In this season finale, Ruth Gratzke, President of Siemens Smart Infrastructure in the United States, looks back at the state of the grid in 2024 and how the industry should be planning for future needs. In rapid-fire fashion, Bryce asks Ruth about topics from each of the podcast’s episodes in Season 5 to discuss:
- The importance of federal funding in moving modernization forward
- Improving market structures while keeping energy low cost, equitable and sustainable
- Integrating demand flexibility by investing in long-term storage solutions
- The shocking surge in demand growth from the past two years
- Scaling virtual power plants to meet the desired impact
- Maintaining cybersecurity best practices with the introduction of AI
Thank you for listening to this season of GridForward Chats. Be on the lookout for the launch of Season 6 in 2025!
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