PowerUp Podcast

Shrirang Abhyankar shares some of his amazing research and project work

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 Abhyankar [https://www.linkedin.com/in/shrirang-abhyankar-59018144/overlay/about-this-profile/] Principal - AI & Optimization | IEEE senior member https://www.linkedin.com/in/shrirang-abhyankar-59018144/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/shrirang-abhyankar-59018144/] some project links https://www.pnnl.gov/publications/grid-modeling-tool-successfully-launches-worlds-fastest-supercomputer [https://www.pnnl.gov/publications/grid-modeling-tool-successfully-launches-worlds-fastest-supercomputer] https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/chatgridtm-new-generative-ai-tool-power-grid-visualization [https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/chatgridtm-new-generative-ai-tool-power-grid-visualization] https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202504.1464 [https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202504.1464]

Nelson Antunes joins us from Eversource to talk Revit ideas and plans

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 Antunes Supervisor of Substation Design and Drafting at Eversource Energy https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelson-antunes-64a46374/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelson-antunes-64a46374/]

We meet up with Shabnam Pazooki live at our Chattanooga conference 2025

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 WSP https://www.linkedin.com/in/shabnampazooki/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/shabnampazooki/]

Interview with the Duke Energy team live from our Chattanooga conference 2025

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. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystal-myers-p-e-2ba626a4/] Manager | PGO Grid Ops Perf & Tech | Design Automation Tools & Support (DATS) crystal.myers@duke-energy.com [melendez.a@eplanusa.com] Peter Coffey [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-oliver-kammesheidt/overlay/about-this-profile/] Director of Operational Performance & Technology peter.coffey@duke-energy.com [peter.coffey@duke-energy.com] Mark Thomas [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-thomas-8334b727/] Design Automation Tool Support Specialist at Duke Energy Corporation mark.thomas@duke-energy.com [mark.thomas@duke-energy.com] Justin Martin [justin.martin@duke-energy.com] justin.martin@duke-energy.com [justin.martin@duke-energy.com] ACADE SME | Design Automation Tools & Support (DATS) group Duke 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.

Interview with the ePlan team live from our Chattanooga conference 2025

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 Melendez [https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-melendez-2442415a/overlay/about-this-profile/] Energy Enthusiast | Business Development Professional | Grid Resiliency Advocate melendez.a@eplanusa.com [melendez.a@eplanusa.com] Jan Oliver Kammesheidt [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-oliver-kammesheidt/overlay/about-this-profile/] Global Vertical Market Manager Energy - building a sustainable future energy system based on efficient engineering processes and industrialized energy solutions. Kammesheidt.J@eplan.de [Kammesheidt.J@eplan.de] Adrian 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.