Dr. Nathan Johnson, Professor of Systems Engineering at Arizona State University, Assistant Director of Research at the Global Futures Laboratory, and Director of the Laboratory for Energy and Power Solutions, studies how energy systems must evolve to support the transition to renewable power.

Power grids around the world were designed for a very different era of electricity production. As more communities adopt renewable energy sources like wind and solar, managing when and where electricity is generated and used becomes far more complex.

In this episode, Dr. Johnson explains why today’s power grids are not fully prepared for the coming green energy transition and how smarter infrastructure, energy storage, and advanced systems planning will be essential to deliver electricity reliably in a future powered by renewables.