How are overhead or underground power line outages identified, and what happens when an outage call comes into Sioux Valley Energy? Jay Buchholz talks with two experts on these issues: Ted Smith, Sioux Valley Energy Vice President of Operations and Engineering, and Sharla Haugen, Manager of Dispatch Operations.

Beneficial Electrification: This month, I talk with Sioux Valley Energy Manager of Beneficial Electrification Ben Pierson and Energy Services Specialist Sheila Gross about SVE's approach to Beneficial Electrification. We'll discuss how cooperative initiatives can help you save money over time, benefit the environment, improve quality of life, and foster a more robust and resilient electric grid.

Widespread extreme cold temperatures led to historic levels of energy demand on the U.S. power grid this week resulting in unplanned power outages for thousands throughout the central portion of the country, including approximately 7,000 Sioux Valley Energy members. As you can imagine, Sioux Valley Energy has gotten a lot of questions about the outages. In an effort to answer some of those questions and explain in greater detail what happened, Sioux Valley Energy's Jay Buchholz sat down with Sioux Valley Energy CEO/GM, Tim McCarthy and East River Electric CEO/GM, Tom Boyko to discuss the week's events. East River Electric is one of Sioux Valley Energy's power suppliers. The podcast does run about 16 minutes but it provides a thorough overview of this week's unplanned power outages that occurred throughout the entire central section of the United States. You can listen here:

Episode #1 covers Energy 101 in Part 1. Sioux Valley Energy's Vice President of Engineering and Operations Ted Smith explains how the electric grid works with some utility terminology. In Part 2, SVE's staking engineer Jason Sage talks through the process for installing a new or expanded service location.