Grid Lock

Dr. Paul Moses

Grid Lock: Engineering for the Real World Every system we depend on — the lights that turn on, the grid that holds steady, the infrastructure that scales with demand — is the result of hard tradeoffs engineers and policymakers make every day. Grid Lock: Engineering for the Real World goes inside those tradeoffs. Hosted by Dr. Paul Moses, professor of electrical engineering, each episode brings in experts across engineering and energy disciplines to explore the pressures defining our power future: affordability, flexibility, reliability, grid resilience, versatility, capacity, and what it takes to electrify societies for the future. The conversation starts local — right here in Oklahoma — scales up to national policy and infrastructure trends, and connects to the global engineering challenges shaping how the world powers itself. www.mosesconsulting.net

Episodes

  1. 27 Jul

    Grid Lock: The Unequal Grid with Dr. Paul Moses

    Episode Show NotesThis episode is a short overview to some of the topics we hope to touch in later in depth details. How Infrastructure Disparities Affect Power Reliability Why do some neighbourhoods get their power back in hours while others wait days after the same storm? In this episode of Grid Lock: Engineering for the Real World, we explore how the design of the electric grid influences reliability, resilience, and the customer experience. We discuss the differences between overhead and underground power distribution, why restoration times vary depending on where you are connected to the grid, and the unique challenges faced by rural communities. The conversation also examines a difficult question: should customers who experience very different levels of reliability all pay the same rates? This episode looks beyond the headlines to examine the engineering trade-offs, infrastructure investment decisions, and equity challenges that utilities and policymakers face as the power system evolves. In this episode: Electrical usage patternsDisparity in infrastructure Grid ModernizationEconomic RealitiesHow grid topology affects outage restoration times.The reliability challenges facing rural electricity networks.The balance between cost, resilience, and fairness in electricity infrastructure.What future grid investments could mean for customers.Grid Lock: Engineering for the Real World explores the engineering decisions behind the infrastructure we depend on every day, bringing practical discussions with experts from across the energy industry. Connect with Dr. Paul Moses: www.mosesconsulting.net Music licensed through Soundstripe. Code: JA5BI0DBAHXMMZIM

  2. 22 Jul

    The State of the Grid: Intro to Grid Lock Dr. Paul Moses

    I'm Dr. Paul Moses, an electrical engineer, educator, and researcher. Grid Lock: Engineering for the Real World Every system we depend on — the lights that turn on, the grid that holds steady, the infrastructure that scales with demand — is the result of hard tradeoffs engineers and policymakers make every day. Grid Lock: Engineering for the Real World goes inside those tradeoffs. Each episode brings in experts across engineering and energy disciplines to explore the pressures defining our power future: affordability, flexibility, reliability, grid resilience, versatility, capacity, and what it takes to electrify societies for the future. The conversation starts local — right here in Oklahoma — scales up to national policy and infrastructure trends, and connects to the global engineering challenges shaping how the world powers itself. www.mosesconsulting.net In this episode I discuss the overview of the state of the grid. In recent years, we are seeing a rapid escalation in the amount of electrical energy we useAffordability, even here in Oklahoma which is touted to be one of the lowest cost of living states, is still not immune to electricity price growthUtilities are also in a bind; grid modernizationLegacy equipmentThe impact of new energy consumers; data centersPower system planning has always been a top-level down endeavor – key decisions made at the federal, or boardrooms of power corporations – and seldom or very little input from the communities.  Indeed a bottom-up approach is more sort after in stakeholder engagement, the general public in entering the discussion. These are important decisions, and will have lasting repercussions in everyone, costs of living, our children and grandchildren’s prospects and thinking 22nd century. – Remember, it takes many years, sometimes decades to planout and start building major infrastructure. I look forward to continuing these important conversations over the series of episodes in the podcast Grid Lock. Thank you for listening!

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Grid Lock: Engineering for the Real World Every system we depend on — the lights that turn on, the grid that holds steady, the infrastructure that scales with demand — is the result of hard tradeoffs engineers and policymakers make every day. Grid Lock: Engineering for the Real World goes inside those tradeoffs. Hosted by Dr. Paul Moses, professor of electrical engineering, each episode brings in experts across engineering and energy disciplines to explore the pressures defining our power future: affordability, flexibility, reliability, grid resilience, versatility, capacity, and what it takes to electrify societies for the future. The conversation starts local — right here in Oklahoma — scales up to national policy and infrastructure trends, and connects to the global engineering challenges shaping how the world powers itself. www.mosesconsulting.net

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  • Creator
    Dr. Paul Moses
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Dr. Paul Moses
  • Show Website
    Grid Lock