“In much of Europe, Asia, and North America, AI is seen as a tool to optimize energy systems and drive technological progress. Communities without reliable electricity are approaching the AI revolution differently.”

“EPRI is launching a multi-year initiative. Grid-Enhancing Technologies for a Smart Energy Transition or GET SET, is focused on expanding network capacity and maintaining grid reliability, while providing affordability, resilience, and energy security on the path to net zero.”

“All the African power pools are working on a continental master plan for interconnection of the continent under the leadership of the African Union.”

“It’s also key to braid funding from applicable federal programs, as well as state and local sources, to yield the largest, most transformative, and lasting impacts of clean energy investment on housing affordability.”

“These studies give an idea of what net zero might look like, but we need to take them with a dose of humility given how far we are from net zero today. It’s helpful to keep our minds open to new insights and disruptive innovations as we progress to net zero.”

“There will be a huge amount of litigation from this by all participants in all ideologies, so there will be a lot of turbulence. Another reason this will impact most energy and utilities people, is the question, ‘Will this impact regulatory certainty for investors?‘ It’s a legitimate, unknown question.”

At the Nuclear Energy Security Summit, the Chairs of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness joined many other leaders at this conference on this latest nuclear renaissance that promises to deliver an impressive variety and number of new plant designs as a part of the energy transformation.

MACRUC President and Kentucky Chair Kent Chandler opened MACRUC's Annual Education Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. He later handed that MACRUC leadership position to Virginia Chair Jehmal Hudson.

“With the rise of VPPs, our utility clients need to engage with customers in different ways to enroll in these assets and make sure they are available to dispatch in a reliable way for full decarbonization.”