We talk a lot about the need to build more generation, storage, and infrastructure to meet growing electricity demand. But what does it actually take to get a new project connected to the grid?
In this episode of The Switch, Julieta Giraldez speaks with Ruchi Singh, Vice President of Transmission, Interconnection and Development Engineering at Panthera Grid Partners (formerly Urban Grid), about the complex reality behind bringing new power projects online. Drawing on her experience across utilities, transmission planning, research, and project development, Ruchi explains why interconnection is where engineering, physics, markets, finance, and execution all come together, and why even a technically sound project may never get built.
The conversation explores a grid that was designed for a different era, the growing importance of thinking holistically about the power system, and the challenge of developing engineers with the experience to understand those interdependencies. Ruchi also reflects on growing up with power outages in India, the moment she realized the human consequences of her work, and why today's growing investment in the grid gives her optimism about what the industry can accomplish next.
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