# South Carolina Joins National Grid Modernization | Charleston News Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-news-today-2-min-the-daily-news-now-7463313/south-carolina-joins-national-grid-modernization-charleston-news Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-news-today-2-min-the-daily-news-now-7463313/south-carolina-joins-national-grid-modernization-charleston-news.md Podcast: [Charleston News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-news-today-2-min-the-daily-news-now-7463313) Published: 2026-07-31T10:37:24+00:00 Episode link: https://sources.thednn.ai/e843ca33a78dcad7 Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/b9b913f3-d47f-48e0-beea-3589a43da4d1.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/charleston-news-today-2-min-the-daily-news-now-7463313/episodes/south-carolina-joins-national-grid-modernization-charleston-news Duration seconds: 104 ## Resource South Carolina’s research powerhouse is now a founding partner in a groundbreaking national effort to revolutionize the electric grid—turning outdated infrastructure into a smart, resilient energy backbone. Backed by the National Science Foundation, the Grid Modernization Engine in the Carolinas is unlocking cutting-edge tech to meet today’s energy demands, slash outages, integrate renewables, and cut costs. Led by Catherine Hayes, the initiative bridges labs and industry to fuel innovation, economic growth, and a future-proof power system right here in the state. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/e843ca33a78dcad7 ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/charleston-news-today-2-min-the-daily-news-now-7463313/episodes/south-carolina-joins-national-grid-modernization-charleston-news/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-news-today-2-min-the-daily-news-now-7463313/south-carolina-joins-national-grid-modernization-charleston-news.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.