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Electric Perspectives

Edison Electric Institute
Artificial Intelligence
Electric Power Industry
Grid Resilience
Arizona Public Service
Edison Electric Institute
Bidgely
Energy Infrastructure
Amazon Web Services
Entergy Mississippi
Drones
Advanced Nuclear
Department Of Energy
Grid Reliability
Grid Modernization
Affordability
AWARE System
Green Hydrogen
Fire Modeling
California
Permitting Reform

The Electric Perspectives podcast discusses the latest trends and issues shaping the electric power industry. Electric Perspectives is brought to you by the Edison Electric Institute. Learn more at eei.org.

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July 10 is National Lineworker Appreciation Day, recognizing the skilled men and women who keep electricity flowing to homes, businesses, schools, and hospitals across the country. In this episode, EEI President and CEO Drew Maloney talks with Greg M... more

QTS Data Centers is building a data center campus in Cedar Rapids that is the biggest economic development project in the state of Iowa. In this episode, Alliant Energy Chief Strategy Officer Raja Sundararajan and QTS Executive Vice President of Gove... more

This episode is part of our EEI 2026 Highlights series. The discussions highlight the innovative strategies, investments, and partnerships shaping the future of the energy grid. The speakers are:

• Ted Walker, Partner, Communities, Energy & Infrastr... more

In this episode of Electric Perspectives, Gregory A. Beard, director of the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF), discusses how the federal government is deploying historic levels of capital to strengthen the energy grid ... more

Supportive public policies, strong partnerships, and bipartisan leadership are essential to America’s energy future. On this episode, EEI President and CEO Drew Maloney sits down with House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) ... more

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America’s electric companies are using AI to enhance the customer experience and identify opportunities to lower bills. On this episode, PSEG Long Island Vice President of Customer Operations Lou DeBrino and Bidgely Chief Product Officer Ted Nielsen ... more

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Earlier this year, Duke Energy launched the DeBary Hydrogen Production Storage System, the nation’s first fully integrated project to produce, store, and use green hydrogen. On this episode, Duke Energy Senior Vice President of System Planning and Co... more

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Urban conflagration—large, vast moving fires that spread from structure to structure—pose a growing risk in many communities across the country, particularly in the areas where homes and infrastructure meet wildfire-prone landscapes. During this epis... more

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Greg McQuiggan
National Grid executive
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Ryan Murray
National Grid executive
National Grid
Episode: The Lineworkers Behind the Energy of Every Day
Leland Overstreet
Alabama Power executive
Alabama Power
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Raja Sundararajan
Chief Strategy Officer, Alliant Energy
Alliant Energy
Episode: Alliant Energy and QTS: Powering Growth for Every Customer
Todd Malan
Executive Vice President of Government Relations, QTS Data Centers
QTS Data Centers
Episode: Alliant Energy and QTS: Powering Growth for Every Customer
Gregory Beard
Director, DOE Office of Energy Dominance Financing
U.S. Department of Energy
Episode: Driving Grid Reliability and Innovation
Bruce Westerman
Chairman, House Natural Resources Committee
U.S. House of Representatives
Episode: U.S. Reps. Bruce Westerman and Scott Peters on Permitting Reform and Wildfire Mitigation
Scott Peters
Congressman
U.S. House of Representatives
Episode: U.S. Reps. Bruce Westerman and Scott Peters on Permitting Reform and Wildfire Mitigation
Lou DeBrino
Vice President of Customer Operations, PSEG Long Island
PSEG Long Island
Episode: How Data and AI Are Transforming Customer Engagement

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EEI 2026 Highlights: Reliability, Affordability, and Innovation
Q: What benefits are customers going to see from grid modernization investments, particularly in reliability and cost over the next few years?
Investments in storm hardening and energy cloud flexibility will lower outage frequency and duration, reduce reliance on high-cost generation, and allow 24/7 balancing of supply and demand, ultimately lowering long-term costs and improving bill stability for customers.
EEI 2026 Highlights: Reliability, Affordability, and Innovation
Q: From your vantage point, Ted, what is the most important shift electric companies are navigating right now and why does it matter for the industry moving forward?
The shift involves managing unprecedented demand growth from AI data centers while balancing resiliency investments with customer affordability, requiring a more dynamic approach to forecasting, planning, and regulatory policy to reflect total value to customers.
Alliant Energy and QTS: Powering Growth for Every Customer
Q: Rachael, how do you balance speed-to-market with long lead times for energy infrastructure and regulatory processes?
By prioritizing flexible siting, leveraging existing transmission capacity, and using collaborative planning with developers to identify grid-friendly locations and acceptable generation strategies that meet community standards and regulatory requirements.
Alliant Energy and QTS: Powering Growth for Every Customer
Q: Todd, from the data center perspective, what does a utility need to do to win a project like this and bring development to their footprint?
A utility must coordinate land readiness, transmission access, and generation planning, while maintaining an open, transparent dialogue with communities and regulators to align incentives and ensure ratepayer protections alongside the needs of the developer.
Alliant Energy and QTS: Powering Growth for Every Customer
Q: Raja, can you tell us more about Alliance partnership with QTS for this project and why this was the right fit for your company and for the communities you serve?
The partnership leverages a shared commitment to community-first development, aligning QTS's long-term data-center plans with Alliant's ability to provide transmission-ready land and grid support, enabling rapid deployment while protecting existing customers and delivering local economic benefits.

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What is Electric Perspectives about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The show centers on electricity policy, grid modernization, and the economics of delivering reliable, affordable power. Episodes frequently feature utility executives, policymakers, and technology leaders discussing financing mechanisms, permitting reform, data-enabled customer engagement, and large-scale infrastructure projects (including data centers, AI, and hydrogen). A standout pattern is collaborations between utilities and tech providers to modernize grids, accelerate decarbonization, and manage growth while keeping customer bills in perspective. The program often blends policy nuance with practical case studies from major utilities and industry sponsors, offering both strategic and technical takeaways for professionals evaluating in... more

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