Exploring AI applications for energy and the grid

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of AI on energy demand and how the power industry is leveraging AI technology.

The development of data centers, many of which are to enable the growth and widespread use of powerful AI applications, is one of the key drivers of steeply increasing electricity demand forecasts in the US and around the world. But while the power industry is working to supply electricity needed by large tech firms, it is also using AI technology to improve its own operations. In this episode, Dan Testa speaks with experts and executives about how utilities, large industrial facilities and energy companies are using AI, and what's ahead. Joining this episode are Morgan Scott , vice president of global partnerships and outreach at the Electric Power Research Institute; Honeywell Process Automation President and CEO Jim Masso ; and Amit Narayan , co-founder and CEO of GridCARE.

People in this episode

Host: Dan Testa

Guests: Morgan Scott, Jim Masso, Amit Narayan

Topics covered

• AI applications
• energy demand
• electricity supply
• utilities
• data centers
• power industry

Keywords

• AI
• energy
• electricity demand
• utilities
• data centers
• power industry
• GridCARE
• Honeywell

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Electric Power Research Institute, Honeywell Process Automation, GridCARE

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