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CFC

CFC's podcast is focused on highlighting financial and energy industry insights that matter most to the electric cooperative network.

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84 episodes

  1. Equipment Lead Times Near Normal, Costs Are Still Elevated 6:36
  2. Digital Twins Improve Co-op Planning, Investment Decisions 7:04
  3. How Co-ops Are Maximizing the Value of Battery Storage 3:37
  4. Why Trust Is the Real Currency of Cooperative Leadership 29:10
  5. Should Co-ops Consider Emerging Wearable Support Tools? 3:29
  6. Early AI Efforts Offer Lessons for Cooperative Leaders 5:29
  7. Can Advanced Nuclear Scale To Meet Demand? 3:45
  8. How Rapid AI Damage Assessments Are Changing Disaster Recovery 25:14
  9. What Co-ops Should be Asking About V2G 6:07
  10. How Cooperatives Are Planning for Grid Reliability Challenges 4:49
  11. How AI Is Delivering Real Value for Cooperatives 14:03
  12. AI Use Rises as Co-ops Manage Risk, Governance, Oversight 7:19
  13. Microgrids Shift Resilience from Assets to Outcomes 4:58
  14. Why Deterrence, Resilience Matter in Physical Security 5:29
  15. Wildfire Mitigation Is Now a Financial, Governance Issue 5:45
  16. What Co-ops Should Know About Changing Power Supply Dynamics 5:43
  17. Cooperative Innovation ‘Essential’ in Today’s Environment 23:33
  18. Keeping It Human: AI and the Future of Member Service 20:45
  19. Virtual Power Plants: Strategic Opportunity, Not Strategic Imperative 6:06
  20. AI Use Policies Key To Leveraging Its Potential 4:20
  21. Managing the Risks of Data Centers 10:02
  22. What Data Center Growth Means for Co-ops 5:14
  23. 2026 Industry and Economic Trends 10:20
  24. LNG Exports: Shaping the Future of US Natural Gas 3:38
  25. From Corporate America to Cooperative Leadership: CFOs Navigate Unique Challenges in the Energy Transition 23:08
  26. From Dormant to Dominant: The Return of Nuclear Power 6:00
  27. From Restaurants to Reliability: A VP's Journey at York Electric Cooperative 11:11
  28. Summer Heatwave Pressures Grid Resilience 2:42
  29. Explore the Drivers of Growth, Financial Stability 3:55
  30. Solar Sticker Shock—New Tariffs Target the Solar Industry 5:10
  31. Peak Shifts, Solar Surges: Inside Vermont’s Grid Transformation 4:24
  32. AI’s Role in Enhancing Operations and Member Services 3:37
  33. Electric Cooperatives and the Data Center Boom 4:10
  34. Transformers Are More Than Meets the Eye 4:55
  35. Small Modular Reactors Closer To Reality 3:57
  36. Understanding Utility-Scale Solar 4:45
  37. Electric Cooperatives’ Role in Changing EV Landscape 3:46
  38. 2025 Industry and Economic Trends 13:05
  39. Enhancing Efficiency, Member Experience with AI 21:11
  40. Industry Insights: DOE Funds Energize US Battery Storage 2:22
  41. Leadership Insights from a Hurricane-Tested CEO 10:45
  42. Empowering Electric Cooperatives—The Promise of Microgrids 3:57
  43. Colorado CEO Talks Reliability in the Face of Extreme Weather 13:29
  44. Unleashing the Potential of DERMS 2:28
  45. Commercial Power Demand Drives Electricity Sales 1:47
  46. The Truth About EV Sales 2:23
  47. Quick Guide to CFC Investments 13:29
  48. Wildfires Spark Industry Change, Drive Up Costs for Electric Utilities 3:27
  49. New FERC Rule Impacts 2024 Interconnection Queue 2:08
  50. How Co-op Virtual Power Plants Stack Up Against Google, Tesla 3:05