Tag: Reliability

“All Of California’s Damage Is Self-Inflicted” Featuring Susan Shelley, Southern California News Group

One of the issues that we have become fascinated with over the last couple of years is power: power availability, power costs, power reliability, growth in demand for power, and the overall complexity of our power systems.

“Building The Grid We’ll Leave For Our Grandchildren” Featuring Jim Robb, North American Electric Reliability Corporation

We have been paying a lot of attention to and thinking a lot about power, power costs, power reliability, power systems, access to power, etc., and have focused a number of episodes on these issues.

“The Reliability Burden Rests Squarely On Us” Featuring John Bear, MISO (Midcontinent Independent System Operator)

Today we had the pleasure of hosting John Bear, CEO of MISO (Midcontinent Independent System Operator), for a fantastic discussion.

“We Only Get One Shot At It” Featuring Professor Jesse Jenkins, Princeton University

Today we had the very interesting opportunity to visit with Professor Jesse Jenkins of Princeton University. Jesse is an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and Environment.

“Reality Is Stubborn” Featuring Dr. Dan Yergin, S&P Global

It was our honor today to welcome back our good friend Dr. Dan Yergin, Vice Chairman of S&P Global and Chairman of CERAWeek. Dan is the Pulitzer Prize winning author of “The Prize” and is a highly esteemed and revered voice in the energy space.

“We Haven’t Seen This Before Because We Haven’t Needed To” Featuring Danny Rice, NET Power

Happy 2023 to you all! Welcome to the first COBT of the year featuring Danny Rice, incoming CEO of NET Power. Danny has a remarkable perspective from which he could discuss many of the issues and opportunities in today’s energy world.

“Too Much Of Education Has Been Dominated By The Problem And Not Problem Solving” Featuring Dr. David Victor, UCSD

We had the good fortune of visiting with Dr. David Victor today for an engaging discussion on climate, policy, and in particular, problem-solving structures that feature “experimentalist governance.”

“Reliability Is Not A Given” Featuring Meredith Angwin, Energy Analyst & Author

Today we had the pleasure of hosting Meredith Angwin, Energy Analyst and Author of “Campaigning for Clean Air: Strategies for Pro-Nuclear Advocacy” and most recently “Shorting the Grid: The Hidden Fragility of Our Electric Grid.”

“In 10 Years We Could See A More Balanced Knowledge Base” Featuring Dr. Scott Tinker, Switch Energy Alliance

Today we had the pleasure of hosting our good friend Dr. Scott Tinker, Chairman of Switch Energy Alliance and the Director of the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin.

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