Energy Policy Research Hosts Third Power Vision 2030 Workshop: “Fueling the AI Boom and Manufacturing Renaissance: US Power Sector Constraints & Solutions”

On Thursday, January 16, 2025, Energy Policy Research hosted a workshop, Fueling the AI Boom and Manufacturing Renaissance: US Power Sector Constraints & Solutions, part of our Power Vision 2030 Workshop Series. Its purpose was to inform the incoming administration on the challenges and potential remedies to achieve both affordability and reliability for the US power sector. As part of our ongoing mission, Energy Policy Research Foundation remains committed to addressing critical policy choices facing all segments of the U.S. energy sector.

This in-person workshop featured discussions on the central tasks necessary to meet US growing power demand, major cost and reliability challenges, and realistic pathways to overcome them. The panels centered around the following themes:

1. Power Demand Scenarios
2. Regulatory Risk and Regulatory Reform; Addressing Cost and Reliability Issues
3. Increasing Near-Term Power Generation
4. What Should Congress, FERC, and the New Administration Do Now?

More detailed information about the four main themes, along with links to some additional resources, can be found below, including the workshop agenda, our Power Vision 2030 document, a background document with recommended readings, and the presentations from the event. Additionally, a short video animation of some of the electric power trends discussed during the workshop can be found here.