Publications

Increasing electricity demand for data centers is grabbing headlines, driving concerns over reliability and affordability while generating backlash from policymakers and the…

August 5, 2026
Scott Nystrom
As electricity prices have risen in recent months, the political response has been to demand near-term rate relief, pushing regulators…

July 30, 2026
Jane Flegal
Summary Electricity policy debates are dominated by two challenges: 1. Building enough capacity to power the U.S. industrial economy and…

July 22, 2026
Erin Alejandre and Annika Harrington
Guest Blog: This piece was contributed by Dr. Jane Flegal, who is a Senior Fellow at the Searchlight Institute and…

July 2, 2026
Jane Flegal
AI is already the most transformative technology of our lifetime. With that comes a healthy dose of unknowns and difficult…

June 16, 2026
Greg Bertelsen
The big story right now in the U.S. electricity sector is a surge in demand—also known as “load growth”—driven by…

November 19, 2025
Scott Nystrom
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