The startups shaping the future of rural electric service
From autonomous drones to smart grid sensors, startups are bringing new tools to rural electric co-ops to strengthen reliability, boost resilience and control costs. In this episode of Power Plays, he...
29 Mai 21min
Powering the cloud while protecting communities
When a massive new data center load shows up in a local community, who benefits? Who pays? And what safeguards matter most? This episode of Power Plays breaks down the real tradeoffs — rates, reliabil...
29 Apr 25min
Waiting on watts: The gas turbine backlog straining the grid
America’s new grid constraint is not gas supply, but the turbines that convert it to power—largely sold out until the early 2030s. On this episode of Power Plays, gas turbine expert Tom Freeman explor...
25 Mar 18min
How electric co-ops can flex with credit headwinds
Electric co-ops are grappling with rising costs, but members are in no mood for rate hikes. Load growth can help, but it’s not without risks. In this episode of the Power Plays podcast, S&P Global’s D...
25 Feb 28min
How to recruit board members who are plugged in
Relevance, tech awareness and closer ties to changing communities — those are some of the key qualities to seek out in co-op board member recruits. In this episode of Power Plays, Richard Fagerlin and...
28 Jan 22min
A Tactical Guide to Battery Energy Storage
Battery storage is the Swiss Army knife of the grid—it can balance demand and supply and support ancillary services. As the electric industry looks for any and all supply solutions, batteries are an i...
17 Des 202525min
The Energy Balancing Act — Co-ops, Data Centers and the New Grid Equation
America’s electric cooperatives are executing a stunning balancing act protecting existing customers, maintaining reliability and serving a surge of large loads driven by data centers. Hear how they a...
19 Nov 202525min
