With Great Power

The grid is no longer the biggest source of carbon emissions in America. It's transportation. Electric vehicles are a key part of decarbonizing the transportation sector – making utilities an important force in growing EV adoption. Electric cars will create a new opportunity for power providers to scale their business. But first, they need to get people to buy them. And that's where people like Ka...

This summer, a combination of extreme heat and soaring natural gas prices hit electricity customers hard along the gulf coast. And Tara Seavers had a front row seat. Tara oversees the customer experience at Entergy. And this was one of the highest-stakes customer problems imaginable. Record numbers of people were calling the utility with a dire choice: do they buy groceries or pay their utility bi...

When smart meters came on the scene, the industry talked about them in transformational ways. And while smart meters have given utilities more insights into the distribution grid through digitization, they haven't transformed grid management, or the customer experience.  That's why Carlos Nouel decided he needed a new type of meter – one that could recognize every single device in the home. With t...

When an industry that’s remained the same for almost 100 years starts to change quickly, there are a lot of questions to answer.  And every other week, Brad Langley talks with the executives, engineers, technicians, and big thinkers who are harnessing the forces reshaping the electric grid.  Episodes drop in mid-November. Subscribe everywhere you get your podcasts.