In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Ian Magruder, founder and executive director of the just-launched Utilize Coalition answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about why big clean energy names like Google, Carrier, and Renew Home have come together to advocate for more complete utilization of the existing power system to drive economic growth and protect electricity affordability.

This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Sachu Constantine, executive director of clean energy policy advocates Vote Solar answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about California’s strikingly successful Demand Side Grid Support VPP program, and the threatening changes to it recently proposed by California regulators.

This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Brian Lusher, director for load flexibility with Duke Energy, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about how Duke’s growing and increasingly valuable virtual power plant programs are providing all Duke’s customers with downward rate pressure and more reliable electricity delivery

This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Parth Kapadia, Co-Founder and CEO of OpenVPP, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about his concept for streamlining VPP financial transactions through tokenization using stablecoin and blockchain technologies.

This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Charlotte Meerstadt, founder and CEO of energy sector billing services provider Fram Energy, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the opportunities and complexities in handling billing, payments, and revenue collection for VPPs composed of potentially millions of distributed energy resources, the resources’ owners, their utilities, and their aggregators.

This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Audrey Zibelman, former New York Public Service Commission Chair and former CEO of the Australian Energy Market Operator, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the just-released Pew Charitable Trusts commissioned report, “Distributed Energy Can Unleash the Resilient, Affordable Grid of the Future; A policy playbook for bringing critical technology resources to scale across the U.S.”

This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Pat Wood, former Chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and now Executive Chair of the Hunt Energy Network and Board Directors of Puerto Rico’s LUMA Energy, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the just-released Pew Charitable Trusts commissioned report, “Distributed Energy Can Unleash the Resilient, Affordable Grid of the Future; A policy playbook for bringing critical technology resources to scale across the U.S.”

This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.

In this edition of the USEA Global Briefing, we explore the evolving diplomatic and energetic landscape of Tajikistan with Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma. From the initial post-Soviet stabilization efforts of 1992 to the comprehensive strategic partnership of 2026, the U.S.-Tajik relationship has become a cornerstone of Central Asian stability.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, James Johnston, CEO and co-founder of flexibility marketplace provider Piclo answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the concept of a flexibility marketplace and how large loads’ use of Accelerated Community Energy can meet the rising electricity demand and protect affordability.

This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.

In this episode, LPPC President Tom Falcone discusses how the not-for-profit, community-owned power model drives value and accountability , while addressing the regulatory and tax reforms necessary to ensure grid reliability and economic dominance as the nation approaches its 250th anniversary.