Top Industry Stories of 2025
As the end of the year draws near, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the insights, stories, and trends that shaped the electric power industry in 2025.
From AI, data centers, and efforts to keep customer bills as low as possible to critical policy updates and industry thought leadership, we’re highlighting the EP articles and podcast episodes that resonated most this year.
Most Popular Podcast Episodes
Powering the Future: Using AI and Grid Enhancements to Prepare for Rising Energy Demand
The energy grid is undergoing a major transformation, driven by AI, advanced technology, and strategic investments to meet growing demand and enhance resilience. On this episode, Ameren Illinois Chairman and President Lenny Singh and Bidgely Co-Founder and CEO Abhay Gupta discuss the critical roles of grid investments and AI-powered solutions in modern energy planning. They also explore how data-driven insights are transforming reliability, customer engagement, and infrastructure planning, ensuring the grid is ready to meet the fastest pace of electricity demand growth in decades.
Data-Driven Approaches for Effective Storm Responses
Electric companies are adopting advanced data analysis tools that provide more accurate predictions before a weather event to help optimize preparation efforts and support a faster response if outages occur. On this episode, Pacific Gas and Electric Vice President of Emergency Preparedness and Response Angie Gibson; Southern Company Enterprise Data Analytics Director Shane Powell; and E Source Data Science Director Kyle Decker discuss their experiences with storm response analytics. They share valuable lessons learned while developing and deploying data-driven forecasting and restoration models.
Duke Energy CEO Harry Sideris on Resilience and Affordability
Harry Sideris became the president and CEO of Duke Energy Corporation earlier this year after serving in various leadership roles at the organization for nearly three decades. On this episode, Harry discusses his vision for Duke Energy, the company's focus on resilience and affordability, his reflections on the devastating 2024 hurricane season; and more.
Delivering a Reliable, Secure, and Affordable Energy Future
On this episode, Tyler Anthony, president and CEO of Pepco Holdings, discusses Pepco’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the energy grid through the Capital Grid Project and how the company is building the workforce that will support the rapid growth of electricity demand from AI and data centers. Anthony also talks about why partnerships are essential to delivering a secure and resilient energy future and how Pepco's Customer Relief Fund is just one part of Pepco's strategy for supporting customers.
The Electric Perspectives podcast discusses the latest trends and issues shaping the electric power industry. Each episode features an interview with guests including executives from EEI and its member companies, government and industry partners, and energy thought leaders and experts.