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Grid Automation and Digital Portfolio Season

Why modern technologies are the only path forward for optimizing the grid

Why modern technologies are the only path forward for optimizing the grid

As electricity demand accelerates and new loads arrive faster and at greater scale, utilities are being forced to rethink how the grid is planned and operated. In this episode of Power Pulse, John Glassmire explores why grid expansion is no longer just a hardware challenge, how data, automation, and visibility are becoming essential, and why battery energy storage is reshaping the grid into a digital system. He also reflects on what grid modernization means beyond technology—and why preparing the grid for what comes next is a mission-critical to modern society.

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John Glassmire

As VP of Digital Enablement and Transformation at Hitachi Energy, John has helped organizations leverage digital innovation to enable an electrified future. John’s experience spans research, portfolio strategy, and innovation acceleration with roles including director of energy engineering at a successful microgrid software start-up, more than a decade of global consultative solutioning experience, and several years in product management. An accomplished speaker, John has facilitated hundreds of workshops on innovative energy solutions and even led the creation of a course on distributed renewable power systems for power utility leaders at the University of Washington. 

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