Frequency Band - S1 E1: Getting the most from transmission

How can power systems prepare for the reliability challenges of winters to come? In this episode of Frequency Band, hosts Paul Dockery and Becky Robinson are joined by Mary Wiencke, Executive Director of the Public Generating Pool, and Kevin Nordt, recently retired Chief Strategy Officer of Dairyland Power. Together, they explore the growing challenge of resource adequacy and discuss a recent industry report projecting significant capacity shortfalls over the next decade. Through a conversation spanning policy, planning, and grid operations, Mary and Kevin examine what winter readiness means in an evolving energy landscape, the factors driving future resource needs, and the actions utilities and policymakers can take to maintain reliability. Join us for a discussion on preparing for the winters ahead and ensuring the grid remains reliable when it matters most.

Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube to follow along with the charts and visualizations discussed in the conversation. What do the data reveal about the Extended Day-Ahead Market's performance since launch? In this episode of Frequency Band, hosts Paul Dockery and Becky Robinson are joined by Connor Waldoch, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Grid Status, and Mark Rothleder, CAISO's Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Together, they explore EDAM's early results and the operational trends emerging across the Western Interconnection. Drawing on market data and performance metrics, Connor and Mark discuss reliability, market efficiency, participant benefits, and the evolving dynamics of regional market collaboration. They break down what the numbers are telling us and what EDAM's early performance may signal for the future.

How will electricity prices evolve as power systems become more complex, renewable generation grows, and new technologies reshape grid operations? In this episode of Frequency Band, hosts Paul Dockery and Becky Robinson are joined by Jacob Mays and Erik Ela to explore the future of price formation in electricity markets.

Net load uncertainty, growing markets, opportunity-cost-based resources, and agent-based simulation of electricity market design changes are the four topics at the forefront of electricity market design. In this episode of Frequency Band, hosts Paul Dockery and Becky Robinson discuss topics that two of the field’s most respected experts on market design find most interesting. Prof. Benjamin Hobbs and Dr. Scott Harvey are two long standing members of the ISO’s Market Surveillance Committee (MSC). In this two-part series, they share wisdom drawn from decades of experience across North American markets on the “wonkier” side of challenges facing electricity markets. Creators & Guests

Net load uncertainty, growing markets, opportunity-cost-based resources, and agent-based simulation of electricity market design changes are the four topics at the forefront of electricity market design. In this episode of Frequency Band, hosts Paul Dockery and Becky Robinson discuss topics that two of the field’s most respected experts on market design find most interesting. Prof. Benjamin Hobbs and Dr. Scott Harvey are two long standing members of the ISO’s Market Surveillance Committee (MSC). In this two-part series, they share wisdom drawn from decades of experience across North American markets on the “wonkier” side of challenges facing electricity markets. Creators & Guests