As the demand for electricity skyrockets across the United States, America’s power grid faces unprecedented strain. In an era marked by explosive growth in AI and clean-tech manufacturing, utilities and regulators are grappling with the challenge of expanding and modernizing the nation’s aging infrastructure.
From surging demand in states like Georgia and Arizona to the need for multiple large-scale power plants in Northern Virginia just to support new data centers, the pressure on the grid is palpable. Evan Halper delves into the complexities of this issue and explores the looming power crisis threatening to disrupt industries nationwide.