#276 Digitizing The Paperwork Layer of the Energy Transition | Hudson Hollister (HData)

00:00 – Intro: Why energy regulation is the "unsexy" bottleneck of the transition.

03:11 – Hudson’s Background: From SEC Attorney to rewriting federal data laws.

05:55 – What HData Does: The platform for rate cases, compliance, and wildfire plans.

06:40 – The Natural Monopoly: Explaining the "Regulator vs. Regulated" conflict.

10:13 – The Rate Case Process: How utilities get paid (and why it takes so much paper).

14:00 – The ROI of AI: Moving from "Control-F" to vertical AI agents.

22:20 – The Urgency: Why grid modernization creates a compliance explosion.

35:00 – Hyperscalers & AI: How data center demand is changing the regulatory game.

46:18 – The Future of Work: Will AI replace regulatory lawyers?

48:00 – Founder Story: The 2022 cash crisis and the "Dark Night of the Soul."

53:00 – Hiring Framework: The 3 motivations Hudson looks for in talent.

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