Inside the Grid
32 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSioux Valley Energy's Inside the Grid monthly podcast provides a broader discussion on energy-related matters that can effect residential, commercial, and agricultural members in eastern South Dakota and southwest Minnesota.
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SVE 2024 Rate Adjustment
March 04, 2024 17:30 - 22 minutes - 50.8 MBThis month, Sioux Valley Energy's Chief Financial Officer, Jason Maxwell, and General Manager & CEO, Tim McCarthy, talk about the upcoming rate adjustment. The Sioux Valley Energy Board of Directors approved an overall average rate increase of 6.38 percent as of April 1, 2024. We discuss the need for a rate increase to address the rising costs for material, equipment, operations, financing, and power supply. Please visit Sioux Valley Energy's rate change page or call 1-877-511-8062 to lear...
SVE Keeping the Lights On with Smart Grid Solutions
December 28, 2023 18:00 - 19 minutes - 44.1 MBThis month, Sioux Valley Energy's Chad Williams and Chris Graff discuss how the cooperative "Keeps the Lights On" (PG 10-11). Special guest, Jacob Slaathaug from Smart Grid Solutions also provides an update on the Department of Energy's Energizing Rural Communities grant. Four Sioux Valley Energy communities received wireless fault indicator devices to help improve reliability and outage response times.
SVE Bill & Smarthub Redesign
November 29, 2023 21:06 - 14 minutes - 32.7 MBThis month Sioux Valley Energy's Member Services and Billing Supervisors Toni Kruger and Molly Burmeister discuss how the new paper bill and Smarthub redesigns can help members access, view, understand and pay for their electric usage.
National Cooperative Month with SVE Directors Fish & Leuthold
October 26, 2023 18:00 - 18 minutes - 41.3 MBThis month Sioux Valley Energy celebrates National Cooperative Month with Board Chairman Gary Fish and Vice-Chair Dan Leuthold. They discuss why cooperatives are important and their perspectives from the board room.
SVE EV Expo 2023
September 05, 2023 21:13 - 13 minutes - 30.3 MBThis month Sioux Valley Energy's Manager of Beneficial Electrification, Ben Pierson and Jay Buchholz talk with residential member Susan Kruse about her electric vehicle experiences and how the public can learn more about "going electric" at the 3rd Annual EV Expo on Tuesday September 19th from 4-7PM at the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds in Sioux Falls, SD.
SVE EMPOWER Youth Leadership
April 03, 2023 13:00 - 14 minutes - 33.9 MBThis month Sioux Valley Energy's Training and Development Coordinator Chinelle Christensen introduces two students from the EMPOWER Youth Leadership Class of 2022-2023. Lily Fods represents Chester Area School District and Ashirvad Sharma is from Brandon Valley High School.
SVE Smarthub Usage Tools On-Demand
February 21, 2023 22:42 - 14 minutes - 32.3 MBThis month Sioux Valley Energy's Member Services and Billing Supervisors Toni Kruger and Molly Burmeister discuss how the Smarthub App can help members access, view, and understand their electric usage.
SVE Key Account Spotlight with New Vision Co-op
December 22, 2022 15:14 - 9 minutes - 21.2 MBThis month Sioux Valley Energy spotlights a key account member New Vision Cooperative. We visit with New Vision Co-op's CEO Matt Ashton about agriculture and how New Vision serves their members in southwest Minnesota.
October National Cooperative Month
October 16, 2022 19:16 - 11 minutes - 26.3 MBThis month Sioux Valley Energy celebrates October being National Cooperative Month. We sit down with SVE's CEO and General Manager Tim McCarthy to visit about the 7 cooperative principles. We talk about what everyday commitment to community looks like and why cooperatives are a great career choice.
Special Edition: SVE Ride and Drive Event 2022
September 20, 2022 22:24 - 25 minutes - 57.7 MBWelcome to a Special Edition of Inside the Grid Podcast. This month we will host the 2nd annual EV Ride and Drive event Thursday September 29th from 4-7PM at the WH Lyon Fairgrounds eastside parking lot. Our Manager of Beneficial Electrification Ben Pierson and I recently sat down with Sioux Metro Growth Alliance’s Sheldon Jenson with their podcast Growing Places to visit about the coop and the upcoming EV Ride and Drive event. (Thank you and credit to SMGA's Growing Places podcast)
GOED Deep Dive into Economic Development
August 23, 2022 14:20 - 13 minutes - 31.7 MBInside the Grid was on the road at the Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) Deep Dive Conference in Watertown, South Dakota. ISG's Economic Development Practitioner, Steve Watson, shares his perspective on economic development and Joe Fiala explains why GOED hosted the Deep Dive sessions for "landing-the-deal".
SVE Cybersecurity
August 01, 2022 13:21 - 15 minutes - 35.7 MBInside the Grid welcomes Justin Moose, Sioux Valley Energy's Vice President of Technology. We discuss Cybersecurity terms, common scams, and best practices for avoiding potential data exposures. Justin shares ideas on possible scenarios if a cyber event occurs and training to help businesses and their employees limit online threats.
