June 25, 2022
June 25, 2022/in News, The Electric Wire Podcast /
Madison, WI – Andy Bochman, Senior Grid Strategist, Idaho National Lab, and Bob Stone, Business Manager, IBEW 2150, join Electric Wire podcast host Kristin Gilkes to discuss a range of issues including preserving jobs and reliability in the coal to cleaner power transition, and how Andy’s coined the term “global weirding.”
A must-listen episode that serves as a follow up to our recent conversation with Brent Ridge of Dairyland Power Cooperative about their exploration of nuclear energy.
Listen to the episode on YouTube at the link below, or download the episode and subscribe to the Electric Wire wherever you get your podcasts!
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