{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64558952edc160001121ec0b/68c496d0ac97a487df2a0744?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Special episode: The future of energy from RE+","description":"<p>This special episode is brought to you by <strong>RE+</strong>—North America’s largest gathering of clean energy professionals, developed by the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).</p><p>On <strong>Monday, Sept. 8, 2025</strong>, I gave the opening keynote at RE+ in Las Vegas about where the energy transition is headed—followed by a panel with two leaders building it at scale:</p><ul><li><strong>Ray Henger</strong>, CEO of <strong>Copia Power</strong> (developing gigawatts of renewables and data-center infrastructure)</li><li><strong>Pedro Pizarro</strong>, President &amp; CEO of <strong>Edison International</strong> (parent of Southern California Edison)</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>What you’ll hear:</h3><ul><li>Our full panel discussion on the future of the grid, the challenges of accomplishing skyrocketing demand and what that means for net zero goals</li><li><strong>Data centers, meet reality:</strong> AI-driven load growth and how to keep reliability while adding massive new demand.</li><li><strong>Utility POV:</strong> Transmission, interconnection queues, permitting, wildfire risk, and keeping customers whole.</li><li><strong>Developers at scale:</strong> Financing in a higher-rate world, siting tradeoffs, and building projects communities actually want.</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>How this fits:</h3><p>This special drops in the middle of our Smart Grid mini-series:</p><ul><li><strong>Episode 101</strong>: XL Batteries on long-duration, pH-neutral organic flow batteries for utility storage.</li><li><strong>Episode 102</strong> (airs <strong>Sept. 11</strong>): Wärtsilä on synthetic inertia and batteries as an “airbag” for the grid.</li><li><strong>Episode 103</strong> (airs <strong>next Thursday</strong>): Enzinc on zinc-based batteries that are safer, recyclable, and ready for mobility and stationary use.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to the newsletter and find every episode at <a href=\"http://everybodyinthepool.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>everybodyinthepool.com</strong></a>. Want an ad-free feed and to support the show directly? Tap the link in your podcast app. And send your thoughts—or a voice memo—to <a href=\"mailto:in@everybodyinthepool.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>in@everybodyinthepool.com</strong></a>.</p>","author_name":"Molly Wood"}