SVE REVIVE and Chamber of Commerce Roundtable
June 27, 2022 13:16 - 21 minutes - 50.3 MBInside the Grid welcomes Brandon Lane as Sioux Valley Energy's newest Community & Economic Development Representative. We talked about REVIVE 2030 and the chamber's impact on communities with Amy Meert Farr from Hartford Area Chamber and Rachael Neiman with the Brandon Valley Area Chamber of Commerce.
SVE Rural Development with USDA
May 25, 2022 19:06 - 16 minutes - 37 MBInside the Grid talks with USDA's Rural Development Business Loan Specialist, Cayla Holleman, about the variety of programs to assist Ag producers, new or expanding rural business owners, and other financial resource tools for electric cooperative members.
SVE Safety Culture
April 27, 2022 20:05 - 16 minutes - 37.7 MBInside the Grid talks with Sioux Valley Energy's Safety Steering Committee members Terry Ebright, Deb Biever, Jake Dybedahl, and Mike Oines on why safety is paramount at the cooperative.
SVE Commercial and Ag Rebate Programs
March 29, 2022 18:29 - 16 minutes - 38.4 MBInside the Grid talks with Sheila Gross and Reggie Gassman from Sioux Valley Energy's Beneficial Electrification Department regarding Commercial and Agriculture rebates and incentive programs.
SVE NEXT Conference Key Accounts Panel
February 21, 2022 15:35 - 11 minutes - 27.3 MBInside the Grid was on the road in February at Touchstone Energy's 2022 NEXT Conference in Palm Springs, California. Jay Buchholz participated in the "Serving Essential Loads" panel and presented how a podcast can add value to key accounts. We also talked with Ryan Nance from North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives and Tina Rushing from CHELCO about the value their organizations bring to key accounts.
SVE Workplan & Budget
January 24, 2022 14:27 - 14 minutes - 32.9 MBIn the latest podcast, we visit with Sioux Valley Energy's System Engineer Chris Graff to talk about the Workplan and Budget process.
State and Federal Cooperative Issues
November 24, 2021 20:47 - 20 minutes - 46.2 MBIn the latest podcast, we sit down with Chris Studer from East River Electric Power Cooperative and Trevor Jones from South Dakota Rural Electric Association to get their take on issues facing cooperatives in Washington as well as in Pierre and St. Paul.
The "Cooperative Difference"
October 25, 2021 13:10 - 23 minutes - 53.8 MBInside the Grid talks about the "Cooperative Difference" for National Co-op Month. Sioux Valley Energy Vice Presidents of Public Relations, Carrie Vugteveen; Human Resources and Member Services Debra Biever; and Chief Financial Officer Betty VanDerWerff discuss how cooperatives benefit their members.
Cooperative Sustainability and Renewable Energy
September 23, 2021 16:05 - 34 minutes - 79.6 MBInside the Grid talks Sustainability and Renewable Energy during a round table discussion with Jeff Rud from East River Electric and Reggie Gassman and Ben Pierson from Sioux Valley Energy.
Cooperative Economic Development
August 27, 2021 13:31 - 23 minutes - 53.2 MBInside the Grid talks with Rural Electric Economic Development (REED) Fund's new manager Eric Fosheim and Sioux Metro Growth Alliance's President and CEO Jesse Fonkert regarding economic development tools and strategies in the region.
SVE Smarthub Navigation and Energy Tools
July 27, 2021 19:00 - 15 minutes - 35.4 MBInside the Grid talks with Sioux Valley Energy's Billing Supervisor Molly Burmeister and System Engineer Chris Graff about how members can navigate Smarthub for energy information and other useful tools.
SVE Celebrates June Dairy Month
June 28, 2021 18:42 - 18 minutes - 42.5 MBIt's June Dairy month! We take a moment to thank the dairy producers and visit with Sioux Valley Energy member Boadwine Dairy. Jay Buchholz talks with Lynn Boadwine about their dairy operation and Sioux Valley Energy's Sheila Gross about ag-related rebate programs.
Safety Culture
May 28, 2021 16:05 - 20 minutes - 46.4 MBWhat does a culture of safety look like for utilities and manufacturing companies? Jay Buchholz talks with two experts on building and maintaining a safety culture: Terry Ebright, Sioux Valley Energy's Safety Coordinator, and DJ Mittan, Marmen Energy's EHS Manager.
Power Outages
April 27, 2021 11:00 - 17 minutes - 40.3 MBHow 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: Go Electric
March 23, 2021 17:46 - 20 minutes - 46.9 MBBeneficial 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.
Inside the Grid
February 22, 2021 15:36 - 16 minutes - 37.9 MBBusiness PowerUp: 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 Buc...
Inside the Grid
February 22, 2021 15:36 - 16 minutes - 37.9 MBBusiness PowerUp: 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 Buc...
Inside the Grid
February 19, 2021 17:24 - 16 minutes - 22.5 MBWidespread 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 wit...
Energy 101
January 12, 2021 21:20 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MBEpisode #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.
Inside the Grid
January 12, 2021 21:20 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MBEpisode #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.