Getting to Know RTO
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Podcast Overview
<p><b>Families and businesses across the West are feeling the burden of high energy costs. At the same time, we’re dealing with the effects of increasingly extreme weather events, meaning more stress on our energy grid from hotter </b><b>and</b><b> colder temperatures, wildfires, hurricanes, and more. <br></b><br></p><p><b>But even as we face similar challenges, the West still operates like a series of energy islands. This type of fragmented grid makes it harder to keep the lights on and prevent blackouts — and it’s also more expensive.</b></p><p><br><b>So what can policymakers do to make our energy more reliable </b><b>and</b><b> more affordable? How can states work together to meet the energy needs of millions of electricity customers all across the western United States? </b></p><p><br><b>Experts and advocates weigh in about a potential three-letter solution to the West’s power woes.</b></p><p><br></p>
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Recent Episodes
December 15, 2023
Digging Into The Data on Regional Market Studies
There is a lot of data related to establishing a regional electricity grid in the West, and digging through this information can be a challenge. In this episode, Advanced Energy United’s Leah Rubin Shen talks with Fred Heutte, Senior Policy Associate at NW Energy Coalition, who provides keen insight into the methods and strategies stakeholders should look for when analyzing regional grid data.
November 8, 2023
What Montana stands to gain by joining a regional electricity grid
In this episode, Advanced Energy United's Leah Ruben Shen talks with Anne Hedges, Director of Policy & Legislative Affairs at the Montana Environmental Information Center. As an energy and environmental policy expert for decades, Anne provides some keen insight into the benefits and challenges on Montana's path towards regional electric grid collaboration.
September 18, 2023
How a regional electric grid could avert a public health catastrophe
Welcome to Season 2 of Getting to Know RTO! In this episode, Advanced Energy United’s Leah Rubin Shen talks with Dr. Bob England, a public health physician and the former director of the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, about the public health benefits of regionalizing our electric grid.
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<p><b>Families and businesses across the West are feeling the burden of high energy costs. At the same time, we’re dealing with the effects of increasingly extreme weather events, meaning more stress on our energy grid from hotter </b><b>and</b><b> colder temperatures, wildfires, hurricanes, and more. <br></b><br></p><p><b>But even as we face similar challenges, the West still operates like a series of energy islands. This type of fragmented grid makes it harder to keep the lights on and prevent blackouts — and it’s also more expensive.</b></p><p><br><b>So what can policymakers do to make our energy more reliable </b><b>and</b><b> more affordable? How can states work together to meet the energy needs of millions of electricity customers all across the western United States? </b></p><p><br><b>Experts and advocates weigh in about a potential three-letter solution to the West’s power woes.</b></p><p><br></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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