POWER Podcasts Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/power-podcasts/ The power industry's trusted source for generation technology, O&M, and legal & regulatory news for coal, gas, nuclear, hydro, wind & solar power plants; power jobs Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:27:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-p-power-32x32.jpg POWER Podcasts Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/power-podcasts/ 32 32 Emerson Addresses Power Industry’s AI-Driven Demand Surge https://www.powermag.com/emerson-addresses-power-industrys-ai-driven-demand-surge/ https://www.powermag.com/emerson-addresses-power-industrys-ai-driven-demand-surge/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:34:01 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245611 The power industry is experiencing unprecedented demand growth, driven largely by data centers and artificial intelligence (AI) applications. This surge is creating both opportunities and challenges for utilities, equipment manufacturers, and the broader power generation ecosystem. As a guest on The POWER Podcast, Seth Harris, growth director for Emerson’s Power business in North America, discussed […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/emerson-addresses-power-industrys-ai-driven-demand-surge/feed/ 0 Powering Taiwan’s Future: Inside the Award-Winning Sun Ba II Power Plant https://www.powermag.com/powering-taiwans-future-inside-the-award-winning-sun-ba-ii-power-plant/ https://www.powermag.com/powering-taiwans-future-inside-the-award-winning-sun-ba-ii-power-plant/#respond Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:16:45 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=243381 Taiwan stands as one of Asia’s most dynamic economies, a densely populated island of approximately 23 million people compressed into just 36,000 square kilometers. The island is a global technology powerhouse, producing more than 60% of the world’s semiconductors and serving as home to manufacturing giants that supply everything from smartphones to advanced computing systems. […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/powering-taiwans-future-inside-the-award-winning-sun-ba-ii-power-plant/feed/ 0 Advocating for Public Power Companies: LPPC Focuses on Load Growth, FEMA Reform, and Tax-Exempt Bonds https://www.powermag.com/advocating-for-public-power-companies-lppc-focuses-on-load-growth-fema-reform-and-tax-exempt-bonds/ https://www.powermag.com/advocating-for-public-power-companies-lppc-focuses-on-load-growth-fema-reform-and-tax-exempt-bonds/#respond Thu, 16 Oct 2025 20:05:44 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=243204 Public power utilities are community-owned, not-for-profit electric utilities that deliver reliable, low-cost electricity to about 2,000 communities serving more than 55 million Americans. Among the cities served by public power utilities are Austin, Texas; Nashville, Tennessee; Los Angeles, California; Jacksonville, Florida; and Seattle, Washington. The Large Public Power Council (LPPC) is the voice of large […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/advocating-for-public-power-companies-lppc-focuses-on-load-growth-fema-reform-and-tax-exempt-bonds/feed/ 0 Debunking Nuclear Power’s Biggest Misconceptions and Why It’s Needed Today https://www.powermag.com/debunking-nuclear-powers-biggest-misconceptions-and-why-its-needed-today/ https://www.powermag.com/debunking-nuclear-powers-biggest-misconceptions-and-why-its-needed-today/#respond Thu, 21 Aug 2025 18:13:20 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=239881 Despite nuclear power’s unmatched ability to produce reliable, carbon-free energy at scale, it is often dismissed by clean energy advocates in favor of renewable resources like wind and solar. Cost arguments and public misconceptions around safety and radioactive waste have kept it out of many mainstream climate strategies. But as Tim Gregory argues in his […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/debunking-nuclear-powers-biggest-misconceptions-and-why-its-needed-today/feed/ 0 Building ChatGPT for the Power Industry: EPRI Leads the Way https://www.powermag.com/building-chatgpt-for-the-power-industry-epri-leads-the-way/ https://www.powermag.com/building-chatgpt-for-the-power-industry-epri-leads-the-way/#respond Thu, 07 Aug 2025 23:04:53 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=239072 More than 100 of the world’s largest energy companies are betting that artificial intelligence (AI) will revolutionize how electricity gets made, moved, and managed. But they’re not waiting for Silicon Valley to build it for them—they’ve taken matters into their own hands through an EPRI-led consortium. That initiative is the Open Power AI Consortium, which […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/building-chatgpt-for-the-power-industry-epri-leads-the-way/feed/ 0 Power Grid Security in the AI Era: Why Energy Dominance and Cybersecurity Can’t Be Separated https://www.powermag.com/power-grid-security-in-the-ai-era-why-energy-dominance-and-cybersecurity-cant-be-separated/ https://www.powermag.com/power-grid-security-in-the-ai-era-why-energy-dominance-and-cybersecurity-cant-be-separated/#respond Tue, 29 Jul 2025 22:47:53 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=238445 In a special edition of The POWER Podcast, released in collaboration with the McCrary Institute’s Cyber Focus podcast, POWER’s executive editor, Aaron Larson, and Frank Cilluffo, director of the McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security and Professor of Practice at Auburn University, discuss the evolving power grid and cybersecurity challenges. Specifically, they highlight […]

