the role of regional connectivity in 2026.

In this interview, Corporate Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) CEO Rich Powell discusses how the organization leverages corporate purchasing power, technology-neutral policies, and permitting reform to modernize the American grid and ensure a prosperous, low-cost energy future as the nation nears its Semiquincentennial. This is part of an exclusive interview series celebrating America’s 250th Anniv...

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 how far VPPs have come since his early work on load flexibility and how far they can go toward meeting today’s electricity demand and affordability challenges. This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the...

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Jon M. Williams, Chair and CEO with safe battery energy storage systems provider Viridi, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about how Viridi has proven and deployed its highly safe batteries where safety is vital, like densely populated locations or places with critical infrastructure. This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helpin...

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Uplight General Manager Hannah Bascom and Octopus Energy CEO, U.S., Nick Chaset answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the just-announced majority share acquisition of power system software provider Uplight by international DER aggregator Octopus, in partnership with Schneider Electric, with the goal of becoming the first global energy transi...

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Naman Trivedi, head of online consumer clean energy products marketplace EnergySage and VP for Home Energy with Schneider Electric answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about his perspective from across EnergySage’s DER marketplace on the potential to grow customer awareness of and interest in participating in VPP programs. This episode is sponsor...

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Sally Jacquemin, vice president of power and utilities at AspenTech Digital Grid Management within Emerson, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about where VPPs composed of distribution system located resources, and often largely aggregated customer-owned distributed energy resources, fit in meeting today’s electricity demand. This episode is sp...

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Matt Schnugg, Chief Product Officer for Schneider Electric’s Digital Grid business, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about how the capabilities of Schneider Electric’s One Digital Grid Platform can optimize the integration and operation of VPPs and make them a key part of meeting today’s load growth and affordability challenges. This episode...

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Allison Clements, a former commissioner with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and currently Principal of policy and strategy consultant 804 Advisory, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about her recent Utility Dive editorial outlining four actionable state-level policy moves that can quickly start turning around the growing concerns wit...

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Kavi Chintam, a campaign manager with policy advocate Vote Solar answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the Illinois negotiations that led to the state’s just enacted Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act, which includes what could be a national template for VPP legislation. This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the...

In this episode of The Energy Stakeholder, Dan Ludwig of Excel Services joins USEA’s Will Polen to examine the global opportunities for deploying American SMR technology and the key challenges that must be overcome to bring these projects to market.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Scott Vogt, now Principal with power sector consultant Vogt Energy Advisors and formerly a top executive with Illinois utility Commonwealth Edison, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the groundbreaking VPP programs he and other Illinois stakeholders put in place through 2025’s Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act. This episode is spo...

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Gisela Glandt, vice president of business development with Uplight, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about how VPPs have evolved into resources that can play an essential role in reliable affordable electricity delivery. This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, contr...

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 the Energy Capacity Shift that Renew Home VPPs, largely made up of smart thermostats, provide and the value those VPPs deliver. This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition...

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Michael Smith, CEO of national VPP development powerhouse CPower Energy, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the role VPPs, composed of distribution system located and often largely aggregated customer-owned distributed energy resources, can play in meeting today’s demand growth and affordability challenges. This episode is sponsored by En...

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Dana Guernsey, CEO of demand response provider Voltus answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about how Voltus is preparing to lead the evolution of demand response into virtual power plants to help solve the power sector’s demand growth and affordability challenges. This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power ind...

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Nick Chaset, Executive Vice President for North America of the Octopus Energy Group and CEO of Octopus Energy US answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the new partnership between demand response provider Voltus and distributed energy resources aggregator Octopus Energy that could dramatically expand the use of VPPs to meet the US growing ele...