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Energy economist focused on clean heating and the future of fossil gas. Senior Research Scientist at Groundwork Data.
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The infrastructure investments of the past four years represent the most significant progress since the Eisenhower era. But they are neither guaranteed nor permanent. If Congress and the Trump administration don’t act now, we won’t just cede economic advantage. We’ll see energy costs spike…
June 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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maybe utility regulators shouldnt sign off on new gas-fired power plants that cost 3x more than they used to.

Also, why should ratepayers pick up billions of dollars' worth of costs for data centers?
In Florida, NextEra Energy’s Florida Power & Light is asking regulators to let it increase rates between 1% and 5% a year through 2029. The utility says it needs to invest in the grid and new generation. Since 2021, its labor costs are up 16%, wires and cables 30%, utility poles 49% and transformers 101%. The frenzy over artificial intelligence, along with new manufacturing and the adoption of electric vehicles, is helping drive U.S. power demand forecasts higher for the first time in two decades. The U.S. wants to build more gas-fired power plants to meet the soaring demand, but construction can cost three times as much as it did a few years ago, utility executives say. Across the U.S., the growing pains are sparking fights over how to pay for upgrades and costs. About $9.3 billion in additional electricity costs will begin trickling down this month to customers in the PJM Interconnection, the country’s largest grid operator and wholesale electricity market. The main cause is the “unprecedented” demand from new and planned data centers, according to a report from Monitoring Analytics, the independent grid monitor for PJM, which provides power to 13 states and Washington, D.C.
June 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM