Aug 19, 2026 · 31 min · 11 segments
In this first part of a two-episode conversation, hosts John Povilaitis and Alan Seltzer are joined by Todd Snitchler, president and CEO of the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA), the national…
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Alan SeltzerHost
John PovilaitisHost
Hello and welcome to Alternative Power Plays, a podcast from Buchanan, Ingersoll and Rooney and the Brattle Group.
On Alternative Power Plays, we talk about current issues and how energy is generated and distributed to homes, businesses and more.
I'm John Povilaitis, a shareholder at Buchanan, Ingersoll and Rooney and the firm's energy practice.
On this episode of Alternative Power Plays, we're joined by Todd Schnitzler, President and CEO of the Electric Power Supply Association, or EPSA.
In his 20-plus year career, Todd has gained experience on all sides of the energy industry.
He was elected twice as a state representative in Ohio, chairing the House Public Utilities Committee.
He later served as chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, and he was vice president of market development at the American Petroleum Institute.
At EPSA, Todd works with companies that own competitive power generation assets and advocates for policies that focus on achieving and maintaining well-functioning and properly regulated competitive wholesale electricity markets.
Today, we're going to talk to Todd about EPSA, its core mission, regional transmission organizations, how competitive wholesale electricity markets help enable reliable energy expansion, and the current trend for utilities in deregulated generation markets to build or invest in new
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Hello and welcome to Alternative Power Plays, a podcast from Buchanan, Ingersoll and Rooney and the Brattle Group.
On Alternative Power Plays, we talk about current issues and how energy is generated and distributed to homes, businesses and more.
I'm John Povilaitis, a shareholder at Buchanan, Ingersoll and Rooney and the firm's energy practice.
On this episode of Alternative Power Plays, we're joined by Todd Schnitzler, President and CEO of the Electric Power Supply Association, or EPSA.
In his 20-plus year career, Todd has gained experience on all sides of the energy industry.
He was elected twice as a state representative in Ohio, chairing the House Public Utilities Committee.
He later served as chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, and he was vice president of market development at the American Petroleum Institute.
At EPSA, Todd works with companies that own competitive power generation assets and advocates for policies that focus on achieving and maintaining well-functioning and properly regulated competitive wholesale electricity markets.
Today, we're going to talk to Todd about EPSA, its core mission, regional transmission organizations, how competitive wholesale electricity markets help enable reliable energy expansion, and the current trend for utilities in deregulated generation markets to build or invest in new
