A year of extreme weather and its warning to the power industry with Josh Wepman

Welcome back to Season Two of the Leidos MindSET podcast. 

The past year has been remarkable in terms of the climate. 2020 saw extraordinary wildfires, tropical storms and heat. As we saw more recently in Texas, extreme weather can have devastating effects on the power grid and put lives at risk. 

What have we learned about the grid’s vulnerabilities? To learn more, we welcome Leidos energy expert Josh Wepman to discuss:

• The effects of extreme weather on the power industry
• Distributed energy
• What are microgrids?
• The impacts of climate change
• Alternative energy sources

Links:

• www.leidos.com/mindset