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NewsData's "People in Power" is an exciting new biweekly podcast that explores issues in the energy industry, featuring expert guests from a wide range of backgrounds.
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- 4
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- Aug 27, 2026
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- Jul 17, 2026
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Ziad Alaywan on the Creation of the California Independent System Operator (opens the original)
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In this episode of People in Power, California Energy Markets Managing Editor Jason Fordney interviews Ziad Alaywan, founder and CEO of ZGlobal Inc. Ziad details what his firm does and also provides a fascinating history of his experiences helping stand up the California Independent System Operator and witnessing the California energy crisis of the early 2000s. Ziad, who had a front-row seat to the market manipulation of Enron and others, describes the incredible stress and complexities of manag
Crystal Ball, Executive Director of the Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee, on the Northwest Regional Forecast (opens the original)
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Crystal Ball tells all about her background at the Bonneville Power Administration, PNUCC’s Northwest Regional Forecast, gas-electric coordination, and how power is all about people.
Chair Letha Tawney of the Oregon Public Utility Commission on Meeting Demand in Oregon (opens the original)
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Chair Tawney discusses her path to being a regulator, the challenges and opportunities of meeting rising demand in Oregon, and how it relates to knitting!
Danielle Hughes of Tahoe SPARK on Liberty Utilities Rates and Procurement Controversy (opens the original)
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This episode of People in Power features Danielle Hughes, a long-time resident of Lake Tahoe and CEO of Tahoe Spark (Supporting Permanent Affordable Residential Kilowatts). Tahoe Spark is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit regional energy and public policy organization focused on energy affordability, climate resilience, infrastructure transparency, and regulatory oversight in Liberty Utilities’ California service territory. According to Hughes, Liberty residential utility customers lack a say in energy plan
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