The Grid Mod Pod | Episode 29: AEIC's Power Delivery Committee with Patrick E. Smith, Sr.

Welcome to the Grid Mod Pod, brought to you by AEIC. In this podcast, you’ll hear from the utility industry’s top operations leaders on how their companies are working to modernize and improve our ever-evolving power grid. Thank you for joining us.

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In this episode, we’re excited to be joined by Patrick E. Smith, Sr., SVP of Operations and Technical Services at Ameren Illinois. Patrick is also the chairman of our Power Delivery Committee. Here’s what you’ll learn when you listen in:

-An overview of how the Power Delivery Committee is structured and who can become a member
-Why utility folks who are a part of the energy delivery value chain should get involved with AEIC's Power Delivery Committee
-How the Power Delivery Committee provides a forum for discussing climate risks, artificial intelligence, data-driven decision-making, and more.
-Why the committee is currently focused on mitigating crisis scenarios and distribution safety
-Why failures are just as important to share as best practices

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This podcast is brought to you by AEIC, the place where operations leaders come together to share knowledge and provide guidance to the electric utility industry. We'll be back with a new episode next week. Until then, keep powering on!