What's the Bright Idea with SERC
by SERC Reliability Corporation
Latest episode
The Evolving Cyber Landscape with External Guest Patrick Miller
The Evolving Cyber Landscape with External Guest Patrick Miller
About this podcast
The goal of this podcast is for listeners to 1) learn valuable information about electric industry-related topics and 2) gain exposure or additional exposure to SERC.
Episodes
- The Evolving Cyber Landscape with External Guest Patrick Miller · 27 minIn this episode of What’s the Bright Idea with SERC, host Joseph Tromba speaks with Patrick Miller, president and CEO of Ampyx Cyber, about the rapidly evolving cyber landscape…
- Internal Controls with Michael Belle and Ted Franks · 14 minIn this episode of What’s the Bright Idea with SERC, host Joe Tromba is joined by Michael Bell, Senior O&P Risk Awareness Engineer, and Ted Franks, Principal O&P Risk Awareness…
- Audits: What are They and the Importance of These Compliance Monitoring Engagements · 19 minIn this episode of What’s the Bright Idea with SERC, host Joe Tromba is joined by Jermaine Green, Manager of SERC’s CIP Monitoring team, to discuss audits and the role of CIP…
- Reliable Data for a Reliable Grid Featuring Srushtee Pawar and Mike Petramalo · 23 minIn this episode, we take a closer look at what defines good data—and why data quality is essential to decision‑making in the electric reliability industry. Host Joseph Tromba…
- Resource Adequacy with Anaisha Jaykumar & Gaurav Karandikar · 29 minIn this episode of What’s the Bright Idea with SERC, host Joseph Tromba speaks with SERC experts Anaisha Jaykumar and Gaurav Karandikar about resource adequacy, including balance…
- Load Growth & Reliability Planning with Dr. Melinda Montgomery · 15 minLoad growth is changing grid reliability planning and operations. From EVs and data centers to crypto and electrification, demand is rising faster than the infrastructure needed…
- Emerging CIP Trends with Chris Holmquest Part 2 · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 10Host Joe Tromba sits down with Chris Holmquest, Senior Reliability and Security Advisor at SERC Reliability Corporation, for part two of their conversation exploring the evolving…
- Emerging CIP Trends with Chris Holmquest - Part 1 · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 9In this first installment of a two-part conversation, host Joe Tromba sits down with Chris Holmquest, Senior Reliability and Security Advisor at SERC Reliability Corporation, to…
- Cybersecurity and Grid Reliability featuring Stephen Brown · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 8In this episode, host Joseph Tromba is joined by Stephen Brown, Director of Cyber and Physical Security at SERC, to explore the role of cybersecurity in protecting the electric…
- Artificial Intelligence featuring Maggie Peacock · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 7In this episode, Maggie Peacock gives an overview of Artificial Intelligence and provides how it comes into play in the electric reliability space.
- Renewable Resources featuring Ted Franks and Pete Heidrich · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 6In this episode Ted and Pete do a deep dive into the Inverter-Based Resources Initiative. Here is NERC's Glossary of Terms for reference.
- Cold Weather Preparedness featuring Heather Polzin · 21 min · Season 1 Episode 5
- Situation Awareness featuring Nancy DeLeon · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 4
- Physical Security featuring Travis Moran · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 3
- What is SERC featuring Jason Blake (Part 2) · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 2
- What is SERC featuring Jason Blake (Part 1) · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 1
- Trailer · 1 min · Season 1







