PowerUp Podcast

Shrirang “Shri” Abhyankar—formerly at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory—now serves as Grid Transformation Principal at ERCOT. In this episode, Shri explains how grid modeling, simulation, applied mathematics, and AI converge in real operations. We also explore the open-source tools his work helped shape, including Exascale Grid Optimization (ExaGO), ChatGrid, and Grid coPilot, and what these innovations mean for the future of grid planning and control.Shrirang AbhyankarPrincipal - AI & Optimization | IEEE senior memberhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/shrirang-abhyankar-59018144/some project linkshttps://www.pnnl.gov/publications/grid-modeling-tool-successfully-launches-worlds-fastest-supercomputerhttps://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/chatgridtm-new-generative-ai-tool-power-grid-visualizationhttps://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202504.1464

Nelson is the Supervisor of Substation Design and Drafting at Eversource Energy. He joins Cory and I on this episode to talk about his experience with Revit, the Eversource team, attending the SDSIC and much much more. Enjoy!Nelson AntunesSupervisor of Substation Design and Drafting at Eversource Energyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/nelson-antunes-64a46374/

Shabnam has been pushing the envelope of Revit at Power Engineers (now WSP) and sharing that knowledge with the SDSIC members for the past three conferences. We are privileged to have her join our podcast and share her knowledge, experience, and just the pure joy of her personality! Join us and listen in to some of her great advice.Shabnam Pazooki, Senior Technical Manager at WSPhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/shabnampazooki/

Trevor and Cory sit down for a conversation with the Duke Energy team live from our SDSIC conference in Chattanooga, Tennessee.joining us from Duke are:Crystal Myers, P.E.Manager | PGO Grid Ops Perf & Tech | Design Automation Tools & Support (DATS)[email protected] CoffeyDirector of Operational Performance & [email protected] ThomasDesign Automation Tool Support Specialist at Duke Energy [email protected] [email protected] SME | Design Automation Tools & Support (DATS) groupDuke Energy has been with the SDSIC since day one and have helped shape the consortium, and various products over the years. Their team is always engaged with members and provide outstanding presentations and content to help guide others in their journey towards design automation.

Trevor and Cory sit down for a conversation with the ePlan team live from our SDSIC conference in Chattanooga, Tennessee.joining us from ePlan are:Adrian MelendezEnergy Enthusiast | Business Development Professional | Grid Resiliency [email protected] Oliver KammesheidtGlobal Vertical Market Manager Energy - building a sustainable future energy system based on efficient engineering processes and industrialized energy [email protected] and Jan 'Ollie' Oliver are big supporters of the SDSIC, sponsoring our live annual events and presenting great content to keep our members up to date on the latest technology.