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In a recent RTO Insider column, Brad Viator and Alison Williams examine the root causes of PJM’s failures and propose solutions to address its systemic shortcomings.
Power for Tomorrow expert Ed Hirs, an energy economics professor and UH Energy Fellow at the University of Houston, explains that—despite the rhetoric from deregulation advocates—it’s the traditionally regulated states like Virginia and Georgia that are successfully generating enough electricity to attract and support new data centers.
Power for Tomorrow expert Ed Hirs — a renowned energy economist and lecturer at the University of Houston — published a compelling column that explores the serious risks of “industrial only” electricity deregulation in Louisiana. Hirs makes the case that this policy shift could have wide-reaching consequences for every Louisianan, not just large industrial users.
Brad Viator promotes sensible utility regulation with a column in Utility Dive, "Surging data center power demand risks subtracting clean energy from the grid."
A recent poll of Louisiana voters, conducted by Peak Insights, reveals a striking trend: while many initially support electricity deregulation, that support collapses once they learn what it actually means.