National AI Policy Framework, Meet Permitting Reform

Two major legislative efforts could end up married -- or fighting over the kids

Mar 25 • Elizabeth K. Whitney

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Are Data Centers Driving Up Energy Costs? It's Complicated.

Read the study, not the bumper sticker.

Mar 18 • Elizabeth K. Whitney

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What a 40% Rate Hike Says About the Limits of the "Ratepayer Protection Pledge"(And How FERC Can Fix It).

The White House and Hyperscalers don't want data centers to raise household energy prices. But it's States that must protect consumers from the…

Mar 11 • Elizabeth K. Whitney

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February 2026

Data Centers Can Build Now and Interconnect Later, but Jurisdiction is Forever

Federal rules meant to speed data centers' grid connections are already too late - but they will have a lasting effect on energy policy

Feb 18 • Elizabeth K. Whitney

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Could Congress Pass AI Legislation?

Election years are bad for passing bipartisan policy--but they're when laws get written

Feb 11 • Elizabeth K. Whitney

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Moltbook, Stuxnet, and the Cybersecurity of the Grid

Why AI agents talking to each other is a grid security problem

Feb 4 • Elizabeth K. Whitney

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January 2026

An Imperfect Storm

Winter Storm Fern could have shifted events and political narratives this week, but the grid largely held up

Jan 28 • Elizabeth K. Whitney

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As Goes Virginia, So Goes the Mid-Atlantic Power Grid

The President's hands-on approach to surging energy costs in PJM Interconnection could have sweeping implications. Will Virginia's new Democratic…

Jan 22 • Elizabeth K. Whitney

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Are We Headed for a Bifurcated Grid?

Hyperscalers swore they didn't want to be in the utility business. We're giving them little choice.

Jan 14 • Elizabeth K. Whitney

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Five "Pins" That Could Pop the AI Bubble

A view from the energy sector

Jan 7 • Elizabeth K. Whitney

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December 2025

Hyperscaling the Energy Workforce

Electrician, lineman, and other six-figure jobs that don't require a four-year debt-financed degree

Dec 10, 2025 • Elizabeth K. Whitney

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This Week in Hyperscaling: What is Going On in PJM?

The grid operator's independent monitor is raising alarm bells (that have been quietly ringing for years)

Dec 3, 2025 • Elizabeth K. Whitney

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