America Needs More Electricity. What Will It Cost? | Rob Gramlich

Podcast: Market Insider · The Epoch Times

Opublikowano: 2026-08-24

U.S. electricity demand was largely flat for decades. Now the outlook has shifted as data centers and other large users seek more power from a grid that plans years in advance. Who absorbs the cost of meeting demand the system did not see coming? Electricity rates already face pressures that have little to do with the current demand surge. Much of the grid is aging, while severe weather and costly equipment are increasing the cost of maintenance. New demand adds to those pressures, leaving regulators and utilities to decide not just how to serve...