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Welcome to the Energy Central Podcast Network—your ultimate resource for the biggest ideas, boldest perspectives, and best insights from across the electric power industry. We publish… Power Perspectives. From CEOs of major utilities to founders of energy tech startups pushing the envelope, Power Perspectives curates the news, thought leaders, and big picture conversations most important to modern power professionals—every week on Tuesdays. The Watt & Why. Dive deep into utility business strategies, straight from the minds of the leaders deciding what comes next. Host Mike Smith leverages his own decades of power utility industry experience and leadership to get to the bottom of what inspires, drives, and challenges utility decision makers. And there’s even more to come. Energy Central is a community where 250K electric power professionals share, learn, and connect in a collaborative environment. Want to join in? Visit www.EnergyCentral.com to register for free.
Episodes


The CEO’s perspective on meeting the load growth challenge

Nat Bullard: Can energy change its mind on decarb?

Data is the new gold: How grid-edge tech is changing the game

Jigar Shah's message for utilities? Take the lead—or take the blame

CAISO CEO: It takes a village to run the grid

How to win customers and influence affordability

The one exec strategy that leads to more utility innovation

From Superstorm Sandy to data center growth: how this utility president aims to harden to grid

A 50-year utility vet's reliability wakeup call for the industry

Permitting delays are breaking the grid. Here’s one CEO’s fix

Goodbye, innovation bias? A commissioner, a strategist, and a utility leader redefine R&D

Utilities are fighting wildfires with...data?

The real reason utilities don’t take risks

Why transmission could save (or sink) the energy transition

Moving beyond the map: How GIS takes utility leaders from reactive to proactive

How to be an energy leader—no matter your job title

Can AI modernize nuclear? This CEO thinks so

The utility leader’s modern playbook for GIS

How this utility CEO helped land Amazon’s $16 billion power investment
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