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Episode 47: The Global Impact Award 2021

Guest: Dr. Robert M. Gates

The 2021 Global Impact Award honored Dr. Robert M. Gates, former U.S. Secretary of Defense, for his distinguished career in national security. Dr. Gates delivered the Brooks Emeny Distinguished Lecture and discussed his newest book, Exercise of Power: American Failures, Successes, and a New Path Forward in the Post-Cold War World. The Global Impact Award from the Cleveland Council on World Affairs recognizes individuals and organizations whose actions have had a positive impact and created greater understanding and cooperation among people and countries around the world.

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The Ad Hoc Gist: It’s the Great Heat Pump, Charlie Brown

Since there’s nothing new to write about the election at this point, this month’s Gist is on a more practical and less emotional topic — heat pumps. We’re now in heating season in much of...

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The Regulator’s Dilemma, Part 3

Virtual power plants (VPPs) are poised to revolutionize the power sector by orchestrating distributed energy resources (DERs) — like smart thermostats, household appliances, solar panels, batteries, and electric vehicles — into real-time networks of dispatchable…

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C&I customer needs are rapidly changing. How can utilities maximize their relationship?

In the blink of an eye, large commercial and industrial customers present big challenges and opportunities. Commercial and industrial customers have historically been boring to utilities. As long as power was reliable and reasonably priced,…

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