# Getting more energy on the wires

- Show: [Catalyst](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst)
- Published: 2022-11-03
- Length: 58m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-11-03-getting-more-energy-on-the-wires

## Summary

Liza Reed, Electricity Transmission Research Manager at the Niskanen Center, discusses technologies and policies needed to expand the U.S. power grid. She explains the limitations of existing alternating current infrastructure and highlights high-voltage direct current (HVDC), composite-core conductors, and undergrounding as key solutions. Reed also addresses the critical role of interregional interconnections, citing the Texas grid isolation during Winter Storm Uri, and advocates for federal permitting reform to streamline the construction of new transmission lines.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-11-03-getting-more-energy-on-the-wires#t=7) Introduction: The Transmission Bottleneck
- [4:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-11-03-getting-more-energy-on-the-wires#t=290) Grid Architecture: AC vs. DC and Global Context
- [9:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-11-03-getting-more-energy-on-the-wires#t=584) Conductor Materials: Steel vs. Composite Cores
- [13:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-11-03-getting-more-energy-on-the-wires#t=822) Interconnections and the Texas Grid Isolation
- [25:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-11-03-getting-more-energy-on-the-wires#t=1517) Interconnection Queues and Non-Wires Alternatives
- [40:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-11-03-getting-more-energy-on-the-wires#t=2404) Undergrounding and High-Temperature Superconductors
- [52:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-11-03-getting-more-energy-on-the-wires#t=3158) Permitting Reform and Federal Authority

## Topics

- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Niskanen Center (company)
- Energy Hub (company)
- Bloom Energy (company)
- Pearl Street (company)
- Line Vision (company)
- Smart Wires (company)
- VER (company)
- FERC (company)
- NextGen Highways (company)

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