Power Plays

About Power Plays

Welcome to Power Plays, a podcast series dedicated to the U.S. power and energy sector. Hosted by Teri Viswanath, lead energy economist with CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange, Power Plays connects you with top energy and environmental innovators, policy makers and rural electric cooperative executives for timely insights and in-depth market analysis.

Publisher

CoBank

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Jan 2021

Latest episode

22 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

75 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Sept 2026

   AI is recharging the nuclear power debate

   As AI-driven electricity demand climbs, can nuclear power move beyond paper reactors to real-world deployment? In this episode of Power Plays, Dr. Jeffrey King of Tennessee Tech explains the push and pull of nuclear power’s comeback, from AI-driven demand and SMRs to fuel constraints, waste policy and public trust.

2. 

   25 Aug 2026

   Tell me why it matters: The power of cooperative storytelling

   Guiding members through change means turning facts and figures into meaningful insights to show why it matters. In this episode of Power Plays, Andrew Sykes of Northwestern University explains why storytelling builds trust, helps people make sense of change and turns information into understanding.

3. 

   29 Jul 2026

   When, not if – preparing for the next cyber threat

   Cybersecurity can feel like an amorphous threat—big, complex and hard to pin down. In this episode of Power Plays, experts from Kit Carson, Rappahannock and Associated share practical guidance for electric cooperatives such as how to prepare before an incident, who needs to be involved, what scenarios to plan for and how to build confidence across the organization.

Who has been a guest on Power Plays

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Will Nichols
• Andrew Waranch
• Gina Wolf
• Lillian Federico
• Steve Piper

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

56,130

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 43 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

42

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

32

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