<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;00:00&lt;/strong&gt; – Intro: Why energy regulation is the "unsexy" bottleneck of the transition.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;03:11&lt;/strong&gt; – Hudson’s Background: From SEC Attorney to rewriting federal data laws.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;05:55&lt;/strong&gt; – What HData Does: The platform for rate cases, compliance, and wildfire plans.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;06:40&lt;/strong&gt; – The Natural Monopoly: Explaining the "Regulator vs. Regulated" conflict.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:13&lt;/strong&gt; – The Rate Case Process: How utilities get paid (and why it takes so much paper).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;14:00&lt;/strong&gt; – The ROI of AI: Moving from "Control-F" to vertical AI agents.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;22:20&lt;/strong&gt; – The Urgency: Why grid modernization creates a compliance explosion.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;35:00&lt;/strong&gt; – Hyperscalers &amp; AI: How data center demand is changing the regulatory game.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;46:18&lt;/strong&gt; – The Future of Work: Will AI replace regulatory lawyers?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;48:00&lt;/strong&gt; – Founder Story: The 2022 cash crisis and the "Dark Night of the Soul."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;53:00&lt;/strong&gt; – Hiring Framework: The 3 motivations Hudson looks for in talent.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://cleantechies.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2"&gt;cleantechies.substack.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

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#276 Digitizing The Paperwork Layer of the Energy Transition | Hudson Hollister (HData)

FEB 4, 202658 MIN
CleanTechies Podcast

#276 Digitizing The Paperwork Layer of the Energy Transition | Hudson Hollister (HData)

FEB 4, 202658 MIN

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<p><strong>00:00</strong> – Intro: Why energy regulation is the "unsexy" bottleneck of the transition.</p><p><strong>03:11</strong> – Hudson’s Background: From SEC Attorney to rewriting federal data laws.</p><p><strong>05:55</strong> – What HData Does: The platform for rate cases, compliance, and wildfire plans.</p><p><strong>06:40</strong> – The Natural Monopoly: Explaining the "Regulator vs. Regulated" conflict.</p><p><strong>10:13</strong> – The Rate Case Process: How utilities get paid (and why it takes so much paper).</p><p><strong>14:00</strong> – The ROI of AI: Moving from "Control-F" to vertical AI agents.</p><p><strong>22:20</strong> – The Urgency: Why grid modernization creates a compliance explosion.</p><p><strong>35:00</strong> – Hyperscalers & AI: How data center demand is changing the regulatory game.</p><p><strong>46:18</strong> – The Future of Work: Will AI replace regulatory lawyers?</p><p><strong>48:00</strong> – Founder Story: The 2022 cash crisis and the "Dark Night of the Soul."</p><p><strong>53:00</strong> – Hiring Framework: The 3 motivations Hudson looks for in talent.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://cleantechies.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">cleantechies.substack.com/subscribe</a>