United States Energy Association

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Uplight General Manager Hannah Bascom and Octopus Energy CEO, U.S., Nick Chaset answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the just-announced majority share acquisition of power system software provider Uplight by international DER aggregator Octopus, in partnership with Schneider Electric, with the goal of becoming the first global energy transition super major.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Naman Trivedi, head of online consumer clean energy products marketplace EnergySage and VP for Home Energy with Schneider Electric answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about his perspective from across EnergySage’s DER marketplace on the potential to grow customer awareness of and interest in participating in VPP programs.This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Sally Jacquemin, vice president of power and utilities at AspenTech Digital Grid Management within Emerson, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about where VPPs composed of distribution system located resources, and often largely aggregated customer-owned distributed energy resources, fit in meeting today’s electricity demand.This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Matt Schnugg, Chief Product Officer for Schneider Electric’s Digital Grid business, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about how the capabilities of Schneider Electric’s One Digital Grid Platform can optimize the integration and operation of VPPs and make them a key part of meeting today’s load growth and affordability challenges.This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Allison Clements, a former commissioner with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and currently Principal of policy and strategy consultant 804 Advisory, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about her recent Utility Dive editorial outlining four actionable state-level policy moves that can quickly start turning around the growing concerns with rapidly rising electricity costs. This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Kavi Chintam, a campaign manager with policy advocate Vote Solar answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the Illinois negotiations that led to the state’s just enacted Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act, which includes what could be a national template for VPP legislation. This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.

In this episode of The Energy Stakeholder, Dan Ludwig of Excel Services joins USEA’s Will Polen to examine the global opportunities for deploying American SMR technology and the key challenges that must be overcome to bring these projects to market.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Scott Vogt, now Principal with power sector consultant Vogt Energy Advisors and formerly a top executive with Illinois utility Commonwealth Edison, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the groundbreaking VPP programs he and other Illinois stakeholders put in place through 2025’s Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act. This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Gisela Glandt, vice president of business development with Uplight, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about how VPPs have evolved into resources that can play an essential role in reliable affordable electricity delivery. This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Ben Brown, CEO of residential smart thermostat-based VPP provider Renew Home, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the Energy Capacity Shift that Renew Home VPPs, largely made up of smart thermostats, provide and the value those VPPs deliver.This episode is sponsored by EnergyHub. EnergyHub is helping the electric power industry transition from centralized, controlled, carbon-intensive generation to distributed, intermittent, renewable generation. Learn more at ⁠https://www.energyhub.com/⁠.