In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, David Hochschild, Chair of the California Energy Commission, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the upcoming call for submissions to its 2026 Electric Innovation Initiative that will find and reward the best ideas to grow electrification while protecting reliability and affordability.

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