On The Grid

Karl Popham from Austin Energy is back to talk about electric vehicles in 2021 and beyond. Karl, Dylan and Joyce discuss how utilities are looking at EVs and how the discussion on charging infrastructure is developing, but also how the concept of electric cars from a consumer standpoint is changing as the 'lifestyle' of ownership is being marketed differently.

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Today we have Ion Associates' FAE Mexico Marvin Govinden and Manufacturer Sales Representative Marcus Jenkins on about how technology is changing utility markets and models right under our feet.

This episode was sponsored by Ion Associates

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Today's episode talks about the myriad of ways that utility decisions on technology and internal culture affect not just operations and digital transformation plans, but critically customer experience, customer service, and customer journeys. Avertra's CEO and CTO Bashir Bseirani joins the show alongside Chief Customer Officer Giancarlo Reyes to talk about approaching utility culture and and technology investment from this customer-focused strategic perspective and building quality customer portals to facilitate that.

This episode was sponsored by Avertra.

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Returning to the show this week is Motive Power CEO Angel Lance to talk about the National Public Utility Council, a new effort by Motive and Zpryme to provide information about utility decarbonization efforts as well as forums for utilities to share their experiences for the sake of better strategizing going forward. We also talk about the human factor behind decarbonization and how the industry and planet can actually be improved with a bit of know-how and bravery.

The NPUC: https://www.motive-power.com/npuc/home/

This episode was sponsored by Motive Power

The winter storms in Texas have caused a critical eye to be drawn toward the state's grid and how it can be upgraded in some areas and reformed in others. Technology is at the heart of these transformations as well as the digital evolution of utilities worldwide. To discuss the changing technological environment of the Texas grid, we talked to Octopus Energy US CEO Michael Lee to determine the kinds of investments utilties should make in terms of communications infrastructure, customer experience, and long-term strategic planning. We also discuss where opportunities are for entrepreneurial -minded folks to make a difference in the industry.

Digital transformation is underway in utilities across the country, but there are many challenges still to overcome. Transformation is happening slow in some areas, failing to execute in others, and not delivering on ambition in many ways. How can utilities and those who run them change the way they strategize to allow for more successful digital transformation? Salesforce's Frank Palase joins the show to talk about "Digital Readiness" and how changes in corporate culture at utilities along with more holistic strategic design can help grease the wheels on moving towards more digital utilites.

This episode was sponsored by Salesforce

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Texas is still dealing with the fallout from the widespread power and water failure during a cold snap late last month. As most of Zpryme's staff is located in Texas, we were personally and professionally affected by this event in a myriad of ways and now CEO Jason Rodriguez is sitting down to discuss the event and the response from his perspective as a resident, father, boss, and energy professional.

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In this episode, we sit down with Black and Veatch sustainability experts Denise Nelson, who is the Climate Lead at the environmental services business unit, and Executive Leader for Consulting Strategic Advisory Practice Deepa Poduval to explore how changing business models on both the utility and consulting sides are leading to a more adaptive, responsible, and sustainable grid. We will discuss strategies, partnerships, technologies, and trends to get to the heart of how to ensure and perhaps accelerate this transformation.

This episode was sponsored by Black and Veatch

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Today on the show Joyce and Dylan discuss innovation in the Transmission and Distribution space with Distran's President Brad Fontenot and Director of Business Development John Halle. The discussion includes innovations in substations, where digitally-minded strategies can lack in consideration for physical demands of assets, and where trends are headed.

This episode was sponsored by Distran

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Today on the show Dylan speaks with Ian Berdie, Vice President of Innovation and Development at Quantum Spatial about disaster response. With climate change affecting the frequency, types, and severity of disasters, how are utilities and the analytics that power their operations adjusting their responses to keep outages and outage times to a minimum?

This episode is sponsored by NV5 Geospatial powered by Quantum Spatial