Amid rapid decarbonization and skyrocketing demand, America’s power grid is straining to continue providing homes and businesses with reliable electricity. What technologies are innovators investing in to combat these challenges? Covarrubia Energy Chairman and CEO Russell Covarrubia joined us for this episode to break down what exactly pyrolysis means – and why it’s opened a door for reducing plastic waste while adding much needed power to the grid.

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What does a previous federal energy regulator have to say about markets, reliability, and the current state of the energy grid today? We got the scoop from Joseph T. Kelliher, former chairman and commissioner on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and former NextEra energy executive. Joe helped shape how competitive power markets function today, establishing structures that guard against market manipulation, encourage reliability, and protect consumers. He also oversaw the implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Listen as Joe sits down with EPSA President and CEO Todd Snitchler and highlights some of the key moments in his career at the Commission – and how they inform today’s challenges.

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What energy priorities do policymakers and decisionmakers need to have no matter what side of the aisle they’re on? In this episode, American Clean Power Association CEO Jason Grumet joins Todd to debrief the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on energy infrastructure investment, why power system reliability needs to be #1, and the ways clean power can combine with all resources to serve the nation’s demand for electricity.

This is part of our special series featuring four fireside chats from EPSA’s 3rd Annual Competitive Power Summit on March 26. Listen in for audio from the day’s conversations, featuring grid reliability experts, top energy executives, trade association leaders, and competitive power generators, as they discuss reliability, innovation to deliver the energy expansion, state energy priorities, ways to integrate clean power into the grid, and more.

• Ep 38(a): NERC’s Jim Robb on Power Grid Reliability and Security: Competitive Power Summit Fireside Chats
• Ep 38(b): Power Generators CPV and GE Vernova Talk new Tech to for Reliable Energy Expansion: Competitive Power Summit Fireside Chats
• Ep 38(c): What Have the top Utility Regulators Been Up To? NARUC President Fedorchak Shares Priorities: Competitive Power Summit Fireside Chats

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