Grid Reliability & the Next Wave of Load Growth - ComEd CEO Gil Quiniones

Nat Bullard talks with Gil Quiniones, president and CEO of Chicago's Commonwealth Edison Co, about how a century-old utility is adapting to extreme weather, rapid load growth from data centers, and a more distributed grid. Quiniones also shares the career path that took him from mechanical engineering to ComEd, New York City public service, the New York Power Authority, and finally, Chicago. In this episode, Quiniones explains how ComEd is using smart-grid tools, AI, flexible interconnection, and new communications infrastructure to improve reliability and integrate renewables. The conversation also explores utility regulation, affordability, workforce development, and how the industry can prepare for storage, clean dispatchable generation, and rising demand from hyperscalers. For more conversations with the top decision-makers in a field shaping the future of the globe, subscribe here on YouTube:    / @nameplatepodcast