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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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May 13, 2026Episode 12810 min

Driving Grid Reliability and Innovation

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 and support long-term reliability. Director Beard outlines EDF’s focus on lowering costs for customers while improving reliability and energy security, including major recent loans to electric companies and a rapid pace of capital deployment.

May 7, 2026Episode 12725 min

U.S. Reps. Bruce Westerman and Scott Peters on Permitting Reform and Wildfire Mitigation

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) and Congressman Scott Peters (D-CA) to discuss the path forward on permitting reform, including efforts to accelerate energy infrastructure projects and improve regulatory certainty. They also highlight bipartisan collaboration to lower energy costs, meet rising electricity demand, ensure grid reliability, and advance wildfire legislation such as the Fix Our Forests Act.

April 30, 2026Episode 12628 min

How Data and AI Are Transforming Customer Engagement

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 discuss how electric companies are using smart meter data and advanced analytics to provide tailored energy insights and strengthen customer engagement. They explore how these tools are supporting grid reliability while helping customers better understand their energy use, shift consumption habits, and save money. This episode is sponsored by Bidgely, which provides AI platforms that optimize grid management and customer engagement for electric companies. Learn more.

April 24, 2026Episode 12516 min

Powering Innovation: The DeBary Hydrogen Project

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 Construction Regis Repko explains how the hydrogen system works and how it provides reliable energy during peak demand.

March 19, 2026Episode 12423 min

Mitigating Fire Risks With AI Modeling Technology

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 episode, Pacific Gas and Electric Senior Manager of Consequence Data Science Manuj Sharma and Technosylva Director of Fire Science Adrián Cardil discuss a new pilot project that uses advanced fire spread simulations to enhance mitigation, planning, and response capabilities. This episode is sponsored by Technosylva. Learn more about their wildfire and extreme weather risk intelligence here.

February 2, 2026Episode 12318 min

Analysis Finds U.S. Electricity Rates Have Remained Stable in Majority of States

This week, Charles River Associates released a new report examining recent trends in retail residential electricity rates. On this episode, EEI President and CEO Drew Maloney and Matt DeCourcey, vice president of the energy practice at Charles River Associates, explore the key findings, which include that for most U.S. electricity customers, retail electricity rates have generally remained stable and have not outpaced inflation. They also discuss external factors driving higher rates in certain regions, and how new data center tariffs and agreements are helping protect existing customers from the costs of connecting new large loads like data centers. Read the full study here.

December 30, 2025Episode 12218 min

Innovation in Grid Planning

As electricity demand continues to rise, electric companies are using new strategies and tools to help plan for the future. On this episode, Arizona Public Service (APS) Director of Grid Modernization Jasdeep Singh and KloudGin CEO and Co-Founder Vikram Takru discuss APS' shift to a product-oriented model for grid modernization and how technology platforms are streamlining operations and improving safety. The conversation highlights impactful grid projects in Arizona, strategies to keep customer bills as low as possible, and the innovations that will shape grid planning in the years to come. This episode was sponsored by KloudGin. To learn more about its unified field service, asset, and construction work management platform, click here.

December 18, 2025Episode 12125 min

Data Centers: Costs and Customer Benefits

Electric companies across the country are finding innovative ways to connect large customers like data centers while delivering clear benefits to the grid and existing customers. EEI President and CEO Drew Maloney opens the episode by highlighting how electric companies are collaborating with data centers and hyperscalers to support innovation and ensure these large customers pay their fair share of America’s grid. Then, Entergy Mississippi President and CEO Haley Fisackerly and Amazon Web Services (AWS) Head of Energy and Water for the Americas Brandon Oyer discuss how electric companies and large-load customers like Amazon are working together to deliver clear benefits to the grid and existing customers while strengthening reliability. The episode also highlights a new Energy and Environmental Economics (E3) study examining electricity rate design and tariffs for large loads like data centers, based on real-world case studies from Amazon’s partnerships with electric companies including Entergy Mississippi.

November 20, 2025Episode 12019 min

Powering Data Centers in the Age of AI

Electric companies are working to meet the highest level of electricity demand growth since the post-World War II era, spurred in part by AI and data centers. On this episode, Ed Baine, executive vice president of Utility Operations and president of Dominion Energy Virginia, and Martin Hermann, CEO of BrightNight, discuss how electric companies and technology providers are meeting the increased demand for electricity, and lessons learned from Northern Virginia—also known as Data Center Alley—that can guide other regions as they prepare for a future shaped by AI and data centers.

November 14, 2025Episode 11931 min

Financing the Future of Energy and Innovation

Earlier this week at EEI’s Financial Conference, CNBC Power Lunch Co-Anchor and Senior National Correspondent Brian Sullivan moderated a lively discussion featuring Idaho Power and IDACORP President and CEO Lisa Grow; EEI Vice Chair David Campbell, chairman, president, and CEO of Evergy; and Entergy Chair and CEO Drew Marsh. These leaders shared how their companies are meeting surging electricity demand from data centers and manufacturing while working to keep customer bills as low as possible. They also explored new financing models, regulatory challenges, and the urgent need to streamline permitting to build critical energy infrastructure. For more highlights from the conference, visit electricperspectives.com.