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Electric Power Engineers 3 Episodes Oct 12, 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 8: Where Optimism Meets Grid Reality With Ruchi Singh Oct 12, 2026 00:32:57 We talk a lot about the need to build more generation, storage, and infrastructure to meet growing electricity demand. But what does it actually take to get a new project connected to the grid? In this episode of The Switch, Julieta Giraldez speaks with Ruchi Singh, Vice President of Transmission, Interconnection and Development Engineering at Panthera Grid Partners (formerly Urban Grid), about th

The Switch Episode 7: Modernizing the Grid Starts at the Utility With Digaunto Chatterjee Sep 28, 2026 00:26:12 The grid is changing quickly. But modernizing the power system requires more than new infrastructure and technology; utilities must also adapt how they plan, build, and operate the grid. In this episode of The Switch, Julieta Giraldez speaks with Digaunto Chatterjee, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Eversource Energy, about what it takes to prepare a utility for a period of increasing deman

The Switch Episode 6: The Reality of Regulatory Decision-Making With Radina Valova Sep 8, 2026 00:40:51 The decisions that shape the power system rarely come with one clearly right answer. In this episode of The Switch, Julieta Giraldez speaks with Radina Valova, Commissioner at the New York Public Service Commission, about what it means to make consequential decisions when every path comes with tradeoffs. Radina shares how regulators navigate reliability, affordability, and the clean energy transit

The Switch Episode 5: From Energy Policy to Keeping the Lights On With Chris Hansen Aug 24, 2026 00:26:33 What changes when you move from shaping energy policy to being responsible for actually keeping the lights on? In this episode of The Switch, Julieta Giraldez speaks with Chris Hansen, CEO of La Plata Electric Association and former Colorado state senator, about making that transition. From setting long-term policy goals to running a utility where reliability, affordability, resilience, and commun

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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