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A whole suite of new technologies is headed for the electric space in an Electron Renaissance. Within the next decade, these new technologies will begin to he felt —some with major impact.

The United States Energy Association will take a hard look at these upending developments at its next virtual press briefing on Wednesday, July 10 at 11 a.m. EDT.

The format for these monthly press conferences on the air is simple: A panel of senior journalists interviews a panel of experts in a collegial atmosphere. The object is to disseminate knowledge to the media and the public. While we aim to give reporters something they can write that day, we also seek to inform them for future articles. The briefings are free, open to the public, and viewers may submit questions. They are organized and hosted by veteran writer and broadcaster Llewellyn King. Mark Menezes, USEA president and CEO, and former DOE deputy secretary, welcomes participants and is on hand to add his expertise.

These are the critical, evolving areas which will be examined at the briefing:

• Many battery varieties which are about to make an impact.
• Fusion companies which have collectively secured nearly $6.2 billion in private funding, along with additional grants from governments, and which hope to ship their first commercial reactors within a decade.
• New connectors which look to transform the grid.
• New ways of using natural gas without traditional carbon-releasing combustion.
• Small modular reactors which are about ready for deployment.
• Power electronics.

The experts to date are:

• Charles Bayliss, Director, TS Conductor
• John Howes, Principal, Redland Energy Group
• Andrew Holland, CEO, Fusion Industry Association
• Arvin Ganesan, CEO, Fourth Power
• Alan Ahn, Deputy Director for Nuclear, Third Way
• Ashley Smith, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, AES Corporation

The reporters to date are:

• Jennifer Hiller, The Wall Street Journal
• Adam Clayton Powell III, PBS
• Ken Silverstein, Forbes
• Peter Behr, E&E News
• K Kaufmann, RTO Insider