On the latest episode of the Energy Capital Podcast, I dive into our listeners' questions on a wide range of energy-related topics. Listeners reached out over the past week with questions on demand growth, microgrids, civic engagement in state energy policy, retail choice, water heater energy efficiency and demand response, the potential for reconductoring, and much more.
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Time Stamps
0:21 - ERCOT’s projected demand growth
05:26 - Larger retail businesses and microgrids
9:04 - How residents can make their voices heard in policy, regulatory, and business decision making related to the energy system
12:31 - Resources and organizations for policy and regulatory engagement
15:15 - How energy industry professionals can make a difference and shape the conversation of grid policy
18:03 - Heat pump water heaters and their potential to reduce demand
25:47 - Upgrading transmission lines in Texas, reconductoring, and dynamic transmission
Show Notes
A Skeptic’s Take on AI and Energy Growth, Shift Key Podcast from HeatMap
Office of Public Engagement at the Public Utility Commission of Texas
Demand Flexibility of Water Heaters from the American Council for and Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
A Powerful Priority: How Appliance Standards Can Help Meet U.S. Climate Goals and Save Consumers Money by Joanna Mauer and Andrew deLaski
US Energy Information Administration: End Uses
“Grid-enhancing technologies” can squeeze a lot more power from the existing electric grid
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