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The POWER Podcast

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The POWER Podcast provides listeners with insight into the latest news and technology that is poised to affect the power industry. POWER’s Executive Editor Aaron Larson conducts interviews with leading industry experts and gets updates from insiders at power-related conferences and events held around the world.

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  1. 217. Beyond the Contract: How Rabigh Reinforcement Reached First Fire 14 Months After Award

    · 24 min

    In this episode of The POWER Podcast, Sandeep Kumar Gupta, sales director with Siemens Energy Gas Services, and Naira Elsayed, a senior project manager with Elsewedy Electric Power Systems Projects (PSP), discuss the…

  2. 216. Energy Management Goes Beyond Monitoring to Decision-Making

    · 22 min

    Utilities and independent power producers have spent years adding sensors to their generating fleets and creating dashboards to view what they relay. But visibility into how a plant is operating isn’t the same as…

  3. 215. Public Power’s Affordability Edge Faces Its Hardest Test in Years

    · 29 min

    Public power utilities have long promised lower bills, reliable service, and decisions made close to home—and the data still backs that up. But holding that ground is getting harder. In this episode of The POWER…

  4. 214. MD&A Positions Itself as Alternative Source for 7FA and 7EA Gas Turbine Rotor Life Extensions

    · 26 min

    A perfect storm is brewing across the U.S. power generation fleet. Between 600 and 700 GE 7FA gas turbines installed during the bubble of 2000–2004—plus roughly 900 7EA units worldwide—are simultaneously approaching…

  5. 213. Duke Energy’s Nuclear Playbook: Three Horizons, One Strategy

    · 15 min

    Duke Energy operates 11 nuclear units across six sites in the Carolinas — a fleet that produces more than half of the region's electricity year in and year out. In 2025, that fleet posted its best capacity factor on…

  6. 212. The Many Shapes of Nuclear Power’s Revival

    · 21 min

    Nuclear energy is back — and this time, the momentum may be here to stay. In this episode of The POWER Podcast, Executive Editor Aaron Larson sits down with Dagmar Thien, who manages conventional island equipment for…

  7. 211. How Corporate Energy Buyers Are Reshaping the U.S. Grid: CEBA CEO Rich Powell on Data Centers, Nuclear, and Permitting Reform

    · 35 min

    Corporate energy buyers have quietly become one of the most consequential forces shaping the U.S. electricity system. By the end of 2025, members of the Corporate Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) had procured more than…

  8. 210. Rural Co-ops Navigate a New Era of Load Growth, Rising Costs, and Policy Pressure

    · 23 min

    After decades of flat electricity demand, the U.S. power sector is suddenly racing to keep up—and rural electric cooperatives are on the front lines. In this episode of The POWER Podcast, Jim Matheson, CEO of the…

  9. 209. Renewables Reenvisioned: How Linea Energy Built a 7-GW Renewable Pipeline in Under Two Years

    · 24 min

    Cassidy DeLine has spent more than 16 years developing renewable power plants. As the founder and CEO of Linea Energy, she's built an independent power producer with a pipeline exceeding 7 GW in roughly two years—a…

  10. 208. The Genesis Mission: How AI Supercomputing Is About to Reshape American Science and Energy

    · 31 min

    After 22 years at IBM, where he rose to senior vice president and director of IBM Research, Dr. Dario Gil now leads one of the most ambitious science and technology initiatives in a generation. As the Department of…

  11. 207. Investing in Energy’s ‘Anti-Fragile’ Future

    · 22 min

    With federal tax credits under threat and regulatory stability in short supply, Bala Nagarajan, managing director of the energy investments team at S2G Investments, explained what he looks for in a company. "Is the…

  12. 206. How a University and Industry Partner Are Building Tomorrow’s Power Workforce

    · 39 min

    The power industry's workforce crisis is well documented — an aging labor force, too few new recruits, and a surge of infrastructure investment that's only widening the gap. But on this episode of The POWER Podcast,…

  13. 205. S&P Global Energy - Hill Vaden and Doug Giuffre

    · 33 min

    S&P Global Energy's Global Power Markets Conference will be held April 13–15, 2026, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Learn more and register at: bit.ly/POWERPOD. Use the code POWERPOD at checkout to get…

  14. 204. The Clock Is Ticking on 7FA Gas Turbine Rotors

    · 30 min

    Operators of aging F-class units face a narrowing window to plan for rotor life extensions as supply chains tighten and demand surges. The late 1990s and early 2000s marked a frenetic period in American power…

  15. 203. Five Years After Winter Storm Uri, a Texas Co-op Shares Its Lessons Learned

    · 27 min

    Rayburn Electric Cooperative faced three years of power costs in five days during the 2021 storm. The experience transformed the organization’s approach to risk, generation assets, and long-term planning. When Winter…

  16. 202. Amazon Data Centers Aren’t Raising Your Electric Bills—They May Be Lowering Them

    · 27 min

    As electricity demand from data centers continues to surge, a persistent question has dogged the industry: Are residential ratepayers footing the bill for massive tech infrastructure? According to Amazon Web Services…

  17. 201. The Uranium Renaissance: Revitalizing America’s Nuclear Supply Chain

    · 47 min

    As the global demand for clean energy intensifies, nuclear power is enjoying a resurgence not seen in decades. However, this renewed interest has exposed a critical vulnerability in the U.S. energy sector: a massive…

  18. 200. Emerson Addresses Power Industry’s AI-Driven Demand Surge

    · 18 min

    The power industry is experiencing unprecedented demand growth, driven largely by data centers and artificial intelligence (AI) applications. This surge is creating both opportunities and challenges for utilities,…

  19. 199. Powering Taiwan’s Future: Inside the Award-Winning Sun Ba II Power Plant

    · 27 min

    Energy security represents one of Taiwan’s most pressing challenges. With virtually no domestic fossil fuel resources and limited renewable energy potential relative to its needs, the island imports approximately 98%…

  20. 198. Advocating for Public Power Companies: LPPC Focuses on Load Growth, FEMA Reform, and Tax-Exempt Bonds

    · 29 min

    Public power utilities are community-owned, not-for-profit electric utilities that deliver reliable, low-cost electricity to about 2,000 communities serving more than 55 million Americans. Among the cities served by…

  21. 197. Debunking Nuclear Power’s Biggest Misconceptions and Why It’s Needed Today

    · 33 min

    Despite nuclear power’s unmatched ability to produce reliable, carbon-free energy at scale, it is often dismissed by clean energy advocates in favor of renewable resources like wind and solar. Cost arguments and public…

  22. 196. Building ChatGPT for the Power Industry: EPRI Leads the Way

    · 33 min

    More than 100 of the world’s largest energy companies are betting that artificial intelligence (AI) will revolutionize how electricity gets made, moved, and managed. But they’re not waiting for Silicon Valley to build…

  23. 195. Power Grid Security in the AI Era: Why Energy Dominance and Cybersecurity Can’t Be Separated

    · 35 min

    In a special edition of The POWER Podcast, released in collaboration with the McCrary Institute’s Cyber Focus podcast, POWER’s executive editor, Aaron Larson, and Frank Cilluffo, director of the McCrary Institute for…

  24. 194. Hockey Hall of Famer Champions Geothermal Innovation in NYC

    · 45 min

    The name Mike Richter is well-known among hockey fans. Richter spent 15 years in the National Hockey League as a goalie for the New York Rangers, including in 1994 when he was a fixture in the net during the team’s…

  25. 193. Understanding TerraPower’s Natrium Reactor Design and Demonstration Project Progress

    · 35 min

    In the proverbial shadow of the Naughton Power Plant, a station in Kemmerer, Wyoming, that will stop burning coal at the end of this year, TerraPower is constructing what it calls “the only advanced, non-light-water…

  26. 192. Grid Enhancing Technologies Do Exactly What They Say

    · 44 min

    The world’s electricity grids are facing unprecedented strain as demand surges from electrification, data centers, and renewable energy integration, while aging infrastructure struggles to keep pace. Traditional…

  27. 191. Modular Geothermal Power: Gradient’s Scalable Solution for Oil and Gas Sites

    · 22 min

    As the world transitions toward renewable energy sources, geothermal power has emerged as one of the most promising, yet underutilized, options in the clean energy portfolio. Unlike solar and wind, geothermal offers…

  28. 190. What Trump’s First 100 Days Have Meant to the Power Industry

    · 39 min

    U.S. President Donald Trump was sworn into office for the second time on Jan. 20, 2025. That means April 30 marks his 100th day back in office. A lot has happened during that relatively short period of time. The Trump…

  29. 189. Optimizing Supply Chain Processes to Ensure a Reliable Electric Power System

    · 20 min

    The power industry supply chain is facing unprecedented strain as utilities race to upgrade aging infrastructure against a backdrop of lengthening lead times and increasing project complexity. This supply chain…

  30. 188. DOE’s Loan Programs Office Offers Game-Changing Possibilities

    · 25 min

    As the presidential inauguration loomed on the horizon in January this year, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Loan Programs Office (LPO) published a “year-in-review” article, highlighting accomplishments from…

  31. 187. TVA’s Clinch River Nuclear Power Project: Where Things Stand Today

    · 23 min

    The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has for many years been evaluating emerging nuclear technologies, including small modular reactors, as part of technology innovation efforts aimed at developing the energy system of…

  32. 186. How Virtual Power Plants Enhance Grid Operations and Resilience

    · 28 min

    A virtual power plant (VPP) is a network of decentralized, small- to medium-scale power generating units, flexible power consumers, and storage systems that are aggregated and operated as a single entity through…

  33. 185. AI-Powered Energy Forecasting: How Accurate Predictions Could Save Your Power Company

    · 30 min

    Net-demand energy forecasts are critical for competitive market participants, such as in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and similar markets, for several key reasons. For example, accurate forecasting…

  34. 184. Nuclear Power Renaissance Underway in West Texas

    · 35 min

    When you think of innovative advancements in nuclear power technology, places like the Idaho National Laboratory and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology probably come to mind. But today, some very exciting…

  35. 183. Geothermal Energy Storage: The Clean Power Solution You Haven’t Heard Of

    · 23 min

    Geothermal energy has been utilized by humans for millennia. While the first-ever use may be a mystery, we do know the Romans tapped into it in the first century for hot baths at Aquae Sulis (modern-day Bath, England).…

  36. 182. Space-Based Solar Power: The Future of 24/7 Clean Energy Generation

    · 44 min

    Imagine a field of solar panels floating silently in the endless day of Earth’s orbit. Unlike their terrestrial cousins, this space-based solar array never faces nighttime, clouds, or atmospheric interference. Instead,…

  37. 181. A New Paradigm for Power Grid Operation

    · 41 min

    Power grids operate like an intricate ballet of energy generation and consumption that must remain perfectly balanced at all times. The grid maintains a steady frequency (60 Hz in North America and 50 Hz in many other…

  38. 180. Data Centers Consume 3% of Energy in Europe: Understand Geographic Hotspots and How AI Is Reshaping Demand

    · 31 min

    The rapid rise of data centers has put many power industry demand forecasters on edge. Some predict the power-hungry nature of the facilities will quickly create problems for utilities and the grid. ICIS, a data…

  39. 179. District Energy Systems: The Invisible Giant of Urban Efficiency

    · 51 min

    District energy systems employ a centralized facility to supply heating, cooling, and sometimes electricity for multiple buildings in an area through a largely underground, mostly unseen network of pipes. When district…

  40. 178. Why LVOE May Be a Better Decision-Making Tool Than LCOE for Power Companies

    · 34 min

    Most POWER readers are probably familiar with levelized cost of energy (LCOE) and levelized value of energy (LVOE) as metrics used to help evaluate potential power plant investment options. LCOE measures the average…

  41. 177. How Nuclear Power Could Help Decarbonize Industrial Steam Needs

    · 32 min

    Steam is used for a wide variety of critical processes across many industrial sectors. For example, pulp and paper facilities use steam to power paper machines, dry paper and wood products, and provide heat for…

  42. 176. Hydrogen Use Cases for the Power Industry

    · 31 min

    Hydrogen is becoming increasingly important to the electric power generation industry for several reasons. One is that hydrogen offers a promising pathway to decarbonize the power sector. When used in fuel cells or…

  43. 175. Communication Is Key to Successful Power Projects

    · 20 min

    Power plant construction and retrofit projects come in all shapes and sizes, but they all generally have at least one thing in common: complexity. There are usually a lot of moving pieces that must be managed. This can…

  44. 174. Kingston Coal Ash Spill: Cleanup Workers Were the Unfortunate Losers

    · 34 min

    On Dec. 22, 2008, a major dike failure occurred on the north slopes of the ash pond at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA’s) Kingston Fossil Plant. The failure resulted in the release of approximately 5.4 million…

  45. 173. Why Data Center Developers Should Think ‘Power First’

    · 42 min

    You don’t need me to tell you how artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting the power grid; you can just ask AI. Claude, an AI assistant created by Anthropic, told POWER, “AI training and inference are driving…

  46. 172. What Are Microreactors and How Soon Could We See One in Operation

    · 34 min

    Microreactors are a class of very small modular reactors targeted for non-conventional nuclear markets. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) supports a variety of advanced reactor designs, including gas, liquid-metal,…

  47. 171. The Domestic Content Bonus Credit and How to Maximize Incentives for Solar Projects

    · 24 min

    The domestic content bonus credit is available to taxpayers that certify their qualified facility, energy project, or energy storage technology was built with certain percentages of steel, iron, or manufactured…

  48. 170. How Trump or Harris Would Alter the U.S.’s Energy and Power Landscape

    · 31 min

    A new U.S. president will be inaugurated in less than five months. Polls show the race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris to be very close, with potentially only a few swing states deciding the election. While…

  49. 169. Fuel Cells: What They Are, How They Work, and Why They’re Important

    · 32 min

    Fuel cells are not some novel new technology. In fact, most history books credit the invention of the fuel cell to Welsh chemist and physicist William Grove, who, in the late 1830s and early 1840s, conducted…

  50. 168. Landrieu: Natural Gas Is ‘Not the Enemy, It Is Part of the Solution’ to Achieving Climate Goals

    · 38 min

    Former U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), who is now a senior policy advisor for the law firm Van Ness Feldman and co-chair of the Natural Allies Leadership Council, is keen on natural gas and believes it is part of the…

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