Energy Central's community has been on fire in recent weeks. While it's tempting to just keep leaning into that momentum of amazing content, conversation, and voices, we also have to take an intentional moment to pause and reflect.
Reflect on what, exactly? Well in case you missed it, here are some of my highlights I've seen in the past few weeks:
We've been able to celebrate some amazing Top Contributors who are going above and beyond for the community:
March's Top Contributors: Atul Pandurang Joshi, MĂĽslim Sevindik, and Obianuju Ezenwanne
April's Honorees: Ayat-Allah Bouramdane, David Gaier, and Dhananjay Hanumante
Some amazing partner insights and papers on timely, critical topics:
DERs: Different Benefits for Different Companies in Different Places by Todd Jackson of PowerSecure
Modernizing Legacy Infrastructure: Lessons from the Lake Conestee Dam Replacement by Heather Martin of Kleinschmidt
Advanced Planning and Construction with CIM Integration by Pat Hohl of Esri
Our podcast feed for Power Perspectives continued to be a who's who roll call of energy industry titans:
Kyle Haustveit, the Assistant Secretary of Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy, hyping up what this present geothermal moment means
Paul Toscarelli, VP of Electric Operations at PSE&G, to discuss how the utility rebounded from Superstorm Sandy
The Laser Tech team with experts on the technology that's filling in critical data gaps for the power industry
Journalist and Substack-superstare Robert Bryce on the reality of the Nuclear Renaissance
The dynamic duo of Douglas Leal and Joyce Solomon bridging the gap between Southern Company and CGI
Hey-- even our own Energy Central team popping in to be the thought leaders!
The Energy Central Events team and our partners have brought unbeatable conversations (that you can rewatch!) on:
Weather intelligent grids (from DTN, Black Hills Energy, and ERCOT)
CIP frameworks (featuring AssurX)
Artificial Intelligence in the field (insights from Fulcrum and Slalom)
Digital and physical safety for utility leaders (told by Ironwall)
Making easier permitting and regulation compliance (with IFS Copperleaf and Ameren)
We've aimed to tip our hats to the important days of recognition to the utility sector:
And a personal plug-- our Energy Central Substack that launched a few months ago is gaining steam, with some great conversations happening all the time. Be sure you're subscribing to us there, too!
As you can see, we've no shortage of expert voices and exclusive insights in the various Energy Central channels. And we want you to make sure you stay current on all of it:Â
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