The Switch Episode 2: Grid Modernization as a Human Challenge With Elizabeth Cook

Grid modernization is often described as a technology challenge. Elizabeth Cook sees it differently. 

In this episode of The Switch, Julieta Giraldez sits down with Elizabeth Cook, Vice President at the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies (AEIC) and host of The Grid Mod Pod, to discuss what it really takes to modernize the power system. 

From transmission and distribution planning to data foundations, organizational silos, and leadership, Cook shares why some of the industry's biggest challenges are not technical at all—they're human. 

The conversation explores trust, collaboration, situational awareness, and why the future grid depends as much on people and processes as it does on technology. 

The views expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host/guests and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any agency or company.