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EPRI Current

EPRI
Artificial Intelligence
Data Centers
EPRI
Electric Vehicles
Nuclear Innovation
Electric Transportation
Climate Change
Energy Efficiency
Energy Transition
Nuclear Power
Nuclear Energy
Hydropower
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Dcflex
Open Power AI Consortium
Renewable Energy
Fusion Energy
Electric Power Research Institute
Net Zero Goals
Micro Data Centers

EPRI Current examines key issues and new R&D impacting how the world makes, moves, and uses energy. Each episode features insights from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), the world’s preeminent independent, non-profit energy research and development organization. Episodes also feature the practical expertise of energy industry leaders on a variety of topics and technologies that are sha... more

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This week on the EPRI Current, we explore one of the energy sector’s most recently debated questions: Are data centers driving up electricity rates?

Host Samantha Gilman is joined by Geoff Blanford and Asa Watten of EPRI’s Energy Systems and Climate... more

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A potential “super El Niño” is making headlines, and for the power sector, it comes with real implications. In this episode of The EPRI Current, host Samantha Gilman speaks with EPRI climate scientist Erik Smith about what’s driving the latest foreca... more

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In this week’s episode of the EPRI Current, Dave Weaver from Exelon, Clift Pompee from Compass Datacenters, and Anuja Ratnayake from EPRI join host Samantha Gilman to discuss how new approaches to flexibility can accelerate grid connections amid surg... more

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In this episode of the EPRI Current, host Samantha Gilman speaks with EPRI’s Director of Agentic AI and Micro Data Centers, Ben Sooter, about the growing role of distributed inference, also known as micro data centers, in the evolving AI landscape. W... more

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Recent Guests

Asa Watten
Research Economist, Energy Systems and Climate Analysis
EPRI
Episode: 75. How Could Data Center Growth Affect Future Electricity Costs?
Erik Smith
Technical leader on climate data analytics at EPRI
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Episode: 74. What a “Super El Niño” Could Mean for the Power Sector
Ben Sooter
Director of Agentic AI and Micro Data Centers at EPRI
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Episode: 72. Micro Data Centers and the Evolution of AI Infrastructure
Jaime Sevilla
Director of Epoch AI
Epoch AI
Episode: 71. Beyond the Benchmark: Evaluating AI for Real‑World Use
Apurba Sakti
Principal Technical Leader at EPRI
EPRI
Episode: 71. Beyond the Benchmark: Evaluating AI for Real‑World Use
Anna Lafoyiannis
Program lead for transmission operations and planning at EPRI
EPRI
Episode: 70. The Power of GETs: Unlocking Hidden Grid Capacity
Katie Siegner
Manager of Markets and Grid at RMI
RMI
Episode: 70. The Power of GETs: Unlocking Hidden Grid Capacity
Adrian Kelly
Co-project manager for AI Effect
EPRI Europe
Episode: 69. How Europe Is Preparing AI for Real‑World Grid Operations
Sotiris Pelekis
Senior researcher, Institute of Communications and Computer Systems
EnergyGuard
Episode: 69. How Europe Is Preparing AI for Real‑World Grid Operations

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Samantha Gilman
Host involved with EPRI Current and related Grid Talk programming; affiliation predominantly with EPRI.
Marty Rosenberg
Host associated with Grid Talk and related EPRI Grid Talk interview series.

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#172
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56. The Balancing Act: Legacy Assets, Renewables, and Reliability
Q: From Entergy's perspective, how is the utility implementing new technologies to maintain reliability during the transition?
Entergy is pursuing a multi-faceted approach: maintaining and upgrading legacy units with advanced environmental controls and rotor life extensions, while integrating newer assets and technologies. They emphasize safety, workforce training, and policy-informed reliability—ensuring the grid remains resilient through extreme weather, supply chain constraints, and the shift toward cleaner energy.
56. The Balancing Act: Legacy Assets, Renewables, and Reliability
Q: How is EPRI supporting the integration of these new technologies into the Generation Fleet?
EPRI is scaling out wind and solar for reliability and ROI, exploring edge cases like offshore wind and floating solar, and simultaneously studying how legacy coal and gas fleets can better match with renewables. They're also researching long-duration storage options and working with members to demonstrate and down-select scalable solutions to ensure a reliable, decarbonized grid 24/7.
57. The Inflection Point: Accelerating Efficiency with AI
Q: Bilal, how do you envision the consortium accelerating AI adoption from the energy user perspective?
By providing a coordinated blueprint, shared AI models, and access to a sandbox, utilities can move faster, with translated insights and guardrails from regulators and national labs, reducing risk and increasing trust in AI deployments.
57. The Inflection Point: Accelerating Efficiency with AI
Q: Jeremy, what do you see as the most pressing challenges in the power sector right now that AI can uniquely address?
Key areas include asset health monitoring, predictive maintenance, weather and load forecasting, and real-time grid optimization. The consortium will focus on high-priority use cases and leverage domain-specific models to tackle these challenges.
57. The Inflection Point: Accelerating Efficiency with AI
Q: So the consortium brings together a very diverse group of stakeholders from utilities to hyperscalers to national labs, startups. What makes this the right moment for such a cross sector collaboration?
The combination of high-performance compute, abundant data, and the urgent need to modernize grid operations makes this collaboration timely. By pooling data, sharing models, and testing in a secure sandbox, the industry can accelerate practical AI deployments that improve reliability and efficiency.

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Frequently Asked Questions About EPRI Current

What is EPRI Current about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The show centers on strategic challenges and real-world deployments in the energy sector, often weaving expert analysis from utilities, regulators, researchers, and technology providers into practical conversations. Topics frequently cover grid modernization, data-center growth, AI-enabled energy systems, energy storage, DERs, and policy/regulatory frameworks that shape how utilities plan, invest, and operate. Notable throughlines include cross-sector collaboration, scalable grid solutions, and risk-aware approaches to testing new technologies (e.g., AI, GETs, and interconnection frameworks) in a way that balances reliability, affordability, and resilience for customers. The episodes tend to blend technical depth with actionable takeaways f... more

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