Energy Stories

In this episode of Energy Stories, Nick Tumilowicz, Director of Distributed Energy Management at Itron, discusses a rapidly shifting energy landscape. He explores the complex balancing act utilities face between modernizing grid operations and meeting evolving consumer demands. Nick highlights how the partnership between Itron and NET2GRID is helping bridge this gap, offering a preview of what the "Utility of the future" will look like for the average household.

Our host is Emily Fisher, Regional Sales Manager at NET2GRID.

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Episode 11 of Energy Stories features Dr. Andrea Nusser, President at Util-Assist, discussing rising grid pressures driven by electrification, distributed energy resources (DERs), and growing energy demand. Andrea shares insights from her work at Hydro One and with other Canadian utilities during her time at Capgemini. She also describes the vision behind using solutions like NET2GRID EnergyAI™ to maximize the value of AMI 2.0 investments, empowering North American customers with relevant information about their energy usage at home.

Additionally, Andrea explains how data-driven energy analytics can help planners and operators optimize costly grid investments through non-wires alternative design. She also reflects on her leadership as a woman in the utilities industry during this year’s Women’s Month.

*The podcast episode was recorded on the 19th of March 2026.

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In this episode of Energy Stories, Stephon McCoy, Vice President of Solutions at Utilidata, explains how North American utilities can unlock next-generation metering strategies with high processing power (GPU-powered) AI. He shares how Utilidata’s hardware-agnostic Karman platform delivers real-time intelligence at the grid edge, enabling AMI directors and operations leaders to future-proof their investments, manage DER growth, and act faster on grid conditions.

 Our host is Emily Fisher, Regional Sales Manager at NET2GRID.

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The ninth episode of Energy Stories features Marleen Nijsten, Director of Marketing, Digital and New Services at EDF Luminus, in Belgium. In this episode, Marleen takes us behind the scenes at Luminus, revealing how the company is driving electrification adoption through customer engagement services. We discuss how innovative tools like the My Luminus app and the award-winning Energy Control Monitor, powered by NET2GRID's real-time energy insights, are revolutionizing customer journeys, fuel marketing personalization, boost customer satisfaction, and unlock exciting upselling opportunities.

Our host is Elisavet Sergiadou, Director of Marketing Communications at NET2GRID.

*The podcast episode was recorded on the 09 May, 2025.

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This is a special edition episode created by Google's NotebookLM. This AI tool creates a realistic conversation between two AI voices based on any source. The result is both impressive and informative. Tune in to the latest podcast episode to learn more about:

• Who NET2GRID is and how NET2GRID EnergyAI™ works
• How NET2GRID EnergyAI™ delivers value to energy retailers and enhances interactions with their end users
• The various data granularities supported by NET2GRID EnergyAI™
• The use cases enabled by these different data granularities

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The eighth episode of Energy Stories features Pablo Izquierdo, a true innovator in the energy field, who talks about the catalysts that are driving the energy industry in Europe, the pivotal projects that have shaped his career and the significance of data-driven insights into facilitating the energy transition journeys of end users and utilities.

In this podcast you will learn: 

• What the primary factors influencing the energy industry in Europe are, from both the customer and industry perspectives
• Key projects in the Belgian energy retail sector and how they facilitated different customer journeys
• How data-driven insights benefit both the consumer and the energy retail business in the energy transition

Our host is Elisavet Sergiadou, Director of Marketing Communications at NET2GRID.

*This podcast episode was recorded on the 25th of October 2023.

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The seventh episode features Mark Brown, Chief Innovation Officer at Accelerated Innovations, a software development company offering MyMeter, a digital platform for utilities for better digital customer service. Mark shares his viewpoint around two key metrics for utilities in the US: customer satisfaction and behavioral energy savings as well as how utilities can boost them. He also elaborates on the use cases that utilities could unlock by adopting an energy insights and disaggregation integrated offering like the one from Accelerated Innovations and NET2GRID.

In this episode you will learn:

➧ Why residential energy disaggregation solutions are crucial for boosting customer satisfaction and drive behavioral efficiency savings
➧ Use cases utilities can develop for their customers in Midwestern states
➧ How an energy insights & disaggregation offering can be the key differentiator for utilities amidst the sea of available solutions
➧ How NET2GRID’s energy dissaggregation technology enhances MyMeter platform

Our host is Emily Fisher, Account Executive at NET2GRID.

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The sixth episode features Stefan Zschiegner, Vice President of Product Management at ITRON Inc. Stefan shares what ITRON’s Distributed Intelligence ecosystem of applications is about. He elaborates on how NET2GRID’s Customer Engagement and Customer Intelligence applications can deliver value to US utilities and their consumers by unlocking opportunities for successful customer engagement and improved customer intelligence.

In this episode you will learn:

➧ What is ITRON’s Distributed Intelligence Ecosystem

➧ Key customer trends in the US energy landscape for now and in the future

➧ How NET2GRID’s Customer Engagement and Customer Intelligence app can help US utilities create value for their customers

➧ What kind of opportunities and use cases US utilities can unlock with real-time energy insights

Our host is Elisavet Sergiadou, Senior Business Development Manager at NET2GRID.

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The fifth episode features Bert Lutje Berenbroek, CEO of NET2GRID. On the occasion of NET2GRID’s 10th anniversary in December 2021, Bert takes stock of his decade-long journey as the head of a successful start-up and shares his experiences, acquired wisdom, and knowledge. 

In this episode you will learn:

➧ Why start-ups should ace their product-market fit

➧  Why it’s important to invest in comrades as opposed to employees

➧ The importance of taking risks and forging strong partnerships

Our host is Elisavet Sergiadou, Senior Business Development Manager at NET2GRID.

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The fourth episode was recorded live from Enlit Europe 2021 in Milan and features Thorsten Heller, CEO of Greenbird Innovation Technologies and Bert Lutje Berenbroek, CEO of NET2GRID. They share with us their impressions from this year’s Enlit, talk about digital transformation and smart meter data which were key discussion topics and, also, share their thoughts on how the energy landscape will look like in the future. 

In this podcast you will learn:

• The key discussions at Enlit 2021
• Why unlocking and accessing smart meter data is becoming a hot-button issue in the energy field
• What are some services and opportunities that energy retailers can capitalize on by using smart meter data
• How the energy retailer of today will become the energy lifestyle provider of the future

Our host is Elisavet Sergiadou, Senior Business Development Manager at NET2GRID.

Follow NET2GRID on LinkedIn, Twitter and Xing or drop us a line at [email protected]

Follow NET2GRID on LinkedIn, and Instagram or drop us a line at [email protected].