Electric Futures

University of Southern California

Featured by the LA Times, La Opinión, and NPR! Electric Futures is an award-winning podcast series from the University of Southern California exploring lesser-known stories of the energy transition, from the perspectives of the people most impacted by the changes that transition will bring. In Season 3, former USC Provost and current professor Charles Zukoski explores how the demand for AI is altering the fabric of not only California’s Imperial Valley but of communities across the country.

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Electric Futures

Episodes (20)

Yesterday The Data Center Next Door | Episode 1: Back to the Imperial Valley
Mar 30th Season 3 Trailer | The Data Center Next Door
Feb 4th Special | My Story Is A Climate Story: 2025 LA Wildfires | Episode 1: January 7th

Electric Futures

Apr 9, 2026
51 minutes
47 MB

Have you ever wondered what might happen if you crossed an agricultural community with the highest form of human technology? We went to the Valley to find out! In this season of Electric Futures, we describe how the demand for AI is altering the fabric of not only California’s Imperial Valley but of communities across the country. In this first episode, we catch you up on what’s happening in the Valley and discover the most amazing coincidence that sharpens our interest and brings this season closer to home… This is Season 3 of Ele...

Electric Futures

The Data Center Next Door | Episode 1: Back to the Imperial Valley

University of Southern California

00:00 -50:48