From Bytes to Bucks: Data Center Financing Considerations
When the largest commercial real estate company in the world says power is the No. 1 priority for data center operators — and they’re coming to rural America — we’re all ears. Pat Lynch, CBRE’s global...
26 Kesä 202423min
The Practical AI Conversations at Electric Co-ops
Where are utilities finding the greatest value for their AI investments? Using concrete examples from their own co-ops, Jason Bowling of Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative in Arizona and Chri...
29 Touko 202422min
The Tennessee Valley Partners Creating a Two-Way Grid
A decade ago, rampant predictions assumed solar and battery storage would render the century-old electric utility business model obsolete and trigger a “utility death spiral.” But the reality is just ...
24 Huhti 202422min
How NRECA’s Microgrid Consortium is Creating ‘Wired Resilience’
After demonstrating clean energy projects can succeed in rural areas, NRECA is putting more partnerships into practice. Its CARED project is creating a consortium of seven rural co-ops ops — including...
27 Maalis 202421min
Watt's Up with AI? The Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Future Grid
Artificial intelligence is poised to revolutionize the power utility space, enhancing efficiency, reliability, and environmental impact. In this episode, power utility AI experts from NVIDIA, EPRI and...
28 Helmi 202424min
For Electric Utilities, 2024 Means Evaluating New Supply Strategies, Nimble Financing
Climbing electricity demand is forcing utilities to make weighty investment decisions – at the same time interest rates and inflation have hit 50-year highs. In this episode of Power Plays, CoBank tho...
31 Tammi 202422min
How Did Energy Policy Become a Key Risk to Grid Reliability?
Winter storms and cyber attacks are commonly thought of as the risks to electric reliability. But now joining that list is energy policy. In this episode of Power Plays, Jim Matheson, the CEO of the N...
13 Joulu 202322min
What the Turning Point in Global Trade Means for Rural America
The world is entering a new age of clean technology manufacturing, and global industrial strategies will pave the way for this evolution. Leading nations are retooling their industrial policies, resha...
15 Marras 202325min
