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Competitive Power Summit 2023: Calpine’s Thad Hill on the Need for Reliable Power

Competitive Power Summit 2023: Calpine’s Thad Hill on the Need for Reliable Power

FromEnergy Solutions: A Podcast From EPSA


Competitive Power Summit 2023: Calpine’s Thad Hill on the Need for Reliable Power

FromEnergy Solutions: A Podcast From EPSA

ratings:
Length:
33 minutes
Released:
May 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

How is a major natural gas power provider preparing for a decarbonized future while working to protect against reliability challenges like those faced during Winter Storms Uri and Elliott? This month, we’re rolling out audio from EPSA’s 2023 Competitive Power Summit in a special series. In this episode, hear a fireside chat with Calpine President and CEO Thad Hill and EPSA President and CEO Todd Snitchler. Calpine owns and operates the nation’s largest natural gas power generation fleet, in addition to the world’s largest geothermal power facility, while also building and planning battery storage and carbon capture and sequestration technology. Hill shares lessons from recent extreme weather events, the role for natural gas generation going forward, and needed energy market changes to enhance reliability. 
Released:
May 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (41)

America runs on reliable, affordable electricity - but the demands on our grid are changing. From natural gas to renewable power, electric vehicles and the competitive power markets, what are the energy solutions to cultivate cleaner air, new technology and more innovative and reliable power generation - at the least cost? Experts and voices from throughout the electric industry and government join the Electric Power Supply Association to discuss emerging trends, current issues, energy customer needs, and new projects. Discover how competition unlocks solutions to build the grid of the future.