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  1. Catalyst · 30 Jul 2026 Why C&I storage is finally taking off with Tim Hade, senior vice president, Voltus; previously co-founder and CEO, Brightfield Infrastructure Commercial and industrial storage, meaning batteries installed at a business’s own site, has never gone anywhere. Is that actually changing, and why would this time be different?
  2. Catalyst · 25 Jun 2026 How data centers are complicating transmission expansion with Maeve Allsup, senior reporter, Latitude Media Why is a transmission line that the AI boom made more necessary getting harder to build because of the AI boom?
  3. Steel For Fuel · 8 Apr 2026 Duration is all you need by Andy Lubershane, Partner and Head of Research, Energy Impact Partners Once short-duration batteries have covered the daily peak, what kind of storage does the power system still need?
  4. Catalyst · 12 Feb 2026 PJM and ERCOT are navigating a capacity rollercoaster with Paul Segal, CEO, LS Power What is actually happening in the two most-watched US power markets, and is either one getting the capacity it needs in time?
  5. Catalyst · 2 Oct 2025 The new wave of DERs with Dana Guernsey, co-founder and CEO, Voltus How did demand response get from emergency phone calls to an everyday grid resource, and what can it now do about load growth?
  6. Catalyst · 31 Jul 2025 PJM and the capacity crunch with Steve Piper, research director for North American power and renewables, S&P Global PJM’s capacity auction cleared at a record again. What does that say about whether enough generation gets built, and about what consumers will pay?
  7. Catalyst · 5 Dec 2024 Explaining the ‘Watt-Bit Spread’ with Brian Janous, co-founder and chief commercial officer, Cloverleaf Infrastructure; previously vice president of energy at Microsoft Why can data centers not get power, when the companies that want it are willing to pay almost anything for it?
  8. Catalyst · 9 Aug 2024 Understanding the transmission bottleneck with Rob Gramlich, founder and president, Grid Strategies The United States has nearly stopped building transmission at exactly the moment it needs far more of it. What is actually blocking it, and is it fixable?
  9. Catalyst · 14 Dec 2023 What do you do with a 100-hour battery? with Mateo Jaramillo, co-founder and CEO, Form Energy What do you actually do with a 100-hour battery on the grid, and is there a use for one now rather than only in a far more renewable future?
  10. Catalyst · 30 Nov 2023 EV charging on both sides of the pond with Nick Woolley, co-founder and CEO, ev.energy Europe adopted electric vehicles earlier than the United States. Does that make it a window into America’s charging future, and what can each side learn from the other?