In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Frank Graves, Principal at the research and analysis consultant Brattle Group answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about critical insights in Brattle’s new paper, “Wildfire Financial Risks for Utilities: Proactive Management, Regulatory Policy and Strategy Recommendations.”
The Trump Administration has prioritized growing domestic manufacturing, securing energy dominance, and winning the AI race, and U.S. electrical manufacturers are doing their part, investing more than $185 billion to increase production in the U.S. since 2018. However, supply chains take time to bring onshore, and future progress could be hampered without certainty and stability that enables
Past Events
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 188: Energy Exemplar CEO David Wilson
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 187: Global Laser Enrichment President & CCO James Dobchuk
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 186: Curio President & CEO Edward McGinnis
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USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 185: SEPA Emerging Technologies Senior Manager Ann Collier
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 184: NRDC Sustainable FERC Project’s Western Markets Advocate Kelsie Gomanie
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 183: FYLD Co-Founder, CEO, & Director Shelley Copsey
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 182: Director of the Western Grid Group and Principal with the Ormond Group Amanda Ormond
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 181: Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President for Exelon Mike Innocenzo
Navigating the Nexus: New Horizons for Peace & Trade in the South Caucasus
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 180: SouthWestern Power Group General Manager David Getts
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 179: Executive Director of the Alliance for Transportation Electrification Phil Jones
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 178: Grid Strategies Vice President Michael Goggin
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 177: Former FERC Chair & Founder & Head of the Rail-Grid Collaborative Jim Hoecker
September 2025 Virtual Press Briefing: Fire: The Existential Threat for Utilities
USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 176: Americans for a Clean Energy Grid Executive Director Christina Hayes
