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The Grid Mod Pod

The operating story, one conversation at a time.

Practical conversations on modernizing the grid, hosted by Dr. Elizabeth Cook with the utility leaders working through the real questions. New episodes weekly, on Spotify, YouTube, and wherever you listen.

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A selection of recent episodes. The full library of 115-plus episodes lives on the @aeicnews channel and on Spotify.

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Be on the show

Why come on the Grid Mod Pod.

The show runs on real practitioner stories. If your team is working a problem the rest of the industry would learn from, this is the room to share it.

Practical, not promotional

Real lessons, peer to peer

The conversations surface the practical lessons and peer insight that come out of running a utility, not a sales pitch.

A platform for members

Your voice in the industry

A place for AEIC members to share experience and perspective with the people working the same problems.

No slides

Just a conversation

A conversational format built around your work. No deck to build, no prep marathon, just the story you already know.

How it works

Five easy steps, start to finish.

Step 1

A 15-minute pre-call

We review the format and find the angle on your topic together.

Step 2

We prepare the questions

AEIC drafts the guiding questions in advance, so you know where the conversation is headed.

Step 3

A 45-minute conversation

A relaxed virtual recording with Dr. Elizabeth Cook. No script, just the discussion.

Step 4

We handle production

AEIC takes care of all the editing and production. Nothing more is asked of you.

Step 5

We publish and promote

The episode goes out across Spotify, YouTube, and aeic.org, with promotion to the AEIC community.

What we talk about

The topics the show keeps returning to.

Grid modernization, reliability, planning, customer engagement, data strategy, workforce development, and the emerging challenges utilities are facing right now. If it shapes how the grid is run, it belongs on the show.

Dr. Elizabeth Cook
Your host

Dr. Elizabeth Cook

VP of Technical Strategy at the AEIC Center for Operational Excellence. Liz hosts the Grid Mod Pod as a working conversation between the people actually modernizing the grid — and would rather hear your real operating problem than a polished pitch.

ecook@aeic.org
Pitch the show

Bring your operating story.

Tell us what you are working on. We will set up a 15-minute pre-call to talk through a guest spot.

The story is better shared.

The clearest way to hear the operating story is to help tell it. See what membership puts your team inside.

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