Rebecca Ryan and Lauren Azar join the Electric Wire for a conversation about change in the energy industry and in our world. Rebecca, one of the nation’s leading futurists, discusses local and global trends that everyone should be preparing for. Lauren, one of America’s most respected utility attorneys, leads the conversation about change in the energy industry, as they answer the following questions, and more:
· How do we get those in the utility industry to start thinking like futurists?
· How important are governmental or industry goals to get where we want to go?
· What does the future look like for EV’s and electrification?
· What are the craziest changes coming by 2050 that we haven’t thought of yet?
Cari Anne Renlund, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Madison Gas and Electric Co., joins Kristin Gilkes, Executive Director of the Customers First! Coalition, as co-host (and bonus guest) for a lively and inspiring conversation about the direction of the industry.
Links from the Episode:
More on MGE’s 2030 and 2050 Carbon Reduction Goals:
https://www.mge2050.com/en/
IPCC: Sixth Assessment Report
https://www.ipcc.ch/assessment-report/ar6/
Note from Rebecca: The Good Judgment Project (https://www.gjopen.com) makes predictions on EV penetration and MANY other things. The Good Judgment Project was founded by the author of Superforecasting, Phil Tetlock who found that regular people can learn to do foresight as well or better than trained CIA agents.
Long Bets is also does long term wagering about the future, fueled by a bunch of futurists and thought leaders. I just dropped on and Steven Pinker has a challenge about Bioterrorism.
How to Become a Cyborg from MIT Technology Review:
https://www.technologyreview.com/2018/06/19/142228/here-are-some-ways-to-upgrade-yourself-one-body-part-at-a-time/
