Episode Details

Power demand is exploding, but the grid is not ready.

Live from the Daniel Energy Partners Thrive Energy Conference, host Josh Lowrey sits down with Dave Bosco to unpack why “light-switch” reliability is now mission-critical.

They dive into island power, microgrids, and how ProPower is building utility-grade solutions for oil & gas and hyperscale data centers in a constrained grid, plus the tech behind it, their partnership with Caterpillar, and what most people are still getting wrong.

00:00 Live From Thrive Conference

01:17 Pro Power Origin Story

01:42 Why The Grid Cannot Keep Up

02:40 Light Switch Reliability Story

04:37 Demand Surge Data Centers

06:13 Career Built From Ground Up

06:48 From IT To Oilfield Rotations

09:24 Lessons On Growth And Discomfort

11:57 Electrification Versus ESG

13:41 Caterpillar Partnership Playbook

16:42 Service Network And Asset Care

19:04 Scaling Fast And Hybrid Tech

20:54 BESS For AI Load Swings

22:05 Skunkworks Training Lab

22:38 Consultative Power Partnerships

23:41 Hyperscaler Contract Talk

23:59 Energy Conference Shift

25:29 Reliability And Market Maturity

28:21 Island Power Explained

32:20 Why The Grid Lags

35:55 Microgrids And Scaling Up

37:44 Company Vision And Value

41:06 Team Culture And Wrap Up