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In this episode of the Factor This podcast, Sumeet Singh, CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric, details how utility leaders can balance cultural shifts with the economic imperative to maximize underutilized grid capacity and lower customer rates. He breaks down how PG&E processes billions of pieces of data to help predict wildfire risks in advance, and how AI-enabled camera networks can shave critical…
On this episode of the Factor This podcast, Michael Grasso, CEO and founder of GridRails, discusses what it means for consumers to receive instant financial gratification in a digital wallet for adjusting their energy usage in the moment, the importance of shifting the utility paradigm from a penalty-based framework to a real-time incentive model, and much more.
On this episode of the Factor This podcast, host Paul Gerke dives into the details on billions of dollars of previously frozen home energy efficiency funding with Advanced Energy United's Kate Shonk and the State of New Mexico's Rebecca Puck Stair.
Headlines talking up the surge in energy demand driven by AI and connected to data center development highlight how much has changed across the sector. But what if the capacity to meet this demand is already there, just hidden behind outdated assumptions?
By positioning AMI as a cross-cutting platform for grid visibility and DER integration, utilities can move far beyond simple meter-to-cash functions.
In this episode of the Factor This podcat, we sit down with Don McPhail, VP of Market Development at eSmart Systems, to discuss why traditional, asset-focused mitigation is no longer enough for utilities across the United States.
In this episode of the Factor This podcast, Brian Fellon, Senior Vice President of Power Solutions at Xpansiv, explains why battery energy storage systems are no longer an optional add-on but a critical backbone for grid operators.
On this episode of the Factor This podcast, Exelon EVP and COO Mike Innocenzo explains why affordability has become the starting point for every conversation at Exelon, and shares how the company navigates the massive costs of data center integration and EV adoption while overseeing a $38 billion capital plan
With a 10 GW pipeline of data center demand—enough load to power more than 7.5 million homes—utility planners at Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) are navigating a high-stakes race against time, infrastructure limits, and the laws of physics.
Meghan sits at the intersection of massive corporate scale and human-centric innovation. From the Emerging Technology Office and customer prototype labs to large-scale transportation electrification, her team is essentially designing a blueprint for how utilities can operate in the short and long term.
