Podcast
Power Plays
Power Plays is a CoBank Knowledge Exchange monthly audio program. We connect with top energy and environmental innovators who share their insights, experience and observations of the market.
Power Plays episodes
Powering through change: Six issues co-op leaders are watching now
The startups shaping the future of rural electric service
Powering the cloud while protecting communities
Waiting on watts: The gas turbine backlog straining the grid
How electric co-ops can flex with credit headwinds
How to recruit board members who are plugged in
A tactical guide to battery energy storage
The energy balancing act — co-ops, data centers and the new grid equation
Beyond the bucket: A focus on mental health in linework
The CEO learning curve
How much is your co-op’s broadband worth—and what comes next?
How to build a power plant (quickly)
How a Texas co-op is increasing reliability with its virtual power plant
U.S. power plant new build cycle—a master class in ERCOT and PJM
U.S. power plant new build cycle — a master class in MISO and SPP
How co-ops are maximizing DER value for members
Bracing for grid strain and customer impacts from Virginia's data center boom
Profit by the gig: How co-ops are leveraging data analytics for broadband success
Can we have electricity that is both affordable and reliable?
Flexible generating technology comes up to bat
How statewide associations help power co-ops
This is not your parents’ electric co-op
How utilities are right-sizing distribution systems to meet future needs
What the shale will happen with natural gas prices?
From bytes to bucks: Data center financing considerations
The practical AI conversations at electric co-ops
The Tennessee Valley partners creating a two-way grid
How NRECA’s microgrid consortium is creating ‘wired resilience’
Watt's up with AI? The role of artificial intelligence in the future grid
For electric utilities, 2024 means evaluating new supply strategies, nimble financing
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