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The Switch

Electric Power Engineers 3 Episodes Aug 10, 2026

The Switch is a short podcast from Electric Power Engineers. It features conversations with leaders in utilities, technology, and policy. Topics cover leadership, decision-making, and the real-world challenges of running and transforming the power system. The show aims to provide insights into the evolving energy sector.

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The Switch Episode 4: Customer-Centric Grid Planning With Juliet Shavit Aug 10, 2026 00:32:16 The electric grid isn't an end in itself; it exists to power everything else. Our homes, hospitals, businesses, industries, and increasingly our digital economy all depend on it. But as the grid becomes more complex, it's easy to focus on the infrastructure and lose sight of why we're building it in the first place: the customers and communities it serves. In this episode of The Switch, Julieta Gi

Episode 3: What if Flat Demand Was the Exception? With Tanuj Deora Jul 27, 2026 00:32:19 The electric grid is entering a new era. After years of relatively flat electricity demand, utilities are now planning for rapid growth driven by AI, data centers, electrification, and domestic manufacturing. The challenge isn't just delivering more power, it's doing so quickly, affordably, and in the face of tremendous uncertainty. In this episode of The Switch, Julieta Giraldez speaks w

The Switch Episode 2: Grid Modernization as a Human Challenge With Elizabeth Cook Jul 13, 2026 00:34:36 Grid modernization is often described as a technology challenge. Elizabeth Cook sees it differently. In this episode of The Switch, Julieta Giraldez sits down with Elizabeth Cook, Vice President at the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies (AEIC) and host of The Grid Mod Pod, to discuss what it really takes to modernize the power system. From transmission and distribution planning to data f

The Switch Episode 1: Managing Load Growth in a World With Less Wiggle Room With Herschel Arant Jun 25, 2026 00:31:27 We flip a switch and expect the power to be there. But behind that simple expectation is a system being balanced every second of every day — and today, that system is facing some of the fastest growth in its history. In this episode of The Switch, Herschel Arant, Chief Growth Officer at Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, joins Julieta Giraldez to explore one of the defining challenges facing the

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