Energy supply resilience

After 20 years of flat demand, the need for electricity has suddenly accelerated, mainly because of AI data centers, advanced manufacturing, and transportation. America is unprepared. An antiquated grid, long wait times for permits and equipment, contention over the right resources for generating electricity, and financing techniques stuck in another era are constraining capacity at a critical time.

An all-day AEI conference with experts from academia, government, and industry will seek answers, addressing issues such as renewable energy’s role in meeting demand, distributed solutions that bring power closer to customers, and new ways to finance the trillions in capital investment required to build the new electricity economy.