The Conversation: “Rising Electricity Prices and an Aging Grid Challenge the Nation as Data Centers Demand More Power”
Board Member Barbara Kates-Garnick authored this piece about some of the foremost issues facing the US energy grid.
“As a former state energy official and utility executive, I know that many of the underlying questions involving energy affordability are very complex and have been festering for decades, in part because of how many groups are involved. Energy projects are expensive and take a long time to build. Where to build them is often also a difficult, even controversial, question. Consumers, regulators, utilities, and developers all value energy reliability but have different interests, cost sensitivities, and time frames in mind.
The problem of high energy prices is not new, but it is urgent. And it comes at a time when the United States is deeply divided on its approaches to energy policy and the politics of solving collective problems.”