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The power sector’s relentless pursuit of an increasingly connected power paradigm amid an escalating cyber threat landscape demands an urgent, multifaceted strategy for cybersecurity. Recently, the sector has embarked on innovative methods to tackle inherent challenges in its evolving quest for a robust cybersecurity posture. Source: POWER

]]> https://www.powermag.com/power-grid-security-in-the-ai-era-why-energy-dominance-and-cybersecurity-cant-be-separated/feed/ 0 Hockey Hall of Famer Champions Geothermal Innovation in NYC https://www.powermag.com/hockey-hall-of-famer-champions-geothermal-innovation-in-nyc/ https://www.powermag.com/hockey-hall-of-famer-champions-geothermal-innovation-in-nyc/#respond Fri, 18 Jul 2025 02:31:07 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=237769 The name Mike Richter is well-known among hockey fans. Richter spent 15 years in the National Hockey League as a goalie for the New York Rangers, including in 1994 when he was a fixture in the net during the team’s Stanley Cup winning season. Richter was also recognized as the most valuable player for the […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/hockey-hall-of-famer-champions-geothermal-innovation-in-nyc/feed/ 0 Understanding TerraPower’s Natrium Reactor Design and Demonstration Project Progress https://www.powermag.com/understanding-terrapowers-natrium-reactor-design-and-demonstration-project-progress/ https://www.powermag.com/understanding-terrapowers-natrium-reactor-design-and-demonstration-project-progress/#respond Wed, 25 Jun 2025 20:07:04 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=236254 In the proverbial shadow of the Naughton Power Plant, a station in Kemmerer, Wyoming, that will stop burning coal at the end of this year, TerraPower is constructing what it calls “the only advanced, non-light-water reactor in the Western Hemisphere being built today.” The project represents more than just a new power source—it’s a symbolic […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/understanding-terrapowers-natrium-reactor-design-and-demonstration-project-progress/feed/ 0 Grid Enhancing Technologies Do Exactly What They Say https://www.powermag.com/grid-enhancing-technologies-do-exactly-what-they-say/ https://www.powermag.com/grid-enhancing-technologies-do-exactly-what-they-say/#respond Mon, 02 Jun 2025 17:33:25 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=234779 The world’s electricity grids are facing unprecedented strain as demand surges from electrification, data centers, and renewable energy integration, while aging infrastructure struggles to keep pace. Traditional approaches to grid expansion—building new transmission lines and substations—face mounting challenges including sometimes decade-long permitting processes, escalating costs that can reach billions per project, and growing public resistance […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/grid-enhancing-technologies-do-exactly-what-they-say/feed/ 0 The POWER Podcast https://www.powermag.com/the-power-podcast/ https://www.powermag.com/the-power-podcast/#respond Mon, 02 Jun 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=111861 The POWER Podcast is available through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, iHeart, TuneIn, SoundCloud, and some other podcast apps. Follow the links below to subscribe via your favorite platform: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube YouTube Music Amazon Music iHeart TuneIn SoundCloud The POWER Podcast Archive: Debunking Nuclear Power’s Biggest Misconceptions and Why It’s […]

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