SRP’s Director Transmission Operations, Chris Hofmann.
COMMENTARY
To keep the grid at full load while planning on future growth, they build out a plan 10 years ahead to have the resources to make and distribute electricity.
Electricity is the one commodity they must make the exact amount to meet demand by the minute. They have a buffer and explain the Reserve Planning Reserves.
Discussion why rolling outages are rare in Arizona compared to the California fires and Texas Freeze nightmare.
Segment 2
Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant
COMMENTARY
Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant is co-owned by partners in and out of state.
APS operates it on behalf of those partners.
SRP manages the river systems to produce power and water.
The many sources of energy used to make power.
Why wind is not as efficient as solar.
The challenges of a carbon free future.
How to make up the difference as coal fired plants are shutting down.
Staggering consumer power consumption is the future.
Customers are already getting the idea of ‘Super Cooling’
Segment 3
Cool Rewards Program
COMMENTARY
The best form of energy are the ones you didn’t have to make.
Educating the consumer with the right equipment, a generating plant never has to be built.
APS explains this concept on last summer’s results of their Cool Rewards Program.
Discussion of the failure of the Texas Grid during the February Freeze and how close they came to total blackout. Could it happen in Arizona?
Was the Arizona Corporation Commission considering the Texas Grid deregulation plan at one time?
Discussion of maintaining and investment is the key to system health.
One form of future energy is producing hydrogen.
Segment 4
Arizona’s Grid System
COMMENTARY
What keeps our guests Chris and Jacob up at night? Wildfires and weather related incidents. They explain.
What was the power consumption numbers like during COVID around the state?
On The House Topic: The summer of 2020 was particularly challenging in Arizona as our state experienced the hottest summer on record… Extreme temperatures can put a strain on local energy grids. After seeing California experience rolling blackouts in summer 2020 and Texas’s entire grid threatened in February 2021, it leaves Arizonans wondering: Could a situation similar to Texas or California’s happen here in Arizona?… READ MORE IN THIS BLOG>> and scroll below for a breakout of each segment in this podcast with resource links.
