Season 4 Finale: Listener Mailbag

in a season finale, mailbag episode the underground fielded questions from electric utility enthusiasts from across the country

Show Notes

Paul Dockery, Jason Fordney, Abigail Sawyer, and Dan Catchpole field listener submitted questions from all types of energy enthusiasts. Plus, we have a Bluey Inspired intermission game with the Honorable Katie Mapes, Matt Schroettnig, and Jon Hart.

03:12 - Dan Campbell wonders about the DER value proposition for Public Power

13:24 - Dr. Kyri Baker pitches an airline idea for electric utilities

27:13 - Travis Kavulla has a contracting question

34:46 - Mary Wienke wants to know how we think about new technology development

• Ben Serrurier’s work on A Fair Green Deal for the Last Coal Plant in Mississippi
• Family Guy’s recurring bit with the Kool Aid Man

44:51 - Robert Cromwell asks a bunch of questions about transmission

• MISO board approves $10.3B transmission plan to support 53 GW of renewables, coverage by Utility Dive

57:04 - Intermission Game - energy industry Bluey Scholars on character parallels

1:20:40 - TL;DR segment called “Just a Text”

• Mike Bloomberg from Groundwork Data
• Bryce Johanneck of Quanta Technology
• Therese Hampton proposes a conundrum
• Bill Drummond poses a question
•  Simon Mahan wants to talk about squirrels
• Mary Wienke with a testimonial

1:31:04 - New Merch: “Objectively Enthusiastic”

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What is Public Power Underground?

Public Power Underground is more than a discussion about public ownership of electric infrastructure, the infotaining episodes cover the energy enthusiast trifecta of electrification, markets, and people. The hosts interview industry experts on a broad range of energy industry and energy-industry-adjacent topics at the nexus of electric utilities and the energy transition. The podcast doesn’t take itself too seriously and frequently plays energy inspired games like “energy enthusiasm distilled,” “draw an analogy,” and “say something nice about electric utilities